Beneath the Earth was the sixth serial of Series 1 of United Nations. It was written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Ashley Way and starred Penelope Wilton as Amanda Powell, Dervla Kirwan as Rani, David Tennant as Jonathan McCrimmon, and guest starred Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier
Synopsis[]
In Cwmtaff, the most ambitious drilling project in history has reached deeper beneath the Earth's crust than man has ever gone before — but now the ground itself is fighting back. The UNIT team arrive in a tiny mining village, and find themselves plunged into a battle against a deadly danger from a bygone age.
Plot[]
Part One[]
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Part Two[]
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Cast[]
- General Amanda Powell - Penelope Wilton
- Jonathan McCrimmon - David Tennant
- Rani - Dervla Kirwan
- Brigadier Lethbridge Steward - Nicholas Courtney
- Alaya/Restac - Neve McIntosh
- Nasreen Chaudhry - Meera Syal
- Tony Mack - Robert Pugh
- Ambrose - Nia Roberts
- Malohkeh - Richard Hope
- Eldane - Stephen Moore
- Mo - Alun Raglan
- Elliot - Samuel Davies
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References[]
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Story Notes[]
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Continuity[]
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Home video releases[]
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Series 1 were included in United Nations: The Complete First Series box set, released in 2008
- This story along with the other stories in Series 1 were later released as United Nations: The Complete First Series on Blu-ray.