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|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Season 5 | |season number = Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|season serial number = 6 | |season serial number = 6 | ||
|story number = 42 | |story number = 42 | ||
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|companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | ||
|enemy = [[Weed creature]] | |enemy = [[Weed creature]] | ||
|setting = [[England]], [[ | |setting = [[England]], circa [[1975]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Victor Pemberton | ||
|director = [[Hugh David]] | |director = [[Hugh David]] | ||
|producer = [[Peter Bryant]] | |producer = [[Peter Bryant]] | ||
|novelisation = Fury from the Deep (novelisation) | |novelisation = Fury from the Deep (novelisation) | ||
|epcount = 6 | |epcount = 6 | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 16 March - 20 April 1968 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC1 | ||
|format = 6x25-minute episodes | |format = 6x25-minute episodes | ||
|serial production code = [[List of production codes|RR]] | |serial production code = [[List of production codes|RR]] | ||
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|clip = The Seaweed Grows! Fury from the Deep Doctor Who | |clip = The Seaweed Grows! Fury from the Deep Doctor Who | ||
|clip2 = Inside the TARDIS Fury from the Deep Doctor Who | |clip2 = Inside the TARDIS Fury from the Deep Doctor Who | ||
}} | }}{{You may|Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|n1=the episode of Doctor Who that exists in the DWU}} | ||
{{You may|Fury from the Deep|n1=the episode of Doctor Who that exists in the DWU}} | '''''Fury from the Deep''''' was the sixth and penultimate serial of [[Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the last regular appearance of [[Deborah Watling]] as [[Victoria Waterfield]] and concluded her overarching [[story arc]] by ostensibly giving her [[foster parent]]s to replace the [[Edward Waterfield|father]] she had lost in her introductory story, ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. It also saw the first appearance of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]]. | ||
'''''Fury from the Deep''''' was the sixth and penultimate serial of [[season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the last regular appearance of [[Deborah Watling]] as [[Victoria Waterfield]] and concluded her overarching [[story arc]] by ostensibly giving her [[foster parent]]s to replace the [[Edward Waterfield|father]] she had lost in her introductory story, ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. It also saw the first appearance of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]]. | |||
Apart from several short clips, all six episodes are currently missing from the [[BBC Archives]]. | Apart from several short clips, all six episodes are currently missing from the [[BBC Archives]]. | ||
Announced at ''[[The Animations]]'' panel at [[London Comic Con]] 2019, a [[DVD releases|DVD]], [[Blu-ray]] and [[Steelbook]] was released on [[14 September (releases)|14 September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]], featuring all six episodes reconstructed in animated format in both black-and-white and | Announced at ''[[The Animations]]'' panel at [[London Comic Con]] 2019, a [[DVD releases|DVD]], [[Blu-ray]] and [[Steelbook]] was released on [[14 September (releases)|14 September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]], featuring all six episodes reconstructed in animated format in both black-and-white and colour.<ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=fury-from-the-deep-animation-announcement</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[The TARDIS]] lands on the surface of the sea, just off the east coast of England. The time travellers use a rubber dinghy to get ashore, where they are shot with tranquilliser darts and taken prisoner by security guards as they have arrived in the restricted area of the [[Euro Sea Gas]] refinery. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] lands on the surface of the sea, just off the east coast of [[England]]. The time travellers use a rubber dinghy to get ashore, where they are shot with tranquilliser darts and taken prisoner by security guards as they have arrived in the restricted area of the [[Euro Sea Gas]] refinery. | ||
At the refinery base, run by a man named Robson, the [[Second Doctor]] learns that there have been a number of unexplained problems with the pressure in the feed pipes from the offshore drilling rigs and a strange sound is reverberating through the pipeline. It is later revealed that one of the rigs has sucked up a parasitic form of seaweed, which is capable of releasing poisonous gas or a strange kind of foam that allows it to take control of the minds of those it touches. | At the refinery base, run by a man named [[John Robson|Robson]], the [[Second Doctor]] learns that there have been a number of unexplained problems with the pressure in the feed pipes from the offshore drilling rigs and a strange sound is reverberating through the pipeline. It is later revealed that one of the rigs has sucked up a parasitic form of seaweed, which is capable of releasing poisonous gas or a strange kind of foam that allows it to take control of the minds of those it touches. | ||
The weed spreads rapidly and seems set on establishing a huge colony centred around the rigs. The Doctor makes the chance discovery that it is very susceptible to high pitched noise; consequently, he is able to use the amplified sound of Victoria's screams to destroy it. Victoria elects to stay with the family of one of the refinery workers, Harris. | The weed spreads rapidly and seems set on establishing a huge colony centred around the rigs. The Doctor makes the chance discovery that it is very susceptible to high pitched noise; consequently, he is able to use the amplified sound of [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]'s screams to destroy it. Victoria elects to stay with the family of one of the refinery workers, [[Frank Harris|Harris]]. | ||
