I'd forgotten the emotional Cybermen. Tame layman was muttering about that, though I did think it he was taking it a bit far when he announced "that Cyberman is smug".

I was actually expecting Beryl Reid to be better than I found her this time around. I recall a lot of negative excitement surrounding her casting at the time though (having looked at her filmography on Wikipedia just now) the "oh noes a Carry On actress!" gnashing of teeth would appear more than a little hyperbolic in retrospect. Then, once the story aired, I recall a fair amount of relief at the performance.

And you're right, Resurrection is also notable for having a lot of female roles in it, both as speaking parts and, if memory serves, in the background.