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story name= The Sea Devils| | story name= The Sea Devils| | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:Sea Devil and Doctor face to face.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV Stories]] | | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br />[[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV Stories]] | | ||
number= [[Season 9]]| | number= [[Season 9]]| | ||
story number= 62| | story number= 62| | ||
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Third Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Jo Grant]]| | companions= [[Jo Grant]]| | ||
enemy= [[The Master]]<br>[[Sea Devil]]s<br>[[Trenchard]]<br>| | enemy= [[The Master]]<br />[[Sea Devil]]s<br />[[Trenchard]]<br />| | ||
year= [[Earth]]; [[1972]] | | year= [[Earth]]; [[1972]] | | ||
writer= [[Malcolm Hulke]]| | writer= [[Malcolm Hulke]]| | ||
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Like many of Hulke's stories, it included a moral dimension. The Sea Devils are caught between the Master, the Doctor and the humans. Ultimately, they are betrayed by all three and like their land-based cousins, it is the humans who damage them the most. | Like many of Hulke's stories, it included a moral dimension. The Sea Devils are caught between the Master, the Doctor and the humans. Ultimately, they are betrayed by all three and like their land-based cousins, it is the humans who damage them the most. | ||
==Synopsis== | == Synopsis == | ||
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of England and hear from the governor, Colonel Trenchard, that ships have been mysteriously disappearing at sea. | The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of England and hear from the governor, Colonel Trenchard, that ships have been mysteriously disappearing at sea. | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
====Episode one==== | ==== Episode one ==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Visiting hours.jpg|left|thumb|[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]] visit [[The Master (UNIT years)|the Master]] in his cell.]] | ||
[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]] visit the [[The Master (UNIT years)|the Master]], now held in captivity on a small island prison, after being captured by [[UNIT]]. | [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant|Jo]] visit the [[The Master (UNIT years)|the Master]], now held in captivity on a small island prison, after being captured by [[UNIT]]. | ||
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The Doctor cannot resist investigating and so they make their way to the sea fort. There, he and Jo are soon attacked, by a Silurian lookalike. | The Doctor cannot resist investigating and so they make their way to the sea fort. There, he and Jo are soon attacked, by a Silurian lookalike. | ||
====Episode two==== | ==== Episode two ==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Sea Devil says hi.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Sea Devil]] is discovered by the Doctor.]] | ||
This man-sized bipedal lizard is called a "[[Sea Devil]]" by a crew member who's been driven half mad. They escape to the nearby naval base, HMS ''Seaspite'', run by the efficient Captain John Hart; despite the Doctor's eccentric behaviour (such as claiming to have known [[Horatio Nelson|Nelson]] personally), an alliance forms. Hart is in charge of the adaptation of the sea fort for use as a [[SONAR]] testing station. The Doctor discovers that the Master, assisted by a misguided Trenchard, is stealing electrical equipment from the naval base to build a machine that will control the Sea Devils.The Master throws a dagger at The Doctor's back. | This man-sized bipedal lizard is called a "[[Sea Devil]]" by a crew member who's been driven half mad. They escape to the nearby naval base, HMS ''Seaspite'', run by the efficient Captain John Hart; despite the Doctor's eccentric behaviour (such as claiming to have known [[Horatio Nelson|Nelson]] personally), an alliance forms. Hart is in charge of the adaptation of the sea fort for use as a [[SONAR]] testing station. The Doctor discovers that the Master, assisted by a misguided Trenchard, is stealing electrical equipment from the naval base to build a machine that will control the Sea Devils.The Master throws a dagger at The Doctor's back. | ||
====Episode three==== | ==== Episode three ==== | ||
[[ | [[File:The Master and Trenchard.jpg|left|thumb|The Master working in his cell.]] | ||
The Doctor survives and hears the evil [[Time Lord]] intends to use the reptiles as an army to conquer the planet, and he begins by using the machine to summon some of them from the sea – forcing the Doctor to employ his [[sonic screwdriver]] to repel them by exploding mines on the beach. | The Doctor survives and hears the evil [[Time Lord]] intends to use the reptiles as an army to conquer the planet, and he begins by using the machine to summon some of them from the sea – forcing the Doctor to employ his [[sonic screwdriver]] to repel them by exploding mines on the beach. | ||
