The Doctor Who spin-off series airs on BBC One
The Doctor Who spin-off series airs on BBC One
The War Between the Land and the Sea lands on BBC One tonight and is set to be an exciting new series. From the writer of the Doctor Who reboot, this five-part science-fiction miniseries is a spin-off of the iconic show.
It takes viewers through UNIT’s attempt to prevent a global war caused by the return of the Sea Devils. “The War Between the Land and the Sea” is created by Russell T Davies as part of the “Whoniverse” franchise and will air on BBC One and Disney+.
Teasing a synopsis for the show, the BBC said: “When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered…”
Barclay (Russell Tovey) is a low-level UNIT staff member whose ordinary life becomes a world of terror when an ancient species rises from the sea. He becomes humanity’s ambassador when the mysterious Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) emerges from the Tank at a summit on the Thames.
UNIT, led by Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), fights for control as humanity faces destruction.
The War Between the Land and the Sea cast
- Russell Tovey (Barclay)
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Salt)
- Jemma Redgrave (Kate)
- Alexander Devrient (Colonal Ibrahim)
- Colin McFarlane (Austin Pierce)
- Ruth Madeley (Shirley Anne Bingham)
- Adrian Lukis (Jonathan Hynes)
- Vincent Franklin (Harry Shaw)
- Francesca Corney (Hana Chakri)
- Mei Mac (Min Tso)
- Waleed Hammad (Tariq Hashim)
- Hannah Donaldson (Louise Mackie)
- Ann Akinjirin (Barbara Pierre-Dupont)
The War Between the Land and the Sea episodes
Episode One “Homo Aqua”- December 7
Episode Two “Plastic Apocalypse”- December 7
Episode Three “The Deep”- December 14
Episode Four “The Witch of the Waterfall” -December 14
Episode Five TBA- December 21
How to watch
The five-part series will air on BBC One on Sunday evenings. The first episode will air at 8:30pm, followed by the second episode which will air immediately after at 9:15pm.
The episodes will also land on BBC iPlayer.
In 2026, The War Between the Land and the Sea will be available to watch on Disney+ in certain locations.
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