After the threat of the Daleks troubled the Doctor in Doctor Who’s New Year’s Day special, the series is bringing back a different classic villain—the Sea Devils.
The teaser trailer for the second special came after the New Year’s special finished airing, and it is fittingly titled Legend of the Sea Devils.
The clip didn’t reveal much. However, Craige Els, who appeared in Doctor Who: Flux as the alien Karvanista, has been credited as Marsissus, hinting at a new role for the actor expected to play the main Sea Devil that we saw in the teaser.
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While talking to Doctor Who Magazine, executive producer Matt Strevens teased,
“It’s a bit of a swashbuckler. It’s the last ‘regular’ adventure story before you go into the machinations of a regeneration story.”
Matt Strevens
As the Sea Devil has had many reincarnations in the show throughout its long run, the one seen in the trailer resembles a design much closer to the classic. Strevens also praised showrunner Chris Chibnall, adding,
“Chris is a superfan, as we know, so for him, it was really important that we did the Sea Devils justice. He was really keen to stick close to the classic design.”
Matt Strevens
The special will see the Doctor and team land in a small seaside village in 19th century China under threat by the pirate queen Madame Ching.
Jodie Whittaker returns as the thirteenth Doctor, along with Mandip Gill, John Bishop, Crystal Yu, Arthur Lee, and Marlowe Chan-Reeves.
As Whittaker’s journey as the Doctor reaches its conclusion soon, we don’t know who will take over from here, but she is said to receive a grand farewell.
An interesting rumor floating around is that David Tennant, Matt Smith, Christopher Eccleston, and Peter Capaldi are returning for the show’s 60th anniversary specials.
According to The Sun, a TV insider revealed,
“The BBC wanted something unique to mark six decades of Doctor Who, and while getting all the former time lords together will be a challenge, it’s one Russell might just achieve.
After all, he was the man responsible for signing up Christopher and David back in 2005, and he is one of the few people who might convince them to be a part of the show again.
It remains to be seen if he can achieve an exact copy of The Five Doctors, but he will certainly want to capture some of the spirit of that landmark episode in these specials.”
Doctor Who special, Legend of the Sea Devils, does not have a release date yet. It is set to air sometime this spring on BBC One in the UK and BBC America.
About Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British sci-fi TV program produced by the BBC since 1963. The series aired from 1963-89 and was then again revived in 2005.
The program depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called “The Doctor,” an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-traveling spaceship called the TARDIS. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, saves civilizations, and helps people in need.
Over the years, many actors like Jodie Whittaker, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, and Peter Davidson have played the Doctor. Hartnell was the first actor to be cast as Doctor Who.
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