There’s just a few days to wait until Russell T Davies’ new Doctor Who spin-off series The War Between the Land and the Sea drops, and now the first reactions are in.
Davies’ new five-part series follows Plainclothes actor Russell Tovey as low-level UNIT staff member Barclay, who somehow becomes a spokesperson for humanity as the Homo Aqua – also known as age-old Doctor Who villains the Sea Devils – come out of the sea after years of being dormant.
They’re furious about the destruction humanity has caused to our oceans, and they want their planet back.
The strange sea species is led by enigmatic leader Salt, played by former Doctor Who star Gugu Mbatha-Raw, while fellow Doctor Who alum Jemma Redgrave reprises her role in the sci-fi series as UNIT head, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. An intern

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