{"id":13236,"date":"2022-04-04T13:34:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1620191"},"modified":"2022-04-04T14:00:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:00:08","slug":"doctor-who-boss-reveals-new-plot-details-for-legend-of-the-sea-devils","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-boss-reveals-new-plot-details-for-legend-of-the-sea-devils\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who boss reveals new plot details for Legend of the Sea Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 04 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>We\u2019re just a couple of weeks away from the return of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> for its Easter special Legend of the Sea Devils \u2013 and now show boss Chris Chibnall has teased some new plot details for the episode.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"\/\/doctorwhomagazine.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>, Chibnall revealed that the iconic ship the Flor de la Mar \u2013 or more specifically, its lost treasure \u2013 will play a role in the special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our story, Madam Ching is on a mission to track down the lost treasure of the Flor de la Mar, a ship that may have been washed up in the waters around the area where we start the story,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe unleashes a terrifying evil that the Doctor has to help everyone deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Exclusive preview of Legend of the Sea Devils in DWM 576!<br\/><br\/>The latest issue also includes interviews with co-writer Ella Road, director Haolu Wang and costume designer Ray Holman.<br\/><br\/>PLUS!<br\/>???? Doctor Who Discovers Pirates<br\/>???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigfinish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@bigfinish<\/a> download <br\/>???? A giant double-sided poster <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/GLv7afCMWs&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/GLv7afCMWs<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWMtweets\/status\/1508408585629413382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">It was co-writer Ella Road\u2019s suggestion to include the 19th-century pirate leader Zheng Yi Sao, aka Madam Ching (played in the episode by Crystal Yu) \u2013 who is also a real character from history.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\">\u201cShe features in lots of stories throughout history, but her actual character is quite slippery and hard to pin down,\u201d Road said. \u201cSo I said, \u2018What about her?\u2019\u201d<\/p> <p>The official synopsis provided by the BBC for the episode reads: \u201cThis episode finds the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Dan (John Bishop) in 19th century China, where a small coastal village is under threat \u2013 from both the fearsome pirate queen Madame Ching (Crystal Yu) and a monstrous alien force which she unwittingly unleashes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It continues: \u201cWill the Doctor, Yaz and Dan emerge from this swashbuckling battle with the Sea Devils to save the planet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-trailer-legend-sea-devils-newsupdate\/&quot;\">first trailer for the episode was released<\/a>, teasing some new tension between the Doctor and Yaz and hinting at an epic adventure that includes a hovering galleon, sci-fi sword fights and some sort of deep-sea monster.<\/p>\n<p>It will be Jodie Whittaker\u2019s penultimate episode as the Doctor, and director Haolu Wang previously teased it will be her <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-sea-devils-jodie-whittaker-fun-newsupdate\/&quot;\">\u201clast chance to have fun\u201d in the role<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-thasmin-mandip-gill-legend-sea-devils-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Mandip Gill teases Thasmin development in Doctor Who\u2019s next special<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils comes to BBC One and <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a> on Sunday 17th April. 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