The Doctor, although sharing Jamie's sadness at her departure, understands her decision to settle down to a quieter life. | The Doctor, although sharing [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]'s sadness at her departure, understands her decision to settle down to a quieter life. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Frank Harris|Harris]] - [[Roy Spencer]] | * [[Frank Harris|Harris]] - [[Roy Spencer]] | ||
* [[Price (Fury from the Deep)|Price]] - [[Graham Leaman]] | * [[Price (Fury from the Deep)|Price]] - [[Graham Leaman]] | ||
* [[Guard (Fury from the Deep)|Guard]] - [[Peter Ducrow]] (voice only) | * [[Guard (Fury from the Deep)|Guard]] - [[Peter Ducrow]] ''(voice only)'' | ||
* [[Maggie Harris]] - [[June Murphy]] | * [[Maggie Harris]] - [[June Murphy]] | ||
* [[Carney]] - [[John Garvin]] | * [[Carney]] - [[John Garvin]] | ||
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=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* Technicians - [[Robert Pearson|Robert Pierson]], [[Bill Straiton]], [[Vic Taylor]], [[Bobby Beaumont]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Wallace Winding]], [[Tom Wadden]] ([[DWM 277]]) | * Technicians - [[Robert Pearson|Robert Pierson]], [[Bill Straiton]], [[Vic Taylor]], [[Bobby Beaumont]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Wallace Winding]], [[Tom Wadden]], [[Michael Durham]] ([[DWM 277]]) | ||
* Guards - [[Derek Chafer]], [[Charles Finch]], [[Raymond Turton]], [[Roy Stevens | * Guards - [[Derek Chafer]], [[Charles Finch]], [[Raymond Turton]], [[Roy Stevens]], [[Roy Pearce]] ([[DWM 277]]) | ||
* Helicopter Pilots - [[Mike Smith (extra)|Mike Smith]], [[Keith Sissons]] ([[DWM 277]]) | * Helicopter Pilots - [[Mike Smith (extra)|Mike Smith]], [[Keith Sissons]] ([[DWM 277]]) | ||
* [[Victoria Waterfield]] | * [[Victoria Waterfield]]'s screams - [[Margot Hayhoe]]<ref name=LC22>[[Loose Cannon Productions]], ''Doctor Who - The Making of Fury from the Deep'' by [[Richard Bignell]]</ref> | ||
* [[Weed creature]] - [[Robert Pearson|Robert Pierson]], [[Bill Straiton]], | * [[Weed creature]] - [[Robert Pearson|Robert Pierson]], [[Bill Straiton]], [[Peter Day]]<ref name="LC22" /> ([[DWM 277]]) | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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=== Animation Team === | === Animation Team === | ||
* Creative Director - [[Joshua Reh]] | * Creative Director - [[Joshua Reh]] | ||
* Art Assistants | * Art Assistants | ||
** [[Aleksandra Daniel]] | ** [[Aleksandra Daniel]] | ||
** [[Lucy Zhang]] | ** [[Lucy Zhang]] | ||
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** [[Graham Strong]] | ** [[Graham Strong]] | ||
* Opening Titles and 3D Tardis - [[Rob Ritchie]] | * Opening Titles and 3D Tardis - [[Rob Ritchie]] | ||
* Special Thanks to | * Special Thanks to | ||
** [[Andrew Pixley]] | ** [[Andrew Pixley]] | ||
** [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] | ** [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] | ||
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* QAR - The Ark | * QAR - The Ark | ||
* Business and Legal Affairs - [[Linda Duncan]] | * Business and Legal Affairs - [[Linda Duncan]] | ||
* Production Finance - [[ | * Production Finance - [[Aisha Bhatti]] | ||
* Consumer Products | * Consumer Products | ||
** [[Fiona | ** [[Fiona Ball]] | ||
** [[Rebecca Richmond]] | ** [[Rebecca Richmond]] | ||
* Line Producer - [[Chloe Grech]] | * Line Producer - [[Chloe Grech]] | ||
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** [[Luke Marcatili]] | ** [[Luke Marcatili]] | ||
** [[Gary Russell]] | ** [[Gary Russell]] | ||
* Executive Producers for [[Big Finish Creative]] | * Executive Producers for [[Big Finish Creative]] | ||
** [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ** [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
** [[Mark B. Oliver]] | ** [[Mark B. Oliver]] | ||
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* Executive Producer for [[BBC Studios]] - [[Russell Minton]] | * Executive Producer for [[BBC Studios]] - [[Russell Minton]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor finds flying a [[helicopter]] difficult. He's guided by [[radio]]. | * The Doctor finds flying a [[helicopter]] difficult. He's guided by [[radio]]. | ||
* The Doctor keeps an ancient [[book]] about legends and [[superstition]]s. | * The Doctor keeps an ancient [[book]] about legends and [[superstition]]s. | ||
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* This story had a working title of ''The Colony of Devils''. This was changed as the BBC was concerned about the use of the word "devils" in a programme aimed at a family audience. ([[DWM 277]])<ref>[[Tat Wood|Wood, Tat]], [[Lawrence Miles|Miles, Lawrence]], 2006, ''[[About Time 2]]'', [[Mad Norwegian Press]], [[United States]]</ref> | * This story had a working title of ''The Colony of Devils''. This was changed as the BBC was concerned about the use of the word "devils" in a programme aimed at a family audience. ([[DWM 277]])<ref>[[Tat Wood|Wood, Tat]], [[Lawrence Miles|Miles, Lawrence]], 2006, ''[[About Time 2]]'', [[Mad Norwegian Press]], [[United States]]</ref> | ||
* No episodes of this six-part story exist in the [[BBC Archives]] and it is the last story to be completely missing. | * No episodes of this six-part story exist in the [[BBC Archives]] and it is the last story to be completely missing. | ||
