Cyberon

I have been a fan of the independent British Doctor Who spin-off movies since 1995's Shakedown and CYBERON is quite possible the best yet. But what makes this different is that it features no cast members or characters from Doctor Who. Although it does feature the Cybermen, not mentioned by name, they are barely glimpsed and could be any alien race.

This is first and foremost good sci-fi drama. They don't try to stretch the budget unrealistically and so virtually all the limited f/x work is good quality and doesn't take over the story. What we have is a story of two doctors who work at a psychiatric hospital testing an experimental drug, which is believed to take human evolution to the next step but is in fact being used by aliens to gain control of the population. It may hardly be an original concept but it works. There are two principle characters who play off of each other well - one is an American actor (this also creates the feeling of higher production values) - played by Jo Castleton and PJ Ochlan, and they deserve full credit for making this one of the best films of 2001.