Stories Television Doctor Who Season 5 Classic Who S5 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fury from the Deep 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 8 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 3 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, March 16, 1968 Production Code RR Written by Victor Pemberton Directed by Hugh David Runtime 150 minutes Story Type Companion Exit Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Base Under Siege, Evil Vegetation, The Doctor Falls Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Sonic Screwdriver Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England Synopsis The TARDIS lands on the surface of the sea, just off the east coast of England. The time travellers use a rubber dinghy to get ashore, where they are shot with tranquilliser darts and taken prisoner by security guards as they have arrived in the restricted area of the Euro Sea Gas refinery. At the refinery base, run by a man named Robson, the Second Doctor learns that there have been a number of unexplained problems with the pressure in the feed pipes from the offshore drilling rigs and a strange sound is reverberating through the pipeline. It is later revealed that one of the rigs has sucked up a parasitic form of seaweed, which is capable of releasing poisonous gas or a strange kind of foam that allows it to take control of the minds of those it touches. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save 6 Episodes Episode 1 Missing First aired Saturday, March 16, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Victor Pemberton Directed by Hugh David UK Viewers 8.2 million Appreciation Index 55 Synopsis The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are taken prisoner by the staff of a gas refinery, who have lost contact with their drilling rigs and experienced mysterious drops in pressure. Episode 2 Missing First aired Saturday, March 23, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Victor Pemberton Directed by Hugh David UK Viewers 7.9 million Appreciation Index 55 Synopsis Harris asks for the Doctor's help with Maggie, while Van Lutyens and the Chief Engineer attempt to find out what is blocking the impeller. Episode 3 Missing First aired Saturday, March 30, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Victor Pemberton Directed by Hugh David UK Viewers 7.7 million Appreciation Index 56 Synopsis While the Doctor begins his investigation into the weed creatures, Robson is attacked by one at the refinery. Episode 4 Missing First aired Saturday, April 6, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Victor Pemberton Directed by Hugh David UK Viewers 6.6 million Appreciation Index 56 Synopsis Van Lutyens' investigation of the base of the impeller places the Doctor and Jamie in danger from the Weed Creature. Episode 5 Missing First aired Saturday, April 13, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Victor Pemberton Directed by Hugh David UK Viewers 5.9 million Appreciation Index 56 Synopsis With the Weed Creature poised to burst out of the pipeline and attack the base, an encounter with Oak and Quill gives the Doctor a vital clue about its weakness. Episode 6 Missing First aired Saturday, April 20, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Victor Pemberton Directed by Hugh David UK Viewers 6.9 million Appreciation Index 57 Synopsis The Doctor and Jamie rescue Victoria from Robson and realise they can destroy the Weed Creature with sound waves. Show All Episodes Characters Second Doctor Patrick Troughton Jamie McCrimmon Frazer Hines Victoria Waterfield Deborah Watling Weed creature First Appearance Show All Characters (4) How to watch Fury from the Deep: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray Fury from the Deep [Steelbook] Blu-Ray Fury from the Deep DVD Fury from the Deep Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 8 reviews 16 March 2025 · 58 words Review by greenLetterT Spoilers This review contains spoilers! Fury from the Deep is a slow, suspenseful story. I get why the pacing isn't to everyone's taste, but I really enjoyed the creeping horror of it all. Also, Victoria's exit is REALLY well done, possibly the best we've had in the series at this point. Just, banger of a story. I really hope this one gets found greenLetterT View profile Like Liked 0 16 March 2025 · 49 words Review by Scottybguud Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! Can be a bit slow at times, but quite atmospheric and a creepy antagonist. Funny that Victoria is usually slated in the fan base for her screaming, but here it is actually pivotal to the plot. A nice farewell she gets aswell, just a strange location to do it. Scottybguud View profile Like Liked 1 14 March 2025 · 39 words Review by Azurillkirby 1 The first half was pretty frustrating, with the entire plot hinging on one character being stupid and everyone arguing with him. The second half was a LOT better, and I was liking it quite a lot. B. Maybe C. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 1 17 November 2024 · 111 words Review by Dogtor Spoilers This review contains spoilers! “She can’t scream, sir.” Le pouls d’algues monstrueux hante une histoire somme toute très simple. Ici la mer est en effet vraiment effrayante, et quand elle se retourne contre l’Homme c’est presque très lovecraftien. Mais si l’histoire est quand même trop lente elle arrive à être malgré tout très envoûtante, et elle accumule des scènes souvent assez glaçantes. Victoria en plus donne tout son coeur à Fury from the Deep. Elle a toujours été un peu trop la demoiselle en détresse. Mais sa vulnérabilité marche de fou ici, et elle apporte énormément d’humanité au récit. Dogtor View profile Like Liked 0 8 September 2024 · 39 words Review by ItsR0b0tNinja Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! While I somewhat enjoy it, I think that Inferno is a better version of this idea. It does have a rather slow pace. While the threat is ever present, it does take a long while for anything to happen. ItsR0b0tNinja View profile Like Liked 2 Show All Reviews (8) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating343 members 3.63 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating331 votes 3.70 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 624 Favourited 56 Reviewed 8 Saved 8 Skipped 4 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Target Collection Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep Rating: 3.75 Story Skipped Book More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other variations of this story We define a variation as another way of experiencing the exact same story - like an autiobook, a reconstruction or an omnibus edition. Animated Reconstructions Fury from the Deep (Animated Reconstruction) Rating: 3.56 Story Skipped Animated Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Animated Reconstructions Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved BBC Audio Soundtracks Fury from the Deep (BBC Audio Soundtrack) (2004) Rating: ??? Story Skipped Soundtrack Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: BBC Audio Soundtracks Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved BBC Audio Soundtracks Fury from the Deep (BBC Audio Soundtrack) Rating: ??? Story Skipped Soundtrack Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: BBC Audio Soundtracks Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: What's the matter, Victoria? PRICE: She can't scream, sir. DOCTOR: Oh no! Oh Victoria, that's ridiculous. VICTORIA: Jamie, you can't scream just like that! DOCTOR: Everything depends upon you screaming. (Victoria screams.) DOCTOR: There you are. I knew you could. — Fury from the Deep Show All Quotes (3) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking (Transcriber's note - this story exists in audio form only) Episode One [Beach] (The TARDIS has materialised in mid-air just offshore, and set itself down gently on the water. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria use a rubber dinghy to row to the shingle beach nearby.) DOCTOR: There. Come one, Victoria, out you get.JAMIE: Trust you to bring us right down in the middle of the sea.DOCTOR: The TARDIS is perfectly capable of floating you know.VICTORIA: Where are we exactly?DOCTOR: Oh England, undoubtedly.JAMIE: Aye, you can tell by the weather.DOCTOR: And the white cliffs.VICTORIA: We always seem to land on this planet.JAMIE: Aye, it's always England. I think by the hammering the TARDIS has got, you've gone and spiked it. Hey, where are you going? 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