"Doctor Who" The Underwater Menace: Episode 4 (TV Episode 1967) Poster

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5/10
Well that was different.
Sleepin_Dragon27 February 2021
Zaroff puts his plan into operation, but sets off a devastating chain of events.

It had an ok start, but it has gotten worse with every episode, the same thing applies to The Web Planet, an ambitious and wonderfully imaginative story, which simply didn't have the necessary budget. Like expecting a banquet, and being given beans on toast.

They have Ben some nice lines, Polly on the other hand just moaned and whimpered the whole way through, she was so, so much better than this. Noel Johnson, who played The King, would get a much, much better deal when he'd appear in Invasion of The Dinosaurs with Jon Pertwee.

You don't know the password either, that line was actually hilarious, and made me chuckle.

I'd you genuinely love this story, can I suggest you pick it up on vinyl, some of the best artwork you can imagine, it really is beautifully presented.

Joseph Fürst, what can I say, I'm speechless. Thankfully we never saw Zaroff again.

It's an escape from reality, a bit of silliness, don't take it too seriously. 5/10.
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4/10
A Fishy Tale - Disappointing and often silly this is one of Doctor Who's least successful stories.
A_Kind_Of_CineMagic21 August 2014
This 4 part story has to go down as a major failure in the series history. It takes place on Atlantis and sadly it is silly and badly produced in most respects compared to the series usual great standards. Being quite ridiculous at times it is at best camp fun but it mostly fails to maintain that fun as it is also pretty boring much of the time. The attempts at humour often fall flat and its implausible story (from writer Geoffrey Orme) is not a good idea.

A disappointing adventure in almost every respect with only the regular cast's performances and a few small elements raising it above an Atlantis like descent into total awfulness. One of the worst Doctor Who stories but with just enough fun and decent aspects to keep it above the level of a lot of the dross you see on TV.

One word in its defence, many people accuse the villain Zaroff of having an awful accent but that was the actor Joseph Furst's own natural accent!

All 4 Episodes - 4/10
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