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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

Iceberg was the seventh story of Season 34 of Doctor Who. It was written by David Banks, directed by Nicholas Briggs and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

Synopsis

In 2018 the world is about to be overwhelmed by a disaster that might destroy human civilisation: the inversion of the Earth's magnetic field. Deep in an Antarctic base, the FLIPback team is frantically devising a system to reverse the change in polarity.

Above them, the SS Elysium carries its jet-set passengers on the ultimate cruise. Onboard is Ruby Duvall, a journalist sent to record the FLIPback moment. Instead, she finds a man called the Doctor, who is locked out of the strange green box he says is merely a part of his time machine. And she finds old enemies of the Doctor: silver giants at work beneath the ice.

Plot

Part 1

To be added.

Part 2

To be added.

Cast

Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber

Executive Producer - Ben Aaronovitch

Cybermen created by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davies

Memorable Quotes

To be added.

Background Information

Development

To be added.

Pre-Production

To be added.

Production

To be added.

Post-Production

To be added.

Reaction

Official BARB ratings: 8.82m for Part One and 9.00m for Part Two.

Story Notes

To be added.

Continuity

Upon waking up, the Doctor mistakes Ruby for Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart.
Ruby learned of the Cybermen from Isobel Watkins, whose photographs of them were subsequently derided as fakes in the official cover-up.
The Doctor vaguely remembers materialising at a cricket match and associates the memory with the Daleks but cannot remember why.

Home Video Releases

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+{{Episode|prodcode = 9R|episodenumber = Episodes 16 & 17|title1 = Iceberg|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|main_enemy = [[Cybermen]]|main_setting(s) = [[Antarctica]], [[2018]]|written_by = [[David Banks]]|directed_by = [[Nicholas Briggs]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]]|original_air_date(s) = [[31 January (releases)|31 January]]-[[7 February (releases)|7 February]] [[1998]]|original_release = BBC One|image2 =S34s7.png |format = 2x25 minute episodes|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|nNthReleasedInSeries = 206|aPrevReleasedInSeries = The Room With No Doors (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Web of Time (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 209|aPrevReleasedInAll = The Room With No Doors (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Web of Time (serial)|TXtime = 18:30|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Iceberg''' was the seventh story of [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[David Banks]], directed by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
-== Synopsis==
+==Synopsis==
 In [[2018]] the world is about to be overwhelmed by a disaster that might destroy human civilisation: the inversion of the Earth's magnetic field. Deep in an [[Antarctic]] base, the [[FLIPback]] team is frantically devising a system to reverse the change in polarity.
 Above them, the [[SS Elysium]]'' ''carries its jet-set passengers on the ultimate cruise. Onboard is [[Ruby Duvall]], a journalist sent to record the FLIPback moment. Instead, she finds a man called [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]], who is locked out of the strange green box he says is merely a part of his time machine. And she finds old enemies of the Doctor: silver giants at work beneath the ice.
 ==Plot==
 ===Part 1===
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 * [[Captain Trench]] - [[Tony Osoba]]
 ==Crew==
+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
-{{33crew|SeriesProducer = Stephen Garwood|SeriesScriptEditor = Colin Brake|Writer = David Banks|Director = Nicholas Briggs|DOP = Ian Dow|ProductionDesigner = Nick Somerville|VisualEffects = Chris Lawson|VisualEffects2 = Peter Kersey|Make-upDesigner = Vanessa White|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Mark Ayres|Editor = Paul Garrick|Editor2 = Dinah Long|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Dominic Glynn|TitleSequence = Santa Barbara Studios|Lighting = Simon Maggs|Designer = Jonathan Taylor|VisionMixer = |CostumeDesigner = Tina Waugh|Writer2 = |Character1a = |CharCreatedBy1a = |CreatedBy = Sydney Newman|CreatedBy2 = Donald Wilson|CreatedBy3 = C.E. Webber|Character1 = }}
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
-== Memorable Quotes ==
+* [[Writer]] - [[David Banks]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
+* [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
+* [[Director]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Simon Maggs]]
+* [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jonathan Taylor]]
+* [[Visual effects|Visual Effects Designers]] - [[Chris Lawson]], [[Peter Kersey]]
+* [[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Vanessa White]]
+* [[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+* [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Tina Waugh]]
+* [[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Paul Garrick]]
+* [[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+* [[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+* [[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Red Pepper]]
+* [[Cybermen]] created by [[Kit Pedler]] and [[Gerry Davies]]
+==Memorable Quotes==
 To be added.
 ==Background Information==
 ===Development===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Pre-Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Post-Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Reaction===
-* Official BARB ratings: 8.82m for Part One and 9m for Part Two.
+*Official BARB ratings: 8.82m for Part One and 9.00m for Part Two.
-* In 2014, [[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who: Magazine]] ran a poll consisting of every broadcast Doctor Who story at the time, and "Iceberg" was voted 292nd out of 323 stories.
 ===Story Notes===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Continuity===
 * Upon waking up, the Doctor mistakes Ruby for Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart.
-* The FLIPback device is meant to aid the deteriorating environment of Earth, which is approaching the point of no return in the (early) 21st century.
 * Ruby learned of the Cybermen from Isobel Watkins, whose photographs of them were subsequently derided as fakes in the official cover-up.
 * The Doctor vaguely remembers materialising at a cricket match and associates the memory with the Daleks but cannot remember why.
 ==Home Video Releases==
+To be added.
-*
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Ninth Doctor stories]]
 [[Category:Stories Set On Earth]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part III Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Two Stories]]
 [[Category:Cybermen Stories]]