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Catalogue number | BBCDVD 2438B | ||||||||||
Title | Doctor Who - The sea devils | ||||||||||
Artist(s) | Malcolm Hulke | ||||||||||
Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||||
Released | 1972 | ||||||||||
Distributed / printed by | BBC | ||||||||||
Country of origin | UK | ||||||||||
Media type | Primary | ||||||||||
Media genre | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||||
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes | A0100896705-A911 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||||
My rating | ***** | ||||||||||
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Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
What type of seller was used? | Physical shop | ||||||||||
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Side & track | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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A1 | Episode 1 | 24.42 | |||||||||
A2 | Episode 2 | 24.33 | |||||||||
A3 | Episode 3 | 24.09 | |||||||||
A4 | Episode 4 | 24.10 | |||||||||
A5 | Episode 5 | 24.54 | |||||||||
A6 | Episode 6 | 25.27 | |||||||||
A7 | Hello Sailor! Making the Sea Devils | 36.40 | |||||||||
A8 | 8mm | 3.53 | |||||||||
A9 | Trails and continuity | 6.20 | |||||||||
A10 | Photo gallery | 8.39 | |||||||||
A11 | Coming soon - The Time Meddler | 1.05 | |||||||||
A12 | Radio Times listings [PDF] | ||||||||||
A13 | Piccolo Book - The Making of Doctor Who (PDF) | ||||||||||
Total length of media 3:24:32. |
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My rating | 3 | |
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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
StarringJon Pertwee Roger Delgado Katy Manning Edwin Richfield Clive Morton Royston Tickner Declan Mulholland Hugh Futcher June Murphy Alec Wallis Brian Justice Terry Walsh Eric Mason Donald Sumpter David Griffin Christopher Wray Stanley McGeagh Colin Bell Brian Vaughan Rex Rowland Martin Boddey Norman Atkyns John Caesar Peter Forbes-Robertson Pat Gorman Written byMalcolm Hulke Produced byBarry Letts Directed byMichael Briant SynopsisArrested after the events at Devil's End, the Master has been incarcerated at a top-security prison on a remote island off the south coast of England. When the Doctor and Jo Grant pay a visit to their old enemy, they find him a reformed character. But can the spate of mysterious shipping accidents and garbled reports of sea monsters in the local area really be a coincidence? The Doctor soon finds himself pitted against the Sea Devils, an ancient race of reptiles intent on eliminating Mankind and reclaiming the Earth for themselves ... BackgroundMalcolm Hulke's sequel to 1970's Doctor Who and the Silurians reworks the same ethical issues, and although The Sea Devils may lack the moral depth and bleak nature of its predecessor, it compensates with extensive location work, ambitious action sequences, and some enthusiastic support from the Royal Navy. Replaying the ancient-reptiles-attempt-to-reclaim-Earth scenario repeats the intrinsic dilemma: which race is demonstrably more deserving of our sympathies, and can the Doctor broker a peace before it is too late ... ? In one of the great iconic moments from the history of the series, the Sea Devils rise from the water and advance up the beach at the end of Episode 3. Unfortunately, as a race they remain mostly mute, lacking intelligent motivation, and are ultimately portrayed as rather unsympathetic cannon fodder. The generosity of the Navy affords the production a succession of impressive dramatic opportunities, both on land and at sea, and although UNIT are conspicuous by their absence, the cast of Navy characters and supporting extras more than compensate within the narrative. Ultimately, it is the Master that that rather steals the show, stirring up the inter-species aggression and exploiting human weakness. The prison visit grants a tantalising hint of his history with the Doctor, and he is by turns utterly charming, blithely deceitful, deliciously ironic and, in the closing moments, unexpectedly mischievous. An action-packed yarn with sword fights and submarines, mine fields and mind games, and featuring some intriguing insights into the Doctor's relationship with the Master, The Sea Devils is quintessential Pertwee. | ||
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