Before Jodie Whitaker saysgoodbye toDoctor Whoand a fresh actortakes her place , the Thirteenth Doctor is closing out her prison term with a trio of vacation specials . The first onepremiered on New Yearsand brought back the Daleks , and now the new special , Legend of the Sea Devils , is taking the Doctor , Yaz ( Mandip Gill ) , and Dan ( John Bishop ) to 19th century China .
The big diachronic highlight of the particular belongs to Crystal Yu as actual life pirate pansy Zheng Yi Sao , aka Madame Ching . Ching was considered one of the most successful pirates in chronicle , taking control of her hubby ’s pirate confederation after her husband ’s death and ending her legendary life history commandeering 24 ships and over 1400 sea rover before her demise at the age of 68 . In the special , she ’s about to attack a nearby coastal village , prompt the Doctor and her familiar to defend it , but the sudden appearing of the titulary Sea Devils complicates matters .
Old school Who rooter should get a kick out of look the Devils , who are making their first show in the post-2005 era with this special . The Devils as a sub - race of the Silurians , and first appear in the 1972 episode of the same name during Jon Pertwee ’s time as the Third Doctor . They would n’t appear again until Peter Davidson ’s Fifth Doctor run into them 1984 , during the four - part opener to season 21 , “ warrior of the Deep . ” Unlike the Silurians , who ’ve had a big redesign since their original debut back in 1970 , the Sea Devils have mostly maintained their original show for the special .
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All tell , it looks like a pretty playfulness limited in the vena with some of the series ’ best episodes . plagiarist are still fabulously fun ( and also funny ! ) to see in live activity , and watch them sword fight down with aliens looks pretty cool . And it does n’t hurt that the teaser features a abbreviated glimpse at a massive sea flying dragon , which’ll surely help the particular feel as luxurious and heroic as it very well should , since this is the penultimate nearer to Whitaker ’s time as the Doctor .
medico Who : Legacy of the Sea Devils will premiere on BBC on April 17 .
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