Fury from the Deep

042 – Fury from the Deep
Doctor Who serial
Mr. Quill from the story, as he appears in this surviving clip
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byHugh David
Written byVictor Pemberton
Script editorDerrick Sherwin
Produced byPeter Bryant
Executive producer(s)None
Music byDudley Simpson
Production codeRR
SeriesSeason 5
Running time6 episodes, 25 minutes each
Episode(s) missingAll episodes
First broadcast16 March 1968 (1968-03-16)
Last broadcast20 April 1968 (1968-04-20)
Chronology
← Preceded by
The Web of Fear
Followed by →
The Wheel in Space
List of episodes (1963–1989)

Fury from the Deep is the completely missing sixth serial of the fifth season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from 16 March to 20 April 1968.

In this serial, the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his travelling companions Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) and Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) find themselves at a Euro Sea Gas refinery off the coast of contemporary England, where an infectious weed spreads rapidly, infecting and mind controlling anyone who comes into contact with it, including the refinery leader Robson (Victor Maddern). This story is the last to feature Watling as Victoria Waterfield. It also marks the first appearance of the Doctor's gadget, the sonic screwdriver.

Although audio recordings, still photographs, and clips of the story exist, no episodes of this serial are known to have survived. Chronologically, it is the most recent story to be completely missing from the BBC Archives. BBC Studios released an animated version of the serial using the surviving audio in September 2020, animated by Big Finish Creative.[1][2]

  1. ^ Previously known as Planet 55
  2. ^ Ling, Thomas (28 October 2019). "New Doctor Who animation to revive classic Patrick Troughton story Fury from the Deep". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 28 October 2019.