* This story features the first appearance of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]], it was at first a common screwdriver, the script saying it is the Doctor's "own version of a screwdriver" but upon seeing it production assistant [[Michael Briant]] suggested the use of one working with sonic waves and Troughton picked up a penlight from the Visual Effects department. ([[DWM 277]]). But on-screen, the prop eventually used was a safety whistle<ref>[https://thezeroroomblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-2nd-doctors-sonic-screwdrivers.html prop research and picture analysis essay] by [[Lee Moone]]</ref> taken from [[Deborah Watling]]'s life preserver | * This story features the first appearance of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]], it was at first a common screwdriver, the script saying it is the Doctor's "own version of a screwdriver" but upon seeing it production assistant [[Michael Briant]] suggested the use of one working with sonic waves and Troughton picked up a penlight from the Visual Effects department. ([[DWM 277]]). But on-screen, the prop eventually used was a safety whistle<ref>[https://thezeroroomblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-2nd-doctors-sonic-screwdrivers.html prop research and picture analysis essay] by [[Lee Moone]]</ref> taken from [[Deborah Watling]]'s life-preserver, due to Troughton accidentally dropping the penlight prop into the pipe on the day of shooting.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NothingLane/status/909107817830895616 Extract] of [[Peter Day]]'s interview by [[Richard Bignell]] for [[Loose Cannon Productions]]' ''Doctor Who - The Making of Fury from the Deep''</ref> | ||
* This story was based on a drama that Victor Pemberton wrote for radio entitled ''The Slide'', which focused on sentient mud rather than seaweed. ''The Slide'' was commissioned by Peter Bryant (who produced this serial), it featured [[David Spenser]] (Pemberton's real life partner), [[Maurice Denham]], [[Miriam Margolyes]], [[Michael Kilgarriff]] and furthermore, Josef Gomez — the character who was, essentially, taking the role of the Doctor — was played by [[Roger Delgado]], who would later go on to portray | * This story was based on a drama that Victor Pemberton wrote for radio entitled ''The Slide'', which focused on sentient mud rather than seaweed. ''The Slide'' was commissioned by Peter Bryant (who produced this serial), it featured [[David Spenser]] (Pemberton's real life partner), [[Maurice Denham]], [[Miriam Margolyes]], [[Michael Kilgarriff]] and furthermore, Josef Gomez — the character who was, essentially, taking the role of the Doctor — was played by [[Roger Delgado]], who would later go on to portray {{Delgado}}. | ||
** Pemberton's first draft of ''Fury from the Deep'' was also entitled ''The Slide'' and was submitted to the ''Doctor Who'' production office at around the same time as his radio script (shortly before the beginning of [[Season 2]]). But story editor [[David Whitaker]] rejected it, feeling it wasn't appropriate for the show and commenting that it was "rather a stew pot of all other science fiction serials we have ever done, with bits of Nigel Kneale scattered about. I don't think the dialogue is very good and I am quite sure it is not right for ''Doctor Who''". ([[DWM 277]]) | ** Pemberton's first draft of ''Fury from the Deep'' was also entitled ''The Slide'' and was submitted to the ''Doctor Who'' production office at around the same time as his radio script (shortly before the beginning of [[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 2]]). But story editor [[David Whitaker]] rejected it, feeling it wasn't appropriate for the show and commenting that it was "rather a stew pot of all other science fiction serials we have ever done, with bits of Nigel Kneale scattered about. I don't think the dialogue is very good and I am quite sure it is not right for ''Doctor Who''". ([[DWM 277]]) | ||
* [[Peter Ducrow]] provided the voice of the guard in episode one (heard over a speakerphone) on duty at the main entrance of the ESGO refinery, who refuses Maggie Harris access. He is perhaps better known as Adam Adamant's arch-enemy, the Face, a leather-masked villain who spoke in sinister whispering tones, in the offbeat fantasy series ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' (1966-67). That series was created by [[Sydney Newman]] and produced by [[Verity Lambert]]; the creator and original producer of ''Doctor Who'' respectively. | * [[Peter Ducrow]] provided the voice of the guard in episode one (heard over a speakerphone) on duty at the main entrance of the ESGO refinery, who refuses Maggie Harris access. He is perhaps better known as Adam Adamant's arch-enemy, the Face, a leather-masked villain who spoke in sinister whispering tones, in the offbeat fantasy/adventure series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Adamant_Lives! Adam Adamant Lives!]'' (1966-67). That series was created by [[Sydney Newman]] and produced by [[Verity Lambert]]; the creator and original producer of ''Doctor Who'' respectively. | ||
* Towards the end of this story, the Doctor records Victoria's screams which are then used to defeat the Weed Creature. However, the screams heard are not those of Deborah Watling | * Towards the end of this story, the Doctor records Victoria's screams which are then used to defeat the Weed Creature. However, the screams heard are not those of [[Deborah Watling]], as she had a terrible cold on the day of recording and was unable to scream. Instead, the screams were provided by assistant floor manager [[Margot Hayhoe]] and Watling simply mimed over them.<ref name=LC22 /> | ||
* The scene featuring the final confrontation with the Weed Creature had to be achieved in a single take because it was so complex. This was largely due to the excessive amount of foam that was required for the scene which meant that it could not be rehearsed beforehand. | * The scene featuring the final confrontation with the Weed Creature had to be achieved in a single take because it was so complex. This was largely due to the excessive amount of foam that was required for the scene which meant that it could not be rehearsed beforehand. | ||
