Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
The Price of Doom
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 1964-10-12
Synopsis
A husband and wife Antarctic research team is killed by an experiment on plankton gone wild. Seaview arrives to investigate and take plankton samples. Soon the submarine is in danger of succumbing to the horrible, slimy growth. Nelson, Crane and crew face another problem: one of the three scientists on board the sub is an enemy agent.
In the series
This episode is part of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968) on ABC.
Irwin Allen's Seaview — submarine spectacle with sea monsters and Cold War nerves.
Key cast
- Richard Basehart as Adm. Harriman Nelson
- David Hedison as Capt. Lee Crane