The Master returns to his cell and begins work on a new device. He activates it and it calls the Sea Devils to his location. They attack the prison killing the guards and Trenchard. | The Master returns to his cell and begins work on a new device. He activates it and it calls the Sea Devils to his location. They attack the prison killing the guards and Trenchard. | ||
====Episode four==== | ==== Episode four ==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Sea Devil strike.jpg|right|thumb|The Sea Devils attack the [[submarine]].]] | ||
Soon, however, a battle for the prison ensues, during which Trenchard, who had believed he was aiding his country against enemy agents, is killed. The Doctor and the Master duel with swords, but eventually the Doctor and Jo are forced to flee to HMS Seaspite, where Hart tells them a naval submarine has disappeared. The Doctor investigates in a submarine bell and is seized by the Sea Devils, who take him to their leader. The Doctor enters the Sea Devils' base and tries to encourage peaceful negotiation, recalling how he had [[Doctor Who and the Silurians|failed to broker an agreement between mankind and the Silurians]]. The Master, too, ventures to the Sea Devil base, intent on provoking war, but matters are left unresolved when the base is attacked by depth charges. Jo realises the bell is empty. | Soon, however, a battle for the prison ensues, during which Trenchard, who had believed he was aiding his country against enemy agents, is killed. The Doctor and the Master duel with swords, but eventually the Doctor and Jo are forced to flee to HMS Seaspite, where Hart tells them a naval submarine has disappeared. The Doctor investigates in a submarine bell and is seized by the Sea Devils, who take him to their leader. The Doctor enters the Sea Devils' base and tries to encourage peaceful negotiation, recalling how he had [[Doctor Who and the Silurians|failed to broker an agreement between mankind and the Silurians]]. The Master, too, ventures to the Sea Devil base, intent on provoking war, but matters are left unresolved when the base is attacked by depth charges. Jo realises the bell is empty. | ||
====Episode five==== | ==== Episode five ==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Alliance.jpg|left|thumb|The Master and Sea Devils converse.]] | ||
This attack has been ordered by a gluttonous and short-sighted politician, Robert Walker, who has arrived at HMS Seaspite to take control of the situation and is intent on repeating UNIT’s actions on Wenley Moor: blowing up the creatures, but this time with nuclear weapons. Hart and Jo are opposed to the attack but at least it allows the Doctor cover to flee, even if he has failed in his initial attempt to sue for peace.The sea devil aims its gun at the three people. | This attack has been ordered by a gluttonous and short-sighted politician, Robert Walker, who has arrived at HMS Seaspite to take control of the situation and is intent on repeating UNIT’s actions on Wenley Moor: blowing up the creatures, but this time with nuclear weapons. Hart and Jo are opposed to the attack but at least it allows the Doctor cover to flee, even if he has failed in his initial attempt to sue for peace.The sea devil aims its gun at the three people. | ||
====Episode six==== | ==== Episode six ==== | ||
[[ | [[File:Hibernation.jpg|thumb|The Sea Devils send out the wake up call.]] | ||
The Doctor persuades Walker to allow him a final attempt at negotiation, but in the meantime the Sea Devils capture the naval base. They have been inspired to this action by the Master, who still wishes to instigate a war. The Master forces the Doctor to help build a machine to revive Sea Devil colonies all over the world. Returning to the Sea Devil base the Master activates the device, whereupon the Sea Devils imprison both Time Lords, now both equally useless to them. However, the Doctor has sabotaged the machine and he and the Master escape the base using equipment from the captured submarine. | The Doctor persuades Walker to allow him a final attempt at negotiation, but in the meantime the Sea Devils capture the naval base. They have been inspired to this action by the Master, who still wishes to instigate a war. The Master forces the Doctor to help build a machine to revive Sea Devil colonies all over the world. Returning to the Sea Devil base the Master activates the device, whereupon the Sea Devils imprison both Time Lords, now both equally useless to them. However, the Doctor has sabotaged the machine and he and the Master escape the base using equipment from the captured submarine. | ||
As they are rescued, massive power feedback from the sabotaged machine destroys the Sea Devil colony before the military attack can begin. As usual, the Master is able to escape capture (this time by faking a heart attack, hypnotising a man into switching places with him, and hijacking a rescue [[hovercraft]]) and flees the scene. | As they are rescued, massive power feedback from the sabotaged machine destroys the Sea Devil colony before the military attack can begin. As usual, the Master is able to escape capture (this time by faking a heart attack, hypnotising a man into switching places with him, and hijacking a rescue [[hovercraft]]) and flees the scene. | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] | * [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jon Pertwee]] | ||