* For the beginning of episode one, Victor Pemberton wrote the TARDIS as materialising at the top of a cliff near the coastline with the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria then having to make their way down the cliff to get to the beach. This was deemed too similar to ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'' so Hugh David suggested the idea of having the TARDIS land on the water; something that had never been done before. The shot was achieved by having a miniature TARDIS (the same one that was used in ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') suspended from a helicopter by piano wire. | * For the beginning of episode one, [[Victor Pemberton]] wrote the TARDIS as materialising at the top of a cliff near the coastline with the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria then having to make their way down the cliff to get to the beach. This was deemed too similar to ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]],'' so [[Hugh David]] suggested the idea of having the TARDIS land on the water; something that had never been done before. The shot was achieved by having a miniature TARDIS (the same one that was used in ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') suspended from a helicopter by piano wire. | ||
* Price was originally named Blake, but this was changed to avoid confusion with [[Blake (The Web of Fear)|Corporal Blake]] in the previous story, ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' | * Two characters had their names changed to avoid confusion with other serials - Price was originally named Blake, but this was changed to avoid confusion with [[Blake (The Web of Fear)|Corporal Blake]] in the previous story, ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]],'' ([[DWM 277]]); while Quill was originally named Swan, but this was changed to avoid confusion with [[Swann]] in ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]].'' | ||
* [[John Abineri]] remarked that the scene where Van Lutyens gets dragged into the foam by the Weed Creature was dangerous for him to film. He explained that, roughly, four feet beneath the foam there was a platform which he was supposed to land on and then crouch; which he successfully did but, because the platform was very small, he very nearly lost his footing which meant he would have fallen thirty feet and he believed that the crew would have thought the scene was successful and wouldn't have noticed that something had happened to him. | * [[John Abineri]] remarked that the scene where Van Lutyens gets dragged into the foam by the Weed Creature was dangerous for him to film. He explained that, roughly, four feet beneath the foam there was a platform which he was supposed to land on and then crouch; which he successfully did but, because the platform was very small, he very nearly lost his footing which meant he would have fallen thirty feet and he believed that the crew would have thought the scene was successful and wouldn't have noticed that something had happened to him. | ||
* A sneak preview of the Doctor's latest forthcoming adversary was featured in the two-page behind-the-scene article ''The Monstrous World of Doctor Who'', written by [[Gay Search]], which was published in ''Radio Times'' (cover dated: 20-26 January 1968) for the week of transmission of ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' episode four. | * A sneak preview of the Doctor's latest forthcoming adversary was featured in the two-page behind-the-scene article ''The Monstrous World of Doctor Who'', written by [[Gay Search]], which was published in ''[[Radio Times]]'' (cover dated: 20-26 January 1968) for the week of transmission of ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' episode four. | ||
* Very little footage survives of this story, making its episodes several of the [[missing episode]]s that do not exist in the BBC's archives. However, a full set of [[telesnap]]s and the full audio ''do'' exist for this story. | * Very little footage survives of this story, making its episodes several of the [[missing episode]]s that do not exist in the BBC's archives. However, a full set of [[telesnap]]s and the full audio ''do'' exist for this story. | ||
** In July 2003, 3 minutes 32 seconds of footage from episode six of this story were recovered from the BBC Archives at Windmill Road by Andrew Martin. The footage was on 16mm negative film and consisted of scenes of the weed creature attacking the Control Room. However, this footage is not from the broadcast episode, but is in fact mute alternate takes. <ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/magic/thedoctorwhonexus/episoderecoveries.htm The Missing Episode Nexus Episode Recoveries] <small>accessed 30th July 2010</small></ref> | ** In July 2003, 3 minutes 32 seconds of footage from episode six of this story were recovered from the BBC Archives at Windmill Road by Andrew Martin. The footage was on 16mm negative film and consisted of scenes of the weed creature attacking the Control Room. However, this footage is not from the broadcast episode, but is in fact mute alternate takes. <ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/magic/thedoctorwhonexus/episoderecoveries.htm The Missing Episode Nexus Episode Recoveries] <small>accessed 30th July 2010</small></ref> | ||
* Since overall story titles were introduced with ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'' in 1966, this is the first time that the title did not begin with the word "the". The next such story was ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' in 1970. This is also the only Patrick Troughton story whose title does not begin with the word "the". | * Since overall story titles were introduced with ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'' in 1966, this is the first time that the title did not begin with the word "the". The next such story was ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' in 1970. This is also the only [[Patrick Troughton]] story whose title does not begin with the word "the". | ||
