Last updated 17 April 2017


Sword of Orion

Sword of Orion

Series Episode Number: 17

First Broadcast: Wed 28 Feb 2001 - ~9:00pm UTC (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 120 minutes


Recorded on Tue 16 May 2000 in Bristol



The human race is locked in deadly combat with the 'Android Hordes' in the Orion System. Light years from the front line, the Doctor and Charley arrive to sample the dubious delights of a galactic backwater, little suspecting that the consequences of the Orion War might reach them there. But High Command's lust for victory knows no bounds.

Trapped aboard a mysterious derelict star destroyer, the Doctor and Charley find themselves facing summary execution. But this is only the beginning of their troubles. The real danger has yet to awaken.

Until, somewhere in the dark recesses of the Garazone System, the Cybermen receive the signal for reactivation...