*[[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]] | * [[Jo Grant]] - [[Katy Manning]] | ||
*[[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] - [[Roger Delgado]] | * [[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] - [[Roger Delgado]] | ||
*[[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]] - [[Edwin Richfield]] | * [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]] - [[Edwin Richfield]] | ||
*[[George Trenchard]] - [[Clive Morton]] | * [[George Trenchard]] - [[Clive Morton]] | ||
*[[Robbins]] - [[Royston Tickner]] | * [[Robbins]] - [[Royston Tickner]] | ||
*Radio Operator - [[Neil Seiler]] | * Radio Operator - [[Neil Seiler]] | ||
*[[Clark (The Sea Devils)|Clark]] - [[Declan Mulholland]] | * [[Clark (The Sea Devils)|Clark]] - [[Declan Mulholland]] | ||
*[[Hickman]] - [[Hugh Futcher]] | * [[Hickman]] - [[Hugh Futcher]] | ||
*3rd Officer [[Jane Blythe]] - [[June Murphy]] | * 3rd Officer [[Jane Blythe]] - [[June Murphy]] | ||
*Ldg. Telegraphist [[Bowman]] - [[Alec Wallis]] | * Ldg. Telegraphist [[Bowman]] - [[Alec Wallis]] | ||
*Castle Guard [[Wilson (The Sea Devils)|Wilson]] - [[Brian Justice]] | * Castle Guard [[Wilson (The Sea Devils)|Wilson]] - [[Brian Justice]] | ||
*Castle Guard [[Barclay (The Sea Devils)|Barclay]] - [[Terry Walsh]] | * Castle Guard [[Barclay (The Sea Devils)|Barclay]] - [[Terry Walsh]] | ||
*Sea Devil - [[Pat Gorman]] | * Sea Devil - [[Pat Gorman]] | ||
*C.P.O. [[Smedley]] - [[Eric Mason]] | * C.P.O. [[Smedley]] - [[Eric Mason]] | ||
*Commander [[Ridgeway]] - [[Donald Sumpter]] | * Commander [[Ridgeway]] - [[Donald Sumpter]] | ||
*Lt. Commander [[Mitchell (The Sea Devils)|Mitchell]] - [[David Griffin]] | * Lt. Commander [[Mitchell (The Sea Devils)|Mitchell]] - [[David Griffin]] | ||
*Ldg. Seaman [[Lovell]] - [[Christopher Wray]] | * Ldg. Seaman [[Lovell]] - [[Christopher Wray]] | ||
*Castle Guard [[Drew (The Sea Devils)|Drew]] - [[Stanley McGeagh]] | * Castle Guard [[Drew (The Sea Devils)|Drew]] - [[Stanley McGeagh]] | ||
*C.P.O. [[Summers]] - [[Colin Bell]] | * C.P.O. [[Summers]] - [[Colin Bell]] | ||
*Lt. Commander [[Watts]] - [[Brian Vaughan]] | * Lt. Commander [[Watts]] - [[Brian Vaughan]] | ||
*A/B [[Girton]] - [[Rex Rowland]] | * A/B [[Girton]] - [[Rex Rowland]] | ||
*[[Walker (The Sea Devils)|Walker]] - [[Martin Boddey]] | * [[Walker (The Sea Devils)|Walker]] - [[Martin Boddey]] | ||
*Rear Admiral - [[Norman Atkyns]] | * Rear Admiral - [[Norman Atkyns]] | ||
*[[Chief Sea Devil]] - [[Peter Forbes-Robertson]] | * [[Chief Sea Devil]] - [[Peter Forbes-Robertson]] | ||
*C.P.O. [[Myers]] - [[John Caesar]] | * C.P.O. [[Myers]] - [[John Caesar]] | ||
==Crew== | == Crew == | ||
*[[Assistant Floor Manager]] - [[John Bradburn]] | * [[Assistant Floor Manager]] - [[John Bradburn]] | ||
*[[Costumes]] - [[Maggie Fletcher]] | * [[Costumes]] - [[Maggie Fletcher]] | ||
*[[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Tony Snoaden]] | * [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Tony Snoaden]] | ||
*[[Fight Arranger]] - [[Derek Ware]] and [[HAVOC]] | * [[Fight Arranger]] - [[Derek Ware]] and [[HAVOC]] | ||
*[[Film Cameraman]] - [[Peter Sargent]] | * [[Film Cameraman]] - [[Peter Sargent]] | ||
*[[Film Editor]] - [[Martyn Day]] | * [[Film Editor]] - [[Martyn Day]] | ||
*[[Incidental Music]] - [[Malcolm Clarke]] | * [[Incidental Music]] - [[Malcolm Clarke]] | ||
*[[Make-Up]] - [[Sylvia James]] | * [[Make-Up]] - [[Sylvia James]] | ||
*[[Producer]] - [[Barry Letts]] | * [[Producer]] - [[Barry Letts]] | ||
*[[Production Assistant]] - [[Colin Dudley]] | * [[Production Assistant]] - [[Colin Dudley]] | ||
*[[Script Editor]] - [[Terrance Dicks]] | * [[Script Editor]] - [[Terrance Dicks]] | ||
*[[Special Sounds]] - [[Brian Hodgson]] | * [[Special Sounds]] - [[Brian Hodgson]] | ||
*[[Studio Lighting]] - [[Mike Jefferies]] | * [[Studio Lighting]] - [[Mike Jefferies]] | ||
*[[Studio Sound]] - [[Tony Millier]], [[Colin Dixon]] | * [[Studio Sound]] - [[Tony Millier]], [[Colin Dixon]] | ||
*[[Theme Arrangement]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]] | * [[Theme Arrangement]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]] | ||
*[[Doctor Who theme|Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]] | * [[Doctor Who theme|Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]] | ||
*[[Visual Effects]] - [[Peter Day]] | * [[Visual Effects]] - [[Peter Day]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*[[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] was captured at [[Devil's End]]. He is imprisoned at [[Fortress Island]]. | * [[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] was captured at [[Devil's End]]. He is imprisoned at [[Fortress Island]]. | ||
===[[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]]=== | === [[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]] === | ||
*The Doctor consumes several [[sandwich]]es throughout his time at the naval base, and whilst visiting the Master. | * The Doctor consumes several [[sandwich]]es throughout his time at the naval base, and whilst visiting the Master. | ||
*Hickman is seen drinking Old Oak Light Ale. | * Hickman is seen drinking Old Oak Light Ale. | ||
