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Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep

Starring: Peter Davison

Earth, 2084. Two global superpowers hover on the brink of war. When the TARDIS is forced to make an unplanned visit to Sea Base Four, the Doctor (Peter Davison, The Last Detective), Tegan (Janet Fielding, Minder) and Turlough (Mark Strickson, A Christmas Carol) find themselves accused of being enemy agents.

Item Number: 14674

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Format:
DVD Fullscreen
Region:
1 - More Details
Run time:
About 1 1/2 hours
Originally Aired On:
PBS
Number of Discs:
1
Closed Captions:
Y
Special Features:

Commentary by actors Peter Davison (the Doctor) and Janet Fielding (Tegan), script editor Eric Sward and visual effects designer Matt Irvine

The Depths Making Of with cast and crew interviews

They Came from Beneath the Sea Featurette on the realization of the Silurians, Sea Devils and the Myrka

Science in Action Matt Irvine discusses his effects work

Trails and Continuities

Isolated Music

Radio Times Listings (DVD-ROM PC/Mac)

Photo Gallery

Production Notes Subtitle Option

Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

 

Earth, 2084. Two global superpowers hover on the brink of war. When the TARDIS is forced to make an unplanned visit to Sea Base Four, the Doctor (Peter Davison, The Last Detective), Tegan (Janet Fielding, Minder) and Turlough (Mark Strickson, A Christmas Carol) find themselves accused of being enemy agents. While facing a battle for their lives, the trio faces an even greater threat: the Silurians and Sea Devils have formed an alliance. Can the Doctor prevent them from implementing their "final solution" and triggering a war that could wipe out the entire human race? Extras include commentary by actors Davison and Fielding, script editor Eric Sward and visual effects designer Matt Irvine, plus several exclusive "making-of" featurettes.

The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough arrive at an underwater Sea Base on Earth, where a scientific and military team led by Commander Vorshak are monitoring a rival power bloc. The team undergo regular missile launch test sequences to ensure that they are ready at all times to combat an attack.
Three Silurians led by Icthar - the surviving member of a Silurian triad - revive a colony of Sea Devil Warriors in order to invade the base and use its weapons to attack the opposing power bloc, thus provoking a global war that will allow the reptiles to conquer the Earth.
The Doctor uses ultra-violet light to destroy the reptiles' giant electrified sea beast, the Myrka. When it appears that there is no other option, he also reluctantly suggests using hexachromite gas to kill the remaining invaders. While this is done, he links his own brain into the base's computer to prevent the firing of the missiles.

The Doctor --- Peter Davison
Tegan --- Janet Fielding
Turlough --- Mark Strickson
Bulic --- Nigel Humphreys
Icthar --- Norman Comer
Karina --- Nitza Saul
Maddox --- Martin Neil
Nilson --- Ian McCulloch
Paroli --- James Coombes
Preston --- Tara Ward
Sauvix --- Christopher Farries
Scibus --- Stuart Blake
Solow --- Ingrid Pitt
Tarpok --- Vincent Brimble
Vorshak --- Tom Adams


Directed by Pennant Roberts
Costumes by Judy Pepperdine
Incidental Music by Jonathan Gibbs
Produced by John Nathan-Turner
Script Editing by Eric Saward
Title Music by Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, arranged by Peter Howell
Written by Johnny Byrne

Gareth Milne doubles - very convincingly - for Peter Davison in the underwater swimming sequence in Part Two.

Ian McCulloch, well known for his role as Greg in Terry Nation's BBC series Survivors, appears here as Nilson.

Horror film star Ingrid Pitt plays Solow. She had previously appeared in Doctor Who as Queen Galleia in season nine's The Time Monster.