* Victor Pemberton based Oak and Quill on Laurel and Hardy, whom he had actually met in the past. | * [[Victor Pemberton]] based Oak and Quill on the comedy duo [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_and_Hardy Laurel and Hardy], whom he had actually met in the past. (At the time of the story's production, Stan Laurel had died only three years earlier, in [[1965]].) | ||
* Due to a production error, the original arrangement of the [[Doctor Who theme|theme music]] is used during the [[title sequence]]s of episodes four and five. | * Due to a production error, the original arrangement of the [[Doctor Who theme|theme music]] is used during the [[title sequence]]s of episodes four and five. | ||
* Unlike most ''Doctor Who'' stories, no characters die in this story (although the Weed Creature is destroyed). | * Unlike most ''Doctor Who'' stories, no characters die in this story (although the Weed Creature is destroyed). | ||
* This story's writer, Victor Pemberton, previously appeared as [[Jules Faure]] in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''. He is the first person involved in the series as both a writer and an actor, and would be followed by [[Derrick Sherwin]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Mark Gatiss]], and [[Toby Whithouse]]. Though Pemberton is the only one to have acted in a ''Doctor Who'' story before writing one. | * This story's writer, [[Victor Pemberton]], previously appeared as [[Jules Faure]] in ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''. He is the first person involved in the series as both a writer and an actor, and would be followed by [[Derrick Sherwin]], [[Glyn Jones]], [[Mark Gatiss]], and [[Toby Whithouse]]. Though Pemberton is the only one to have acted in a ''Doctor Who'' story before writing one. | ||
* In the opening beach scene, the foam fight | * In the opening beach scene, the foam fight between the Doctor and his companions was not in the script. | ||
* A subplot in episodes four and five was removed that involved the Weed Creature attacking a conference, as it could now traverse the entirety of Great Britain's network of natural gas pipelines. | * A subplot in episodes four and five was removed that involved the Weed Creature attacking a conference, as it could now traverse the entirety of Great Britain's network of natural gas pipelines. | ||
* Quill was originally supposed to have been killed by Victoria's screams in | * Quill was originally supposed to have been killed by Victoria's screams in episode five. | ||
* The story originally climaxed with Jamie defeating the Weed Creature by playing the bagpipes. | * The story originally climaxed with Jamie defeating the Weed Creature by playing the bagpipes. | ||
* In the animated version, a "wanted" poster with photograph of {{Delgado}} is visible on the notice board in the office of the guard who refuses Maggie Harris access, as well as in the impeller room. This poster was also present in the animated version of ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''. [[File:FuryDelgadoMasterPoster.jpg|thumb|Poster of the Master, as seen in ''The Faceless Ones'' animation.]] | * [[Patrick Troughton]] kept dropping the sonic screwdriver prop due to the cold winter weather, so the whistle from [[Deborah Watling]]'s life jacket was used instead. | ||
* In the animated version, a "wanted" poster with a photograph of {{Delgado}} is visible on the notice board in the office of the guard who refuses Maggie Harris access, as well as in the impeller room. This poster was also present in the animated version of ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''. [[File:FuryDelgadoMasterPoster.jpg|thumb|Poster of the Master, as seen in ''The Faceless Ones'' animation.]] | |||
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*Another in-joke appears in episode three. When the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are studying the seaweed in the TARDIS, one of the test tubes has RR-200 printed on it. This is a reference to the fact that RR was the production code of this story and that episode three was the 200th episode of ''Doctor Who''. | * Another in-joke appears in episode three. When the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are studying the seaweed in the TARDIS, one of the test tubes has RR-200 printed on it. This is a reference to the fact that RR was the production code of this story and that episode three was the 200th episode of ''Doctor Who''. A similar in-joke is the serial number on the impeller shaft: 23179239-43. According to [[Gary Russell]], this is a reference to the internal BBC codes for the scripts for these episodes with 23179239 being the code for episode one and 23179243 for episode six. | ||
*In [[Patrick Troughton]]'s biography, his son Michael named this story as one of his favourites. | * At one point in the animated version, there is a note on a clipboard which reads "Get Vic and Dave on this!". This is a tribute to writer [[Victor Pemberton]] and his partner [[David Spenser]]. | ||
*Shortly before her death in 2017, [[Deborah Watling]] named this as her favourite story, and the one she was most keen to see found again. | * In [[Patrick Troughton]]'s biography, his son [[Michael Troughton|Michael]] named this story as one of his favourites. | ||
* Shortly before her death in 2017, [[Deborah Watling]] named this as her favourite story, and the one she was most keen to see found again. | |||
* [[Victor Pemberton]] took inspiration from the UK's emerging interest in natural gas, which had recently been discovered in abundant quantities beneath the North Sea. | |||
* Van Lutyens was originally named Lutyens. | |||
* [[Victor Pemberton]] was initially very unhappy about [[Derrick Sherwin]]'s changes to his scripts, and considered having his name taken off the scripts. Ultimately, he accepted the changes. | |||
* [[Victor Pemberton]] considered giving Oak and Quill their own spin-off series. | |||
* [[Patrick Troughton]] refused to participate in the sequences involving the helicopter due to the close proximities of the cliffs, so he was doubled in these scenes by pilot [[Mike Smith (extra)|Mike Smith]]. | |||
