An early adventure for the developing Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton (still in his stovepipe hat-wearing, disguises-fuelled mode), and one not particularly liked by the main cast and production team of the day, backed up by a bad rap from fans from the original time when there was only one existing episode (its third), The Underwater Menace has become more popular with fans since the return of the long-lost episode two a few years back, re-evaluated alongside its surviving audio as an enjoyable slice of hokum in the best 'madman wants to destroy the world' tradition.
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| Art by Andy Lambert. |
The Fish People workers of Atlantis 'doing their thing' underwater, via plainly visible Kirby wires at Ealing Studios, may not have proved a success in 1967 but they're visually interesting enough to make the story's representative cover to the latest WHO audio release on limited edition LP from Demon Records, available May 29th, 2020.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Underwater-Volcanic-Eruption/dp/B0873PCTJK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dr+who+the+underwater+menace+lp&qid=1587052025&sr=8-1
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