===[[:Category:Species|Species]]=== | === [[:Category:Species|Species]] === | ||
*The [[Sea Devil]]s are the 'aquatic cousins' to the [[Silurian]]s. | * The [[Sea Devil]]s are the 'aquatic cousins' to the [[Silurian]]s. | ||
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]=== | === [[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]] === | ||
*The Doctor is a trained diver and accomplished [[golf]]er. | * The Doctor is a trained diver and accomplished [[golf]]er. | ||
===[[:Category:The Doctor's items|The Doctor's items]]=== | === [[:Category:The Doctor's items|The Doctor's items]] === | ||
*The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to detect mines and cause them to explode. | * The Doctor uses his [[sonic screwdriver]] to detect mines and cause them to explode. | ||
===[[:Category:Vehicles|Vehicles]]=== | === [[:Category:Vehicles|Vehicles]] === | ||
*Jo can operate a [[hovercraft]]. | * Jo can operate a [[hovercraft]]. | ||
== Story notes== | == Story notes == | ||
*This story had the working title '''The Sea Silurians'''. | * This story had the working title '''The Sea Silurians'''. | ||
*The scene involving the Master watching ''[[Clangers]]'' was a last-minute addition, added because the first episode was missing 90 seconds of the standard run time. | * The scene involving the Master watching ''[[Clangers]]'' was a last-minute addition, added because the first episode was missing 90 seconds of the standard run time. | ||
* This is one of two stories where the Third Doctor utters the full line ''"I reversed the polarity of the neutron flow."''. The other is in ''[[The Five Doctors]]''. | * This is one of two stories where the Third Doctor utters the full line ''"I reversed the polarity of the neutron flow."''. The other is in ''[[The Five Doctors]]''. | ||
*The Sea Devils are never named as such (except the fort survivor rambling about sea devils). | * The Sea Devils are never named as such (except the fort survivor rambling about sea devils). | ||
*The Doctor remarks that he was a personal friend of [[Horatio Nelson]]. | * The Doctor remarks that he was a personal friend of [[Horatio Nelson]]. | ||
*This serial's director, [[Michael Briant]], provided the voice of the radio DJ in episode two. | * This serial's director, [[Michael Briant]], provided the voice of the radio DJ in episode two. | ||
*Originally, Episode one was to include The Doctor waterskiing, which was to be used as the excuse for The Doctor and Jo being late to The Master's prison. Increasingly inclement weather made the shoot impossible. | * Originally, Episode one was to include The Doctor waterskiing, which was to be used as the excuse for The Doctor and Jo being late to The Master's prison. Increasingly inclement weather made the shoot impossible. | ||
*Along with ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', this is one of only six televised stories in the history of ''Doctor Who'' not to feature the TARDIS (''[[Inferno]]'' and ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' feature the central console, but not the TARDIS itself). | * Along with ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'', this is one of only six televised stories in the history of ''Doctor Who'' not to feature the TARDIS (''[[Inferno]]'' and ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' feature the central console, but not the TARDIS itself). | ||
===Ratings=== | === Ratings === | ||
*Episode 1 - 6.4 million viewers | * Episode 1 - 6.4 million viewers | ||
*Episode 2 - 9.7 million viewers | * Episode 2 - 9.7 million viewers | ||
*Episode 3 - 8.3 million viewers | * Episode 3 - 8.3 million viewers | ||
*Episode 4 - 7.8 million viewers | * Episode 4 - 7.8 million viewers | ||
*Episode 5 - 8.3 million viewers | * Episode 5 - 8.3 million viewers | ||
*Episode 6 - 8.5 million viewers | * Episode 6 - 8.5 million viewers | ||
===Myths=== | === Myths === | ||
*Roger Delgado was afraid of the water and it took great courage for him to film the scene in which the Master and the Doctor are rescued from the sea by the Navy. ''(This was frequently recalled by Jon Pertwee in later interviews, but according to Delgado's widow, Kismet, it is untrue. Delgado was actually worried about getting his costume wet, as there was no spare available.)'' (Delgado's fear of water is also recalled during the DVD commentary of The Sea Devils by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks.) ''Delgado also looks very uncomfortable during his scenes in the water.'' | * Roger Delgado was afraid of the water and it took great courage for him to film the scene in which the Master and the Doctor are rescued from the sea by the Navy. ''(This was frequently recalled by Jon Pertwee in later interviews, but according to Delgado's widow, Kismet, it is untrue. Delgado was actually worried about getting his costume wet, as there was no spare available.)'' (Delgado's fear of water is also recalled during the DVD commentary of The Sea Devils by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks.) ''Delgado also looks very uncomfortable during his scenes in the water.'' | ||
===Filming locations=== | === Filming locations === | ||