* The Doctor was originally supposed to use a regular screwdriver to inspect the pipeline on the beach, but [[Michael E. Briant]] suggested that the scene would be more interesting if he had a special screwdriver which operated using soundwaves. | |||
=== Changes in the animated version === | === Changes in the animated version === | ||
* The year the story takes place is [[1975]] (''this was confirmed by Gary Russell in the DVD commentary''). | * The year the story takes place is [[1975]] (''this was confirmed by Gary Russell in the DVD commentary''). | ||
* The sonic screwdriver's appearance is changed to match its design from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. | * The sonic screwdriver's appearance is changed to match its design from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' ''(it was claimed in the DVD commentary that there were no known photographs of the original sonic screwdriver in existence)''. | ||
*The box on the pipeline has four small screws instead of one large one. | * The box on the pipeline has four small screws instead of one large one. | ||
* The guard who refuses Maggie access is visible in an office next to the gate rather than just being heard over | * The guard who refuses Maggie access is visible in an office next to the gate rather than just being heard over a speakerphone. | ||
*Most of the guards helmets have face shields. | * Most of the guards helmets have face shields. | ||
*A number of the sets, including the control room and the area around the base of the impeller shaft, are much bigger. | * A number of the sets, including the control room and the area around the base of the impeller shaft, are much bigger. | ||
*Price is seated in an electric wheelchair throughout the story. | * Price is seated in an electric wheelchair throughout the story. | ||
* The see-through section of the pipe is now horizontal and much larger. | * The see-through section of the pipe is now horizontal and much larger. | ||
* When Oak and Quill subdue Maggie in episode two, a faint vapour is visible coming out of their mouths. | * When Oak and Quill subdue Maggie in episode two, a faint vapour is visible coming out of their mouths. | ||
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* At the end of episode five, everyone who has been taken over by the weed up to that point (Robson, Van Lutyens, Chief Baxter, Chief Carney and one of the refinery workers) appears instead of just Robson. | * At the end of episode five, everyone who has been taken over by the weed up to that point (Robson, Van Lutyens, Chief Baxter, Chief Carney and one of the refinery workers) appears instead of just Robson. | ||
* A vast number of giant seaweed-like tentacles emerge from the sea when the Doctor is flying the helicopter. | * A vast number of giant seaweed-like tentacles emerge from the sea when the Doctor is flying the helicopter. | ||
* Price is the person who tries to coax Victoria into screaming instead of Perkins. | |||
* There are multiple Weed Creatures. | * There are multiple Weed Creatures. | ||
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=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
* There is a myth that someone had stolen an episode of ''Fury from the Deep'' when it was at Villiers house. | * There is a myth that someone had stolen an episode of ''Fury from the Deep'' when it was at Villiers house. | ||
* The Doctor used his sonic screwdriver, referred as a "little toy", with some speaker amplifiers to create "sonic laser soundwaves" and defeat the weed creatures as can be seen on the alternate take of the story's climax. ''This is unknown as the script for episode | * The Doctor used his sonic screwdriver, referred as a "little toy", with some speaker amplifiers to create "sonic laser soundwaves" and defeat the weed creatures as can be seen on the alternate take of the story's climax. (''This is unknown as the script for episode one called mentions the Doctor's "own version of a screwdriver" with no mention of having sonic capacities --which was an idea from production assistant [[Michael Briant]]. ([[DWM 277]]) Whether the script of episode six described the Doctor's "little toy" was the screwdriver is a fact not publicly available.)'' | ||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
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=== Production errors === | === Production errors === | ||
===== Original Production ===== | ===== Original Production ===== | ||
* When Quill opens his mouth to spew gas at Maggie, the shadow of a camera (or some other equipment) can be seen on Oak's face. | * When Quill opens his mouth to spew gas at Maggie, the shadow of a camera (or some other equipment) can be seen on Oak's face. | ||
* Van Lutyens delivery of the line "It's down there. In the darkness. Waiting." at the beginning of Episode Three is different to how it was said at the end of episode two. | |||
* Patrick Troughton makes two similar line fluffs in episode three: | |||
** As the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are leaving the TARDIS, he says "We must get back to the Harris's......Harris's quarters". | |||
** When the Doctor is explaining the seaweed to Van Lutyens and Harris, he says "It attaches itself to other other living things." | |||
* As Van Lutyens is being pulled into the foam by the weed creature, his torch is visibly pointing towards the wall on his left. But when the camera cuts to the shot where it directly focuses on the torch, it is now pointing more towards him. | * As Van Lutyens is being pulled into the foam by the weed creature, his torch is visibly pointing towards the wall on his left. But when the camera cuts to the shot where it directly focuses on the torch, it is now pointing more towards him. | ||
* When Robson subdues the guard positioned outside his room, the guard passes out almost as soon as Robson touches him | * When Robson subdues the guard positioned outside his room, the guard passes out almost as soon as Robson touches him rather than when he starts spewing gas at him. | ||
