062 THE SEA DEVILS by Malcolm HulkeIllustrated by tumblingwhovianSEASON 9 / STORY 3The Doctor and Jo
062 THE SEA DEVILS by Malcolm HulkeIllustrated by tumblingwhovianSEASON 9 / STORY 3The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of England. The governor, Colonel Trenchard, says ships have been disappearing mysteriously at sea.The Silurians have begun to stir again, this time the sea-based Sea Devil tribe! Is the Master planning to use their invasion as a means of escape?FACTS ~DOCTOR: The Third DoctorCOMPANIONS: Jo GrantENEMIES & ALIENS: The Master and The Sea Devils (Silurians)SPACE & TIME: England, 1970sDID YOU KNOW? ~This story introduced the Sea Devils, technically a different tribe of Silurian in the same way that the Homo-reptilia are. These ocean-based variants were also called Eocenes. This story saw the return of The Master, still imprisoned after his capture in The Daemons. The Doctor and his arch enemy have a sword fight, This is the first story to suggest the Doctor and Master were once friends.The Ministry of Defense contacted the BBC because they believed they had used one of their secret submarines in the show - it was actually just an accurate model!This is the only story during the Third Doctor’s era in which he says “Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow” which is often seen as his catchphrase. He only said it once again in the anniversary special The Five Doctors.The working title was The Sea Silurians and the creatures are never referred to officially as “Sea Devils”. -- source link
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