Doctor Who

An original 1960s Cyberman helmet used in the production of the long running BBC television series Doctor Who, during the reign of Patrick Troughton as The Doctor.

From both the 1967 serials The Moonbase and The Tomb of the Cybermen starring Patrick Troughton as The Doctor this is an original screen used Cyberman helmet, one of The Doctor's most persistent foe The Cybermen appeared, in various incarnations, ten times throughout the classic series of the show. This style of Cyberman was designed by Sandra Reid and Mary Woods and constructed by Bill King of Trading Post, this freelance company were largely involved in boat building but also manufactured fibreglass props for television and film. It is believed that 11 Cybermen were made for the serial with few of these known to be in existence today, at least two were modified for the 1968 serial The Wheel in Space.

The helmet is constructed of fibreglass with eye cut outs backed from the inside with mesh and ear pieces constructed from flexible rubber tubing and hand drilled holes to the sides which were added for Tomb of the Cybermen, the pencil marks used to execute this remain visible. To the interior the helmet features a black elastic loop which was used to hold the torch in place and the original hooks and clips used to originally attach the sadly absent backplate are all present and complete.

Incredibly his helmet remains in entirely original condition almost sixty years after its creation exhibiting expected wear to the original paint from age and handling, in generally excellent screen used condition. This exceptional find represents arguably the finest surviving example of this Cyberman variant in untouched original condition, the rarity of this cannot be overstated, extremely fine.

A significant discovery and a highly displayable artefact from this classic science fiction series which requires no introduction.