THE AGE OF STEEL: Fear Factor 5 (Terrifying)
How scary is Doctor Who? Our brave Fear Forecasters present a minute-by-minute guide to The Age of Steel.
Amy (5)
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Harry (7)
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Samuel (9)
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Adam (13)
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(1) The Doctor zaps the Cybermen. Samuel: "Wow! Was that the sonic screwdriver?" Harry is equally impressed at the Doctor's escape: "That's a serious weapon!"
(6) Jackie is taken over by the technology. Samuel: "She's got special ear pods, remember?"
(7) Mickey kisses Rose before he leaves. Samuel's not impressed: "Rose got a snog... but not a big one!"
(9) Mickey and Ricky spar, but then reach agreement. Adam: "Ha ha! They ended up liking each other!" But those metal giants are on the move again! Harry is full of admiration as the Doctor somehow manages to divert them. "The sonic screwdriver can do anything!"
(10) Amy and Harry stare open-mouthed with surprise when one of the Mickeys is killed. Adam and Samuel fret about which one, particularly when the survivor stares down the Cybermen. "He must be the brave one," says Samuel quietly.
(11) Mr Crane attacks his master's chair in a brave final act of defiance. The whole family cheers, apart from Amy who squashes herself further onto Mum. Lumic is wheeled away by his creations. "Oooh!" says Samuel, delighted, "I bet he'll become the Cyber Controller. And he'll be eight feet tall!"
(15) The Doctor's examining the airship from a distance. Samuel: "Why is he wearing his glasses? I thought he used them for reading." A big cheer for the "tin dog" reference from Mickey. "He's the brave one, really," Adam decides.
(17) The Doctor and Mrs Moore creep along the tunnel filled with immobile Cybermen. Adam's freaked out by this: "That is really scary! You don't know if they'll move or not. Like shop window dummies." This has obviously been on his mind since a recent trip to a department store...
(20) Samuel's on the alert: "The music's going all tense," he explains. Mrs Moore explains about having to leave her husband and children behind. "She's going to get killed" decides Harry sadly.
(21) They're waking up! Harry covers his face with his hands. Amy finds an interesting pen mark on the sofa and studies it intently. There's a race for the ladder and Mrs Moore and the Doctor escape just in time, bringing big smiles and sighs of relief from Adam and Samuel.
(22) As a helmet descends, Harry finally realises what the machine is for. Covering his eyes is no longer enough, and so he engages in a bout of dedicated nail biting.
(23) Meet the new Jackie - a huge surprise to everyone. "Oh my gosh." exclaims Harry, shocked. Samuel's gone quiet. Adam is chewing what's left of his nails. Amy frowns however: "That's not Jackie!"
(25) We see the Cyberman's central nervous system all over the Doctor's fingers. Amy sticks out her tongue in disgust and Samuel's revolted: "Eeeugh!"
(26) Mum and Dad are sad to learn about poor Sally the Cyberman.
(27) Mrs Moore's sudden death makes everybody jump!
(29) A big laugh from Adam and Samuel when the Doctor jokes about Rose and Pete being free to rescue him. And now we see... "The Cyber Controller!" crows Samuel. "I knew it! Well, it was on the front of the Radio Times weeks ago. Come and have a go! Yeah!"
(30) The transmitter's down, and the humans stumble around in confusion. "Run! Run!" Samuel yells at them. "There are too many of them to catch!" agrees Adam.
(33) The Doctor's explaining everything to Mickey via the video link - Samuel and Adam think this is terrifically clever. When the Doctor looks directly at the camera, it gets a big laugh.
(34) The Cybermen are dying! The airship is taking off! It's very exciting, and Harry leans forward, embracing the action. Amy remains steadfastly attached to Mum.
(35) Battersea Power Station is in flames. "Good fireworks," enthuses Adam. The Cybermen flail about in agony. "They're breakdancing," says Adam. "Doing the robot!" laughs Samuel. Adam has another thought: "They wouldn't need tap shoes, would they?"
(37) The Controller's on the ladder! Harry forgets chewing his fingernails: a situation like this calls for the old 't-shirt over the head' routine. As the Controller falls from the ladder back into the flames waggling his arms, Adam and Samuel wave at him sarcastically: "Bye!"
(40) Mickey's decided to stay. "Awww!" says Adam sympathetically. "Mickey the idiot... he is an idiot." Samuel agrees: "He'll never see them again. And he's only had three time trips!" Amy doesn't realise that she'll never see Mickey, her favourite, again...
(44) "Maybe he'll come back," suggests Adam. "He can't," insists Samuel, "you heard what the Doctor said." They look at Mum, who shakes her head sadly. They look at each other again: "Mickeeeey!!" they yell forlornly.