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== Synopsis ==
==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.


When the TARDIS lands on a deserted volcanic island the Doctor and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people. Taken into the bowels of the earth they discover they are in the lost kingdom 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.


Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, Amdo, the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, Zaroff.
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.


But they are still not safe and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan, a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time - he will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world...
==Plot==
 
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== Cast ==


==Cast==
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]]
* [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Patrick Troughton]]
* [[Ben Jackson]] - [[Michael Craze]]
* [[Ben Jackson]] - [[Michael Craze]]
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*[[Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
*[[Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]


== External links ==
==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===
''to be added''
 
===Location Filming===
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===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
''to be added''
 
==Continuity==
*It is mentioned in [[The Daemons]] that Azal destroyed Atlantis, and in [[The Time Monster]] Kronos also destroyed Atlantis.
 
==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
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==Target Novelisations==
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==See also==
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* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=gg Outpost Gallifrey '''The Underwater Menace''' page]
==External Links==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2g.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Underwater Menace''' ]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/underwatermenace/ BBC Episode Guide for '''The Underwater Menace''']
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/underwater_menace/ Photonovel of ''The Underwater Menace'' on the BBC website]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/underwater_menace/ Photonovel of '''The Underwater Menace''' on the BBC website]
*[http://homepages.bw.edu/~jcurtis/Scripts/Menace/intro.html "The Underwater Menace" transcript]
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=gg Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''The Underwater Menace''']
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/underwatermenace/ BBC episode guide to "The Underwater Menace"]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2g.htm  Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''The Underwater Menace''']
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/gg.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''The Underwater Menace''']
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/gg.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) entry for '''The Underwater Menace''']
*[http://homepages.bw.edu/~jcurtis/Scripts/Menace/intro.html '''The Underwater Menace''' transcript]


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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

to be added

Cast

Crew

References

to be added

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

to be added

Location Filming

to be added

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

to be added

Continuity

DVD, Video and Other Releases

to be added

Target Novelisations

to be added

See also

to be added

External Links

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