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'''The Doctor''': History books? Captain Hart, Horatio Nelson was a personal friend of mine. }}
 
The Doctor and Jo go and visit the Master in his high-security offshore prison and find out that ships have been disappearing at sea. The Doctor investigates, and finds that the sinkings appear to centre around an abandoned sea fort. Heading out there, they encounter what one sailor calls a "Sea Devil" - apparently an amphibious breed of "Silurian" (see "[[Doctor Who (TV)/Recap/S7 E2 Doctor Who and The Silurians|The Silurians]]"). In fact, the Doctor [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade on]] an error in the previous serial by pointing out that the discoverer got the name wrong - the creatures are from the Eocene period, not the Silurian.
 
It turns out that the Master has got his prison governor under control and the latter is procuring parts so that the renegade Time Lord can build a machine to revive the Sea Devils from hibernation.
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* [[Crystal Clear Picture]]: The Clangers: the picture is inserted via yellowscreen (yellow was the preferred matte color for BBC Chromakey work in the '70s).
* [[Fake Shemp]]: In the jetski chase, the Master is played by a stunt double, which is why he tries to keep his face hidden.
* [[Go -Karting With Bowser]]: The Doctor, Jo and The Master share a couple of jokes and chat amiably for a few minutes when The Doctor and Jo first arrive.
* [[Hazardous Water]]: The Sea Devils make every attempt to turn the North Sea into this.
* [[For the Evulz]]: Why is the Master working with the Sea Devils? So he can get rid of the Doctor's favorite species. That's all the reward he needs.
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: The Doctor lets on that he was a close personal friend of Admiral Lord Nelson.
* [[Office Golf]]: Colonel Trenchard seems to be fond of this. The Doctor has a go, too, but he does it blindfolded.
* [[Off -the -Shelf FX]]: That little nuclear sub? A modified toy from Woolworth's.
* [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: The Bofors gun firing in the last episode, and many of the rifles throughout, don't seem to have their sounds adjusted, and were recorded as they'd naturally sound, making for a less-than-dramatic effect for those unaccustomed to how guns actually sound when fired.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Averted. When trying to rent the launch from the quaymaster, The Doctor mentions that his leg was injured in [[Crimean War|The Crimea]]. The quaymaster doesn't buy it. Then he tries [[World War One|Gallipoli]]. Still no luck. Finally he tries [[World War Two|El Alamein]], by which time he gives up and says "It really doesn't matter, does it?"
* [[Reverse Polarity]]: The Doctor sabotages the Master's machine by "reversing the polarity of the neutron flow". This is [[Never Live It Down|the only time]] the Third Doctor utters the whole phrase instead of just parts of it.
{{quote| '''Doctor''': Before you reactivated it, I reversed the polarity of the neutron flow.}}
* [[Shout -Out]]:
{{quote| '''Master:''' Do you know who I am?<br />
'''Guard:''' You're [[The Prisoner]]. }}
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