* When Robson is informed of Van Lutyens' theory about the pipe blockage at the end of episode two, he remarks "I thought he'd get his nose in". But when this sequence is repeated at the beginning of episode three, he instead says " I thought he'd get his ''face'' in". | |||
===== Animated Version ===== | ===== Animated Version ===== | ||
* When Jamie comes to the pipe in episode | * When Jamie comes to the pipe in episode one, he glances back at the Doctor and Victoria. But in the next shot, he is looking at the pipe. | ||
* When Maggie says | * When Maggie says "top middle drawer" her mouth barely moves. | ||
* When the growing seaweed on the patio starts to move and Maggie sees it, a bit of the foam isn't covering bits of the seaweed. | * When the growing seaweed on the patio starts to move and Maggie sees it, a bit of the foam isn't covering bits of the seaweed. | ||
*When the Doctor picks up a flask of "rusty stuff" in episode | * When the Doctor picks up a flask of "rusty stuff" in episode two, a dot can be seen moving to the left of it. | ||
* When the Doctor agrees with the Chief Engineer about the likelihood of the seaweed blocking the pipeline, he begins his sentence standing in front of the main screen but when he finishes it, he is standing in front of Van Lutyens and Harris. | * When the Doctor agrees with the Chief Engineer about the likelihood of the seaweed blocking the pipeline, he begins his sentence standing in front of the main screen but when he finishes it, he is standing in front of Van Lutyens and Harris. | ||
* When the Doctor flips the connector switch in episode | * When the Doctor flips the connector switch in episode six when the creatures invade the control room, he takes off his device and gives it to Jamie to hold. However, the second he runs back towards them, in the next cut he suddenly has the device hanging around his shoulders again despite never being seen taking it back from Jamie. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Victoria mentions that the TARDIS always seems to land on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'', ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | * Victoria mentions that the TARDIS always seems to land on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'', ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'', ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
* [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] will be destroyed in their [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') A rebuilt or new one was used years later by the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] will be destroyed in their [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') A rebuilt or new one was used years later by the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] would later encounter another seaweed creature under very similar circumstances. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Sea Devil (comic story)|The Sea Devil]]'') | ||
*When the Doctor and Jamie land on the rig, the Doctor tells Jamie to "come on in, the [[water]]'s lovely", mirroring his lines when he, Jamie and Victoria arrived on an Australian beach in the 21st century and the Doctor went for a [[Swimming|swim]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'') | * When piloting the [[helicopter]], the Doctor tries to reassure Jamie by recalling the scene from [[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}} where he'd watched [[Astrid Ferrier]] fly one. The Doctor and Jamie would find themselves in a helicopter a third time in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion (TV story)}}. | ||
* When the Doctor and Jamie land on the rig, the Doctor tells Jamie to "come on in, the [[water]]'s lovely", mirroring his lines when he, Jamie and Victoria arrived on an Australian beach in the 21st century and the Doctor went for a [[Swimming|swim]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'') | |||
* The TARDIS can take off like a rocket. The [[Tenth Doctor]] uses this capability as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | * The TARDIS can take off like a rocket. The [[Tenth Doctor]] uses this capability as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
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=== Real lives of villains documentaries === | === Real lives of villains documentaries === | ||
* On certain DVD releases, fake documentaries focusing on the lives of the ''Doctor Who'' villain of that story in a real world environment were special features. A continuity regarding ''Fury from the Deep'' was established. In ''[[Oh Mummy! (home video)|Oh Mummy!]]'', whilst having a meeting with [[Philip Hinchcliffe]], [[Sutekh]] accidentally destroys "something called ''[[Fury from the Deep]]''", referencing its status as a missing story. | * On certain DVD releases, fake documentaries focusing on the lives of the ''Doctor Who'' villain of that story in a real world environment were special features. A continuity regarding ''Fury from the Deep'' was established. In ''[[Oh Mummy! (home video)|Oh Mummy!]]'', whilst having a meeting with [[Philip Hinchcliffe]], [[Sutekh]] accidentally destroys "something called ''[[Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|Fury from the Deep]]''", referencing its status as a missing story. | ||
* Then in ''[[Eye on... Blatchford (home video)|Eye on... Blatchford]]'', one of the pieces of junk [[Sardoth]] has from his previous splinters (namely Canon Sistabarn, head of the [[BBC]]) is a DVD of ''Fury from the Deep'', apparently having used his status to save a copy. | * Then in ''[[Eye on... Blatchford (home video)|Eye on... Blatchford]]'', one of the pieces of junk [[Sardoth]] has from his previous splinters (namely Canon Sistabarn, head of the [[BBC]]) is a DVD of ''Fury from the Deep'', apparently having used his status to save a copy. | ||
