37Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel
The Tenth Doctor
13th & 20th May 2006
Series 2 was were I joined Doctor Who and therefore this was the first of the "classic monsters" I properly came across. Of course I knew of the Daleks but I had no idea about the cybermen and I genuinely (at the age of 12 (when this first aired)) was terrified of these huge metal men.
I love the stuff with Rose's mum and dad (even though at the time I didn't know about her dad) and the whole parallel universe idea was brilliant. And I loved Mickey being part of the team.
I think this is a very strong episode and one of the strongest of series 2 (which I really love, yet I know lots of people don't like as much).
What did you think? Where would this be on your list?