Professor Parry was an archaeologist from Earth who mounted an expedition to find the tombs of the Cybermen on the planet Telos. This had become their home following the destruction of Mondas. After plaguing the galaxy, the Cybermen had vanished several hundred years ago, and it was believed they had died out. Parry wanted to find their city in order to study it. The expedition was being backed by a pair named Kaftan and Klieg, who had ulterior motives for financing it. Eric Klieg was a member of the Brotherhood of Logicians, who sought to establish a pact with the Cybermen. Also in the party were Kaftan's manservant Toberman, and fellow archaeologists Viner and Haydon.
They had travelled to Telos in a chartered spaceship, commanded by Captain Hopper.
Kaftan and Klieg had elected to fund Parry's expedition as they regarded him as disorganised and a little scatter-brained, despite his dedication - someone who would not have looked into their background too closely.
He was forced to watch as first Haydon then Viner were killed - the first accidentally by a Cyberman weapons test and the latter murdered by Klieg. He had wanted to scrap the expedition after the first death, but Hopper reported that their spaceship had been sabotaged so they would need to stay.
He then discovered that the Cybermen were not extinct - merely dormant and awaiting revival.
Once the Cybermen had been defeated, Parry was the only surviving member of the expedition, returning home to Earth with Hopper and his crew.
Played by: Aubrey Richards. Appearances: The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967).
- Richards (1920 - 2000) had a long career in British television. including roles in The Avengers, Dixon of Dock Green, Doomwatch and I, Claudius. He also featured in a number of Welsh dramas, including two versions of Under Milk Wood, 14 years apart.
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