Doctor Who: The underwater menace - The Patrick Troughton years 1966-1969
BBC TV
The Tardis arrives on a extinct volcanic island. Before long, the travelers are captured and taken into the depths of the Earth, where they find a hidden civilization, the lost city of Atlantis. The Atlanteans worship a goddess named Amdo and use Fish People, men and women operated upon so that they can breathe under the sea, to farm the plankton-based food on which they survive.
TV rating: Not rated.
BBC TV ; written by Geoffrey Orme ; directed by Julia Smith ; produced by Innes Lloyd.
Episodes 2 and 3 of this adventure feature fully restored picture and audio. The missing episodes, 1 and 4, are presented using photographic stills and a restored soundtrack.
Special features: Commentary with Patrick Troughton's son Michael (Episode 1), actors Aneke Wills (Polly), Frazer Hines (Jamie), Catherine Howe (Ara), special sounds supervisor Brian Hodgson and floor assistant Quentin Mann (Episodes 2 & 3), and archival materials from Patrick Troughton, directors Julia Smith and Hugh David, and producer Innes Lloyd, (Episode 4) moderated by Toby Hadoke; A fishy tale; The Television Centre of the universe - part two; photo gallery; digitally remastered picture & sound quality.
Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Michael Craze, Anneke Wills, Joseph Furst.
Originally transmitted January 14-February 4, 1967.
Music, Dudley Simpson.
DVD; NTSC, region 1, fullscreen presentation, Dolby Digital mono.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
