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|novelisation of = The Sea Devils (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Sea Devils (TV story) | ||
|image = Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils.jpg | |image = <gallery>Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils.jpg|1974 edition | ||
|series = | Sea Devils novel.jpg|1979 edition | ||
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|series = [[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|number = 54 (given to later editions) | |number = 54 (given to later editions) | ||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |companions= [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|enemy = [[Sea Devil]]s, {{Delgado}} | |enemy = [[Sea Devil]]s, {{Delgado}} | ||
|setting = [[Earth]], | |setting = [[Earth]], [[1979]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Malcolm Hulke | ||
|read by = [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | |read by = [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | ||
|cover = [[Chris Achilleos]] | |cover = [[Chris Achilleos]] | ||
|publisher = Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|publisher2 = W.H. Allen | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|release date= | |release date= 17 October 1974 | ||
|format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 13 Chapters, 139 Pages | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 13 Chapters, 139 Pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-10516-8 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-10516-8 | ||
|prev = Doctor Who and the Dæmons | |prev = Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation) | ||
|next = Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen | |next = Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | ||
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* The novelisation uses the term Sea-Devil (with a hyphen, as here), rather than [[Sea Devil]]. | * The novelisation uses the term Sea-Devil (with a hyphen, as here), rather than [[Sea Devil]]. | ||
* We learn about media publicity surrounding [[the Master]]'s lengthy trial and the ethical debate as to whether to execute him and the ethical difficulty of putting an immortal being, a [[Time Lord]], in prison for life. During the trial, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] gave testimony urging punishment other than the death penalty. | * We learn about media publicity surrounding [[the Master]]'s lengthy trial and the ethical debate as to whether to execute him and the ethical difficulty of putting an immortal being, a [[Time Lord]], in prison for life. During the trial, [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] gave testimony urging punishment other than the death penalty. | ||
* The [[Third Doctor]] frequently tells [[Jo Grant|Jo]] that the [[Sea Devil]]s are related to the [[Silurian]]s and that they are "just like those cave monsters we met in [[Derbyshire]]" — obviously referring to both himself and [[ | * The [[Third Doctor]] frequently tells [[Jo Grant|Jo]] that the [[Sea Devil]]s are related to the [[Silurian]]s and that they are "just like those cave monsters we met in [[Derbyshire]]" — obviously referring to both himself and [[UNIT]], as Jo never met the Silurians on-screen. | ||
* On page 83, the Master tells the Doctor that he plans to use the Sea Devils, just like he used the [[Ogron]]s. As the book was published a year after ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' was transmitted, Malcolm Hulke included the reference. In ''Frontier in Space'' and its novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War]]'', the Master tells the Doctor he thought he'd come and see him in prison like he came to see him when he was locked up in ''The'' ''Sea Devils''. | * On page 83, the Master tells the Doctor that he plans to use the Sea Devils, just like he used the [[Ogron]]s. As the book was published a year after ''[[Frontier in Space]]'' was transmitted, Malcolm Hulke included the reference. In ''Frontier in Space'' and its novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War]]'', the Master tells the Doctor he thought he'd come and see him in prison like he came to see him when he was locked up in ''The'' ''Sea Devils''. | ||
* At the end of the book, the Master escapes in a [[helicopter]], rather than a [[hovercraft]] which he used in the televised version. | * At the end of the book, the Master escapes in a [[helicopter]], rather than a [[hovercraft]] which he used in the televised version. | ||
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* Several characters are given first names: Thomas Robbins, Robert Walker, Robin Ridgeway and Tony Mitchell. | * Several characters are given first names: Thomas Robbins, Robert Walker, Robin Ridgeway and Tony Mitchell. | ||
* The ''[[SS Pevensey Castle]]''<nowiki/>'s First Officer is named Mason, and several other crew members are nicknamed: the Jamaican, the Scouse, and Jock. | * The ''[[SS Pevensey Castle]]''<nowiki/>'s First Officer is named Mason, and several other crew members are nicknamed: the Jamaican, the Scouse, and Jock. | ||
* The Master cites the extinctions of the [[dodo]], [[passenger pigeon]], [[bluebuck]], [[great auk]], and various [[Australia]]n [[marsupial]]s as evidence while trying to convince the Sea Devils that humanity must be destroyed. | |||
* During the escape of the submarine crew from the Sea Devil base, Ridgeway expressed a little regret at having to shoot a Sea Devil in the back, considering it to be not 'very gentlemanly'. | |||
* At the end, [[Robert Walker]] congratulates the Doctor for destroying the Sea Devils, to which the Doctor frankly states he does not want the [[Parliamentary Secretary|Parliamentary Secretary's]] thanks. When the Master then escapes, an outraged Walker vows to capture the escaped [[Time Lord]] at all costs. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* [[Jo Grant]] appears on the cover of the first Target edition, making her the first undisputed [[companion]] to appear on the cover of a Target novelisation. ([[The Brigadier]] appeared on the cover of ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'', however his status as a companion is disputed by some). | * [[Jo Grant]] appears on the cover of the first Target edition, making her the first undisputed [[companion]] to appear on the cover of a Target novelisation. ([[The Brigadier]] appeared on the cover of ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'', however his status as a companion is disputed by some). | ||
* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The Master Collection]]''. | * This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The Master Collection]]''. | ||