The Sea Devils
Joe Siegler
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The Sea Devils
This Story: Season 9, Story 3. Production Code LLL
Overall: Story 62, Episodes 312-317
Airdates: 26 Feb 1972 to 1 Apr 1972
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Michael E. Briant
Notes
- This has production code LLL, and the story before this (in broadcast order) was MMM, so this was made before Curse of Peladon, which aired before this story.
Links: [ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 312 - The Sea Devils 1/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 19 Feb 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 25, 2022
The first ever story with the Sea Devils brings back the Master again. This is another of those stories that I watched in the day, but it didn't do much for me. The story starts pic.twitter.com/FfIDisaBzn
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 312 - The Sea Devils 1/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 19 Feb 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 25, 2022
with the Master still in prison from his last appearance. He's pretending to be a "changed man" which is a rouse for the Doctor. Early plot surrounds ships that have gone missing. pic.twitter.com/vHjC1Yj21i
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 313 - The Sea Devils 2/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 26 Feb 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 26, 2022
The Sea Devils are shown in full in this ep. Part of the set of the base here looks like the prison set (especially the stairs) from Mind of Evil. The incidental music for this pic.twitter.com/xPNypDCAMU
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 313 - The Sea Devils 2/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 26 Feb 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 26, 2022
story is very strange. The plot still seems setup-ish; I can't quite figure it out, although the Master is starting to make some moves. As usual, nobody belives the Doctor. pic.twitter.com/KwPXNIo3Cv
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 314 - The Sea Devils 3/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 11 Mar 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 26, 2022
The replay of the cliffhanger here was way longer than usual. The plot moves forward w/ the Master becoming less of a "fake prisoner" and more "in control" of the prison he's at. pic.twitter.com/DBkEJIOYbp
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 314 - The Sea Devils 3/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 11 Mar 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 26, 2022
The Master reveals his plan, which his to help the Sea Devils reclaim their previous mastery of the planet. The Doctor & Jo escape, Sea Devils themselves are mostly absent here. pic.twitter.com/SGt8Na9xm1
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#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 315 - The Sea Devils 4/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 18 Mar 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 27, 2022
The scene with the Doctor, his sonic, a Sea Devil, & the minefield is one of my fav scenes in any Pertwee story. Can't tell you why. The Sea Devils emerge and start attacking the pic.twitter.com/WzEUPtN9Ye
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 315 - The Sea Devils 4/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 18 Mar 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 27, 2022
humans. They seem to be able to control some humans. Usual political & military red tape pops up in this story, although Trenchard is killed. The Doctor goes to meet Sea Devils. pic.twitter.com/sUa0FQY8UR
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 316 - The Sea Devils 5/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 25 Mar 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 29, 2022
The Doctor is taken from his capsule and meets with the Sea Devils, and tries to broker peace between him and man. Quite similar to the Silurians story, actually. Higher ups in pic.twitter.com/Qv222RLqg3
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 316 - The Sea Devils 5/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 25 Mar 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 29, 2022
the military decide to attack & become the story's new red tape. When the Master entered, I was surprised by this as I was taken in by the Doctor's speech. Well handled. pic.twitter.com/ByXaAde6Qm
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 317 - The Sea Devils 6/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 1 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 29, 2022
The Sea Devils attack/capture the base. The Master tries to revive all of them around the world, but of course the Doctor stops them by blowing up their base. I enjoyed this more pic.twitter.com/qTmyYZKF6N
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 317 - The Sea Devils 6/6 (Serial LLL, Story 62) - 1 Apr 1972. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) June 29, 2022
than I remembered, but I think the failing here is the incidental music. It's really weird, taking me out of the story many times. The Royal Navy help really made this story work. pic.twitter.com/NdIGguLCCP
