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The War Between the Land and the Sea begins 7 December
The final five episodes of the BBC/Disney+ deal will arrive in the UK from 7 December. The War Between the Land and the Sea will launch with a double bill […]
The final five episodes of the BBC/Disney+ deal will arrive in the UK from 7 December.
The War Between the Land and the Sea will launch with a double bill on Sunday 7th December from 8:30pm simultaneously on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
The five-part series follows Barclay (Russell Tovey), a low-level UNIT staff member whose ordinary life becomes a world of terror when an ancient species rises from the sea. Barclay 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.
Alongside Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jemma Redgrave, the series features a star-studded cast including Ruth Madeley as Shirley Bingham, Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christofer Ibrahim, and Colin McFarlane as General Austin Pierce. Other previously announced cast members include Adrian Lukis, Patrick Baladi, Francesca Corney, Mei Mac, Vincent Franklin, Waleed Hammad, Iestyn Arwel, Hannah Donaldson, Manpreet Bachu, and Ann Akinjirin.
Russell T Davies, Showrunner, Writer and Executive Producer says: “We’re so proud to launch this show at the height of the schedules – and then all five episodes will combine to make a terrific box set to watch over the Christmas holidays!”
It will be preceded by a special version of the 1972 story that introduced The Sea Devils. Disney+ will stream the series outside the UK in 2026.
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I’m glad that Jemma as Kate can finally have a TV spinoff after all her spinoff success for Big Finish.
Yeah, you and me both @scifimike70, – especially considering that ‘The War Between The Land and the Sea’ (2025) is basically a televised version of ‘Assembled’ (2017) / ‘UNIT: The New Series : Assembled’ (2017), – the fourth instalment in Big Finish Productions ‘UNIT: The New Series’ (2015 – present), – just with a slightly more contemporary theme, – isn’t it @scifimike70? – I think it’s pretty much that, – isn’t it?