*The exterior of the Master's prison was in fact Norris Castle, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The Sea Fort was an actual sea defence fort built in the [[1860s]] in the river Solent, off the South Hampshire coast, in anticipation of a feared [[France|French]] invasion which never came to pass. Abandoned at the time of the story's filming, it has since become a hotel resort. In [[July]] of [[2007]] the fort came up for sale after the company owning the hotel collapsed and its owner was jailed. | * The exterior of the Master's prison was in fact Norris Castle, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The Sea Fort was an actual sea defence fort built in the [[1860s]] in the river Solent, off the South Hampshire coast, in anticipation of a feared [[France|French]] invasion which never came to pass. Abandoned at the time of the story's filming, it has since become a hotel resort. In [[July]] of [[2007]] the fort came up for sale after the company owning the hotel collapsed and its owner was jailed. | ||
*Fraser Gunnery Range, HMS St George, Portsmouth | * Fraser Gunnery Range, HMS St George, Portsmouth | ||
*Royal Navy ship ''HMS Reclaim'' | * Royal Navy ship ''HMS Reclaim'' | ||
*No Man's Land Sea Fort, Solent | * No Man's Land Sea Fort, Solent | ||
*Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight | * Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight | ||
*Bembridge Harbour, Isle of Wight | * Bembridge Harbour, Isle of Wight | ||
*Norris Castle, East Cowes, Isle of Wight | * Norris Castle, East Cowes, Isle of Wight | ||
*Red Cliff, Sandown, Isle of Wight | * Red Cliff, Sandown, Isle of Wight | ||
*Bembridge Sailing Club, Bembridge, Isle of Wight | * Bembridge Sailing Club, Bembridge, Isle of Wight | ||
*Priory Bay, Isle of Wight | * Priory Bay, Isle of Wight | ||
*[[BBC Television Centre]] (Studio 8), Shepherd's Bush, [[London]] | * [[BBC Television Centre]] (Studio 8), Shepherd's Bush, [[London]] | ||
===Production errors=== | === Production errors === | ||
{{discontinuity}} | {{discontinuity}} | ||
*The clock in the Master's prison moves backwards. | * The clock in the Master's prison moves backwards. | ||
*An Admiral of one of the ships sent to attack the Sea Devils base wears glasses, this is against Navy Regulations. | * An Admiral of one of the ships sent to attack the Sea Devils base wears glasses, this is against Navy Regulations. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The Master was captured in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]''. | * The Master was captured in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]''. | ||
*The Silurians first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''. | * The Silurians first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''. | ||
*The Sea Devils are next seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''. | * The Sea Devils are next seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''. | ||
*Sea Devils and Silurians appear in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Heat]]''. | * Sea Devils and Silurians appear in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Heat]]''. | ||
*The Master watches ''[[Clangers]]'' in a fashion similar to his watching ''[[Teletubbies]]'' in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''. | * The Master watches ''[[Clangers]]'' in a fashion similar to his watching ''[[Teletubbies]]'' in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''. | ||
*The Doctor attempts to attribute the misnomer "Silurian" to their discoverer. | * The Doctor attempts to attribute the misnomer "Silurian" to their discoverer. | ||
*[[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master]] mentions their encounter with the Sea Devils to the [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''. | * [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master]] mentions their encounter with the Sea Devils to the [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''. | ||
*The Doctor and the Master would later engage in another sword fight in [[1215]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]'') | * The Doctor and the Master would later engage in another sword fight in [[1215]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The King's Demons]]'') | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*This story occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[The Switching]]'' | * This story occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[The Switching]]'' | ||
*This story occurs before [[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' | * This story occurs before [[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'' | ||
==Home video and audio releases== | == Home video and audio releases == | ||
Editing for both VHS and DVD releases completed by [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]]. | Editing for both VHS and DVD releases completed by [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]]. | ||
===VHS Releases=== | === VHS Releases === | ||
This was released on video in episodic format | This was released on video in episodic format | ||
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===DVD releases=== | === DVD releases === | ||
