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Legend of the Sea Devils

Sets:
Doctor Who (2005-2022)
Thirteenth Doctor

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First aired Sunday, April 17, 2022
Directed by Haolu Wang
Runtime 50 minutes
Story Type Special
Time Travel Past
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) LGBTQA+ Pirates The Doctor Falls Under the Sea Celebrity Historical
Story Arc: (Potential Spoilers!) Thasmin
Locations China Earth
UK Viewers 3.47 million
Appreciation Index 76
Synopsis

When the legendary pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao, alias "Madam Ching", awakens an antediluvian Sea Devil extremist, the Doctor's TARDIS is pulled off-course and Team TARDIS must try to work together with the historical rogue to save the entire Earth from global flood. But amidst the high-stakes, high-sea adventure, it soon becomes clear the stakes for everyone involved — even the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz — are much more personal than a legendary sunken treasure, or even the all-important Keystone...

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