=== DVD releases === | === DVD releases === | ||
All six episodes of this story are [[missing episodes|missing]] from the BBC Archives. However, some clips of moments removed by the Australian censors as being too violent for Antipodean broadcast survive plus some alternative takes of scenes from the episode six filming at [[Ealing Studios]]. These are available on the ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]'' DVD box set. | |||
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File:Lostintime.jpg|Lost in Time Region 2 | |||
File:Lost in Time Australian Region 4.jpg|Lost in Time Region 4 | |||
File:Lostna-collection.jpg|Lost in Time Region 1 | |||
File:Lostna-troughton.jpg|Lost in Time Region 1 (Disc 3) | |||
Lost in Time 2.jpg|Lost in Time Region 4 Re release | |||
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The animated version, with both a black-and-white and a colour version of the story, was released on DVD in the UK on [[14 September (releases)|14 September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]], Australia in [[November (releases)|November]] 2020 and North America on [[16 March (releases)|16 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. Additionally a Blu-ray and Steelbook edition was released in the UK and a Blu-ray edition released in Austalia, simultaneously with their respective DVD releases. | |||
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** | ==== Special Features ==== | ||
** | * Commentary (moderated by [[Toby Hadoke]]): | ||
** | ** Episode 1 - Actor [[Frazer Hines]] ([[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]), production assistant [[Michael E. Briant|Michael Briant]] and assistant floor manager [[Margot Hayhoe]] | ||
** | ** Episode 2 - Animation executive producer/director [[Gary Russell]] | ||
** Episode 3 - Designer [[Peter Kindred]] | |||
** ''[[ | ** Episode 4 - Film cameraman [[Ken Westbury]] and make-up designer [[Sylvia James]] with archival recordings of director [[Hugh David]] (recorded 3rd February 1986) and actor [[John Abineri]] ([[Pieter Van Lutyens|Van Lutyens]]) (recorded in 1999) | ||
** ''[[The Visual Effects | ** Episode 5 - Actor Frazer Hines, production assistant Michael Briant and assistant floor manager Margot Hayhoe | ||
** Episode 6 - Animation executive producer/director Gary Russell and actor Frazer Hines | |||
* | * 5.1 Audio - Surround sound mix of the original soundtrack | ||
* Production Subtitles - On-screen text commentary concerning the making of the original serial and comparing the adventure in its various forms | |||
* The Surviving Footage - A compilation of all available film inserts and censorship edits recovered from Australia in 1996 for Episodes 1, 2, 4 and 5, as well as a reconstruction of the climax of Episode 6 from film trims and 8mm film shot during production | |||
* | * Episode 6 Film Trims - An assembly of the 16mm trims discovered among waste film material in 2003 | ||
* ''Dr Who at Ealing'' - A colour 8mm home movie shot by design assistant [[Tony Cornell]] in March 1968 during filming for Episode 6 on the BBC Television Film Studios sound stage, accompanied by [[Dudley Simpson]]'s incidental music for the adventure | |||
* ''[[Animating Fury from the Deep (documentary)|Animating Fury from the Deep]]'' - A look at the work behind the new recreation of the missing serial, talking to executive producer/director Gary Russell, producer/director [[Luke Marcatilli]], line producer [[Chloe Grech]], Thaumaturgy production coordinator [[Adam Boys]] and Digitoonz animation supervisor [[Souvik Nandi]]. | |||
* ''Fury from the Deep'' - Teaser Trailer. | |||
* ''Fury from the Deep'' - A reconstruction of all six episodes from off-screen telesnaps and soundtrack recordings, plus existing film material. This has optional narration by Frazer Hines - who played Jamie - originally recorded for BBC Audiobooks and released in February 2004 | |||
* ''[[The Cruel Sea - Surviving Fury from the Deep (documentary)|The Cruel Sea - Surviving Fury from the Deep]]'' - Actors Frazer Hines (Jamie), [[June Murphy]] ([[Maggie Harris]]) and [[Brian Cullingford]] ([[Ronald Perkins|Perkins]]) with production assistant Michael Briant, assistant floor manager Margot Hayhoe and helicopter pilot [[Mike Smith (extra)|Mike Smith]] revisit the locations featured in the serial and recall its production. Other contributors include writer [[Victor Pemberton]] and [[Deborah Watling]] ([[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]) recorded at TenCon in Liverpool on 28th May 1988 and an audio interview with director Hugh David recorded on 3rd February 1986. | |||
* Photo Gallery - Images from the BBC Photo Library and on-set photographs taken by visual effects designer [[Peter Day]], design assistant Tony Cornell and others, accompanied by sound effects and music for the serial composed by [[Brian Hodgson]] and Dudley Simpson. | |||
* ''The Slide''- The original seven-part serial written by Victor Pemberton and broadcast on the BBC Light Programme between 13th February and 27th March 1966 which was later developed into {{'}}''Fury from the Deep''{{'}}. | |||
* ''[[The Visual Effects (documentary)|The Visual Effects]]'' - Visual Effects Designer Peter Day recalls his involvement with the weed monster in an interview recorded in 2002 with his colleague [[Michael John Harris|Michaeljohn Harris]]. | |||
* ''[[Victor Pemberton (documentary)|Victor Pemberton]]'' - An archival interview with the writer of {{'}}''Fury from the Deep''{{'}}, recorded backstage at the Flight Through Eternity convention in Gloucester on 13th April 2008. | |||
* Scripts - A full set of camera scripts for {{'}}''Fury from the Deep''{{'}} in PDF format accessible via a computer DVD or Blu-ray ROM drive. | |||
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' Listings - ''Radio Times'' listings for {{'}}''Fury from the Deep''{{'}} in PDF format accessible via a computer DVD or Blu-ray ROM drive. | |||
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