This story was released on DVD as part of the [[Beneath the Surface]] collection along with ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' and ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''. | This story was released on DVD as part of the [[Beneath the Surface]] collection along with ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' and ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''. | ||
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====Beneath the Surface==== | ==== Beneath the Surface ==== | ||
Beneath the Surface DVD UK cover.jpg|Beneath the Surface Region 2 cover | Beneath the Surface DVD UK cover.jpg|Beneath the Surface Region 2 cover | ||
Beneath the Surface DVD US cover.jpg|Beneath the Surface Region 1 cover | Beneath the Surface DVD US cover.jpg|Beneath the Surface Region 1 cover | ||
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===Audio releases=== | === Audio releases === | ||
A CD has been released. | A CD has been released. | ||
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==Novelisation and its audiobook== | == Novelisation and its audiobook == | ||
[[ | [[File:Sea Devils novel.jpg|right|75px]] | ||
: ''Main article: [[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]'' | : ''Main article: [[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]'' | ||
* The Sea Devils was released as [[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]] By [[Malcolm Hulke]] it was first released in [[1974]] before being re-released in [[1981]] with a new cover. | * The Sea Devils was released as [[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]] By [[Malcolm Hulke]] it was first released in [[1974]] before being re-released in [[1981]] with a new cover. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{bbcepguideclassic|seadevils/|The Sea Devils}} | * {{bbcepguideclassic|seadevils/|The Sea Devils}} | ||
*{{dwrefguide|who_3l.htm|The Sea Devils}} | * {{dwrefguide|who_3l.htm|The Sea Devils}} | ||
*{{briefhistory|serials/lll.html|The Sea Devils}} | * {{briefhistory|serials/lll.html|The Sea Devils}} | ||
*{{locguide|seadevils|The Sea Devils}} | * {{locguide|seadevils|The Sea Devils}} | ||
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[[Category:The Master television stories]] | [[Category:The Master television stories]] | ||
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The Sea Devils was the third story in the ninth season of Doctor Who. It marked the first appearance of the Sea Devils and the reappearance of the Master.
Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks had decided they wanted a sea-based story and asked Malcolm Hulke to write it. Instead of bringing back the Silurians, Hulke invented an aquatic version called the Sea Silurians. Unlike their counterparts, the Sea Devils were given clothing designed by Maggie Fletcher.
To combat the suggestions by fans that the Silurian era could not have spawned man-sized life, Hulke introduced a line in which the Doctor says they should correctly be called Eocenes. However, it is also unlikely that the Eocene period could produce such life.
After appearing in all five stories of season 8, Letts had decided to restrict the Master to a few appearances each year. This story joins him where The Dæmons left off, with his imprisonment. This story also implied that the Doctor and the Master were once friends.
Letts had successfully secured the involvement of the Royal Air Force for The Mind of Evil and so decided to try to do the same with the Royal Navy. After contacting the Ministry of Defence, he found them eager to take part. Shortly after broadcast, the BBC was visited by officials from the MOD who believed their top-secret submarine had been used in the show. It was in fact a model, adapted to have the features they were secretly testing.
This story saw the only use of "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow", during the Pertwee era. The phrase became associated with the Third Doctor and so he used it again in The Five Doctors, some eleven years later.
Like many of Hulke's stories, it included a moral dimension. The Sea Devils are caught between the Master, the Doctor and the humans. Ultimately, they are betrayed by all three and like their land-based cousins, it is the humans who damage them the most.
Synopsis
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of England and hear from the governor, Colonel Trenchard, that ships have been mysteriously disappearing at sea.
Plot
Episode one
The Doctor and Jo visit the the Master, now held in captivity on a small island prison, after being captured by UNIT.
The Master is being held indefinitely and is the only prisoner. He is watched by CCTV and the island is patrolled by armed guards – trained to resist the Master's hypnotic powers – and even protected by minefields. He claims to have reformed – but refuses to reveal the location of his TARDIS. As they depart, the old-school, patriotic governor, Colonel Trenchard, tells them that some ships have been mysteriously disappearing.
The Doctor cannot resist investigating and so they make their way to the sea fort. There, he and Jo are soon attacked, by a Silurian lookalike.
Episode two
A Sea Devil is discovered by the Doctor.
