The Underwater Menace Listed on DVD at BBC Shop!

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With more stop starts than the Tyson/Bruno rematch (look it up, kids), it seems that missing-then-found adventure The Underwater Menace may finally be coming to DVD!

Spotted earlier today (we waited to check whether the listing was pulled; it wasn’t) by a multitude of fans (thanks to all who emailed us!), the BBC Shop has stated a date of October 26th, and a price of just £13.99.

It was DWM’s Twitter feed that shared the news…

DWM has learned that the 1967 story The Underwater Menace (of which Episodes 2 & 3 survive) will be released on DVD after all. Details soon.

— Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) September 1, 2015

I'm so pleased this is coming out soon! Patrick and @WhoFrazer's earliest surviving appearances. X https://t.co/RB4YIrZL9F

— Anneke Wills (@AnnekeWills) September 1, 2015

Let me be clear: The Underwater Menace is available for pre-order, right now.

After the second episode was found back in 2011, the serial became 50% complete, and with fragments of parts one and four in existence, it seemed likely that a DVD release would come. But it never did, and the release was eventually confirmed as cancelled in June. As yet, we don’t know what prompted an apparent change of mind, although we understand that the BBC Shop has been given greater powers, so perhaps the answer lies there…

While we don’t know whether or not the missing episodes will receive an animated or photographic reconstruction, The Underwater Menace starring Patrick Troughton is finally heading to DVD – rejoice!

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