The Doctor and Jo visit the Master at his island prison where the Doctor becomes curious about a number of ships sinking in the area.The Doctor and Jo visit the Master at his island prison where the Doctor becomes curious about a number of ships sinking in the area.The Doctor and Jo visit the Master at his island prison where the Doctor becomes curious about a number of ships sinking in the area.
Peter Brace
- Naval Base Sailor
- (uncredited)
Ron Tingley
- Naval Base Sailor
- (uncredited)
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- Malcolm Hulke
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- Donald Wilson(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe Royal Navy waived royalty fees on the use of stock footage and clips showing ships in action, happy with on-screen credits and the positive publicity generated by the show. Many sailors volunteered to help with the filming, so that most of the extras during the sequence at the Naval Base were actual service personnel, except in some of the stunts.
- GoofsAfter the Doctor comments about the Master's weight and Colonel Trenchard replies he cannot get the exercise, the very scene has the Master is exercising on a rowing machine.
However, such a method would be seen as a substitute for genuine exercise, and only exercise for his upper body, not his legs. The term is not a strictly literal one, but a reference to the Master not being able to go outside.
- Crazy creditsThe BBC wish to acknowledge the help given to them by the Royal Navy in the making of this programme
- Alternate versionsThe serial is also available as an 88-minute "omnibus" edition, which edits all the chapters together into a seamless movie experience. This omnibus edition is included on the BBC Blu-ray of Jon Pertwee's complete season three.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils (2008)
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This story has a particular soft spot for me as it was my most memorable early introduction to Doctor who, I was still in single figures regarding my age, but after this one I was hooked for life.
Watching as an adult, of course it has the usual issues with the BBC effects, but remembering that this was 5 years before Star Wars and done on a shoestring budget, it all holds up remarkably well.
Monsters lurking around dark corners, our heroes in plenty of peril, good and evil, lots of literally explosive action and stunts, with many well rounded characters, all filmed with some rather dynamic direction that produces quite a few iconic shots, and add to all of that, some of the most unique use of analogue synthesiser sounds you're likely to come across on any soundtrack.
We also find ourselves travelling over and under the sea in just about every form of water vehicle known to man at the time.
It still makes quite an impression, even today!
Watching as an adult, of course it has the usual issues with the BBC effects, but remembering that this was 5 years before Star Wars and done on a shoestring budget, it all holds up remarkably well.
Monsters lurking around dark corners, our heroes in plenty of peril, good and evil, lots of literally explosive action and stunts, with many well rounded characters, all filmed with some rather dynamic direction that produces quite a few iconic shots, and add to all of that, some of the most unique use of analogue synthesiser sounds you're likely to come across on any soundtrack.
We also find ourselves travelling over and under the sea in just about every form of water vehicle known to man at the time.
It still makes quite an impression, even today!
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- Aug 12, 2021
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