This man-sized bipedal lizard is called a "Sea Devil" by a crew member who's been driven half mad. They escape to the nearby naval base, HMS Seaspite, run by the efficient Captain John Hart; despite the Doctor's eccentric behaviour (such as claiming to have known Nelson personally), an alliance forms. Hart is in charge of the adaptation of the sea fort for use as a SONAR testing station. The Doctor discovers that the Master, assisted by a misguided Trenchard, is stealing electrical equipment from the naval base to build a machine that will control the Sea Devils.The Master throws a dagger at The Doctor's back.
Episode three
The Doctor survives and hears the evil Time Lord intends to use the reptiles as an army to conquer the planet, and he begins by using the machine to summon some of them from the sea – forcing the Doctor to employ his sonic screwdriver to repel them by exploding mines on the beach.
The Master returns to his cell and begins work on a new device. He activates it and it calls the Sea Devils to his location. They attack the prison killing the guards and Trenchard.
Episode four
The Sea Devils attack the submarine.
Soon, however, a battle for the prison ensues, during which Trenchard, who had believed he was aiding his country against enemy agents, is killed. The Doctor and the Master duel with swords, but eventually the Doctor and Jo are forced to flee to HMS Seaspite, where Hart tells them a naval submarine has disappeared. The Doctor investigates in a submarine bell and is seized by the Sea Devils, who take him to their leader. The Doctor enters the Sea Devils' base and tries to encourage peaceful negotiation, recalling how he had failed to broker an agreement between mankind and the Silurians. The Master, too, ventures to the Sea Devil base, intent on provoking war, but matters are left unresolved when the base is attacked by depth charges. Jo realises the bell is empty.
Episode five
This attack has been ordered by a gluttonous and short-sighted politician, Robert Walker, who has arrived at HMS Seaspite to take control of the situation and is intent on repeating UNIT’s actions on Wenley Moor: blowing up the creatures, but this time with nuclear weapons. Hart and Jo are opposed to the attack but at least it allows the Doctor cover to flee, even if he has failed in his initial attempt to sue for peace.The sea devil aims its gun at the three people.
Episode six
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The Sea Devils send out the wake up call.
The Doctor persuades Walker to allow him a final attempt at negotiation, but in the meantime the Sea Devils capture the naval base. They have been inspired to this action by the Master, who still wishes to instigate a war. The Master forces the Doctor to help build a machine to revive Sea Devil colonies all over the world. Returning to the Sea Devil base the Master activates the device, whereupon the Sea Devils imprison both Time Lords, now both equally useless to them. However, the Doctor has sabotaged the machine and he and the Master escape the base using equipment from the captured submarine.
As they are rescued, massive power feedback from the sabotaged machine destroys the Sea Devil colony before the military attack can begin. As usual, the Master is able to escape capture (this time by faking a heart attack, hypnotising a man into switching places with him, and hijacking a rescue hovercraft) and flees the scene.
Cast
- The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Jo Grant - Katy Manning
- The Master - Roger Delgado
- John Hart - Edwin Richfield
- George Trenchard - Clive Morton
- Robbins - Royston Tickner
- Radio Operator - Neil Seiler
- Clark - Declan Mulholland
- Hickman - Hugh Futcher
- 3rd Officer Jane Blythe - June Murphy
- Ldg. Telegraphist Bowman - Alec Wallis
- Castle Guard Wilson - Brian Justice
- Castle Guard Barclay - Terry Walsh
- Sea Devil - Pat Gorman
- C.P.O. Smedley - Eric Mason
- Commander Ridgeway - Donald Sumpter
- Lt. Commander Mitchell - David Griffin
- Ldg. Seaman Lovell - Christopher Wray
- Castle Guard Drew - Stanley McGeagh
- C.P.O. Summers - Colin Bell
- Lt. Commander Watts - Brian Vaughan
- A/B Girton - Rex Rowland
- Walker - Martin Boddey
- Rear Admiral - Norman Atkyns
- Chief Sea Devil - Peter Forbes-Robertson
- C.P.O. Myers - John Caesar
Crew
- Assistant Floor Manager - John Bradburn
- Costumes - Maggie Fletcher
- Designer - Tony Snoaden
- Fight Arranger - Derek Ware and HAVOC
- Film Cameraman - Peter Sargent
- Film Editor - Martyn Day
- Incidental Music - Malcolm Clarke
- Make-Up - Sylvia James
- Producer - Barry Letts
- Production Assistant - Colin Dudley
- Script Editor - Terrance Dicks
- Special Sounds - Brian Hodgson
- Studio Lighting - Mike Jefferies
- Studio Sound - Tony Millier, Colin Dixon
- Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
- Visual Effects - Peter Day
References
- The Master was captured at Devil's End. He is imprisoned at Fortress Island.
Foods and beverages
- The Doctor consumes several sandwiches throughout his time at the naval base, and whilst visiting the Master.
- Hickman is seen drinking Old Oak Light Ale.
