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'''The Underwater Menace''' was the fifth story of [[Season 4]] of ''Doctor Who''. The third episode of this story is currently the earliest surviving [[Second Doctor]] episode.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==

Revision as of 15:36, 5 October 2007


The Underwater Menace was the fifth story of Season 4 of Doctor Who. The third episode of this story is currently the earliest surviving Second Doctor episode.

Synopsis

The TARDIS arrives on a extinct volcanic island. Before long, the travellers are captured and taken into the depths of the Earth, where they find a hidden civilisation - the lost city of Atlantis.

The Atlanteans worship a goddess named Amdo and use Fish People - men and women operated upon so that they can breathe under the sea - to farm the plankton-based food on which they survive. A deranged scientist, Professor Zaroff, has convinced them that he can raise their city from the sea, but actually he plans to drain the ocean into the Earth's molten core, so that the resultant superheated steam will cause the planet to explode.

The travellers meet up with two shipwreck survivors, Sean and Jacko, who manage to persuade the Fish People to rebel and stop work. The Doctor eventually manages to foil Zaroff's plan, but only by breaking down the sea walls and flooding the city. Zaroff drowns, but everyone else escapes.

Plot

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Cast

Crew

References

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Story Notes

  • This story had the working titles of; The Fish People, Doctor Who Under the Sea, Under the Sea, Atlanta.
  • Professor Zaroff utters the timeless line "Nothing in ze world can stop me now!".

Ratings

  • Episode 1 - 8.3 million viewers
  • Episode 2 - 7.5 million viewers
  • Episode 3 - 7.1 million viewers
  • Episode 4 - 7.0 million viewers

Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

DVD, Video and Other Releases

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Target Novelisations

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See also

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