BBCDVD 2438B Doctor Who - The sea devils by Malcolm Hulke


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Catalogue numberBBCDVD 2438B
TitleDoctor Who - The sea devils
Artist(s)Malcolm Hulke
Cover conditionNear mint
Record conditionNear mint
BBC records label code-
Item deleted?Yes
Released1972
Distributed / printed byBBC
Country of originUK UK flag
Media typePrimary
Media genreDramas - Sci-fi
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Run-off codes / Shop bar codesA0100896705-A911 16 IFPI L556 Sony DADC
My rating*****
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Side & trackTrack and ArtistLength
A1Episode 124.42
A2Episode 224.33
A3Episode 324.09
A4Episode 424.10
A5Episode 524.54
A6Episode 625.27
A7Hello Sailor! Making the Sea Devils36.40
A88mm3.53
A9Trails and continuity6.20
A10Photo gallery8.39
A11Coming soon - The Time Meddler1.05
A12Radio Times listings [PDF]
A13Piccolo Book - The Making of Doctor Who (PDF)
Total length of media 3:24:32.

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Starring


Jon 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 by


Malcolm Hulke

Produced by


Barry Letts

Directed by


Michael Briant

Synopsis


Arrested 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 ...

Background


Malcolm 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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