Species
- The Sea Devils are the 'aquatic cousins' to the Silurians.
The Doctor
- The Doctor is a trained diver and accomplished golfer.
The Doctor's items
- The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to detect mines and cause them to explode.
Vehicles
- Jo can operate a hovercraft.
Story notes
- This story had the working title The Sea Silurians.
- The scene involving the Master watching Clangers was a last-minute addition, added because the first episode was missing 90 seconds of the standard run time.
- This is one of two stories where the Third Doctor utters the full line "I reversed the polarity of the neutron flow.". The other is in The Five Doctors.
- The Sea Devils are never named as such (except the fort survivor rambling about sea devils).
- The Doctor remarks that he was a personal friend of Horatio Nelson.
- This serial's director, Michael Briant, provided the voice of the radio DJ in episode two.
- Originally, Episode one was to include The Doctor waterskiing, which was to be used as the excuse for The Doctor and Jo being late to The Master's prison. Increasingly inclement weather made the shoot impossible.
- Along with Mission to the Unknown, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sontaran Experiment, Genesis of the Daleks and Midnight, this is one of only six televised stories in the history of Doctor Who not to feature the TARDIS (Inferno and Day of the Daleks feature the central console, but not the TARDIS itself).
Ratings
- Episode 1 - 6.4 million viewers
- Episode 2 - 9.7 million viewers
- Episode 3 - 8.3 million viewers
- Episode 4 - 7.8 million viewers
- Episode 5 - 8.3 million viewers
- Episode 6 - 8.5 million viewers
Myths
- Roger Delgado was afraid of the water and it took great courage for him to film the scene in which the Master and the Doctor are rescued from the sea by the Navy. (This was frequently recalled by Jon Pertwee in later interviews, but according to Delgado's widow, Kismet, it is untrue. Delgado was actually worried about getting his costume wet, as there was no spare available.) (Delgado's fear of water is also recalled during the DVD commentary of The Sea Devils by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks.) Delgado also looks very uncomfortable during his scenes in the water.
Filming locations
- The exterior of the Master's prison was in fact Norris Castle, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. The Sea Fort was an actual sea defence fort built in the 1860s in the river Solent, off the South Hampshire coast, in anticipation of a feared French invasion which never came to pass. Abandoned at the time of the story's filming, it has since become a hotel resort. In July of 2007 the fort came up for sale after the company owning the hotel collapsed and its owner was jailed.
- Fraser Gunnery Range, HMS St George, Portsmouth
- Royal Navy ship HMS Reclaim
- No Man's Land Sea Fort, Solent
- Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight
- Bembridge Harbour, Isle of Wight
- Norris Castle, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
- Red Cliff, Sandown, Isle of Wight
- Bembridge Sailing Club, Bembridge, Isle of Wight
- Priory Bay, Isle of Wight
- BBC Television Centre (Studio 8), Shepherd's Bush, London
Production errors
If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
- The clock in the Master's prison moves backwards.
- An Admiral of one of the ships sent to attack the Sea Devils base wears glasses, this is against Navy Regulations.
Continuity
- The Master was captured in DW: The Dæmons.
- The Silurians first appeared in DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians.
- The Sea Devils are next seen in DW: Warriors of the Deep.
- Sea Devils and Silurians appear in NA: Blood Heat.
- The Master watches Clangers in a fashion similar to his watching Teletubbies in DW: The Sound of Drums.
- The Doctor attempts to attribute the misnomer "Silurian" to their discoverer.
- The Master mentions their encounter with the Sea Devils to the Tenth Doctor in DW: Last of the Time Lords.
- The Doctor and the Master would later engage in another sword fight in 1215. (DW: The King's Demons)
Timeline
- This story occurs after ST: The Switching
- This story occurs before EDA: The Eight Doctors
Home video and audio releases
Editing for both VHS and DVD releases completed by Doctor Who Restoration Team.
VHS Releases
This was released on video in episodic format
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UK VHS cover
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US VHS cover
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AUS VHS cover
DVD releases
This story was released on DVD as part of the Beneath the Surface collection along with Doctor Who and the Silurians and Warriors of the Deep.
Region 2 cover
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Region 1 cover
Region 4 cover
Beneath the Surface
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Audio releases
A CD has been released.
It was also released in Monsters on Earth which also included Doctor Who and the Silurians and Warriors of the Deep.
CD Release
Monsters on Earth cover
Novelisation and its audiobook
- Main article: Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils
- The Sea Devils was released as Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils By Malcolm Hulke it was first released in 1974 before being re-released in 1981 with a new cover.
External links
- The Sea Devils at the BBC's official site
- The Sea Devils at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Sea Devils at Shannon Sullivan's A Brief History of Time (Travel)
- The Sea Devils at The Locations Guide
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