TEXT: FURY FROM THE DEEP by VICTOR PEMBERTON first broadcast - 6th June 1968 (5:15pm - 5:40 pm) [SCENE_BREAK] 1. BEACH (MAGGIE HARRIS and ROBSON stand at the waters edge.) MAGGIE: Very little time. You know what you must do. ROBSON: Yes. MAGGIE: You will obey. (ROBSON looks on as MAGGIE walks towards the sea, staring at MAGGIE's slowly receding figure as she becomes submerged by the waves.) [SCENE_BREAK] 2. CONTROL ROOM (PRICE, VAN LUTYENS and the DOCTOR are at the communications dome trying to contact any of the rigs out at sea.) PRICE: Rig D. Rig D. Control calling. Rig D, come in please. Rig D. Rig D. Control calling, come in please. (To VAN LUTYENS.) I'm sorry sir, I can't reach them. VAN LUTYENS: Try Rig A again. PRICE: Rig A. Control calling Rig A... (To VAN LUTYENS.) It's no good sir. That's three rigs not answering now sir. VAN LUTYENS: The men on the remaining rigs won't last under this suspense much longer. Try the guard post again and see if there's any sign of Mr. Harris... Three rigs now. What could have happened to them? DOCTOR: Well, can't you send someone else to investigate? VAN LUTYENS: No... I don't have the authority here. I'm just their technical adviser. Mr. HARRIS is in charge. When he comes back, he might properly authorise the company helicopter for at least to take a look. DOCTOR: We can do nothing? VAN LUTYENS: Nothing. Wait. Wait. Nothing. [SCENE_BREAK] 3. IMPELLER AREA (The CHIEF Engineer is inspecting the impeller shaft with his repair crew. Their work is interrupted when the familiar thumping heart
SUMMARY:
Van Lutyens' investigation of the base of the impeller places the Doctor and Jamie in danger from the Weed Creature.