10 Hilarious Doctor Who Mistakes You Definitely Didn't Notice

4. Crazy Credits (Legend Of The Sea Devils)

Doctor Who David Tennant Midnight green screen mistake
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Legend of the Sea Devils was a disappointing episode overall. The most exciting thing about it was that Next Time trailer, but considering the mediocre standards set by Chris Chibnall's first two specials of the year, there's a strong chance that the Centenary episode will also be a crushing disappointment.

Hell, even Legend of the Sea Devils' credits weren't up to snuff, as noticed by eagle-eyed fans who spotted that Malcolm Hulke - the man who created the Sea Devils back in the 1970s - had been misspelled "Malcom Hulke".

Now, to be fair, there are so many names to type out here, so mistakes like this can happen. It's actually surprising that they don't happen more often. But at the same time, it's not a good look considering Hulke is such a vital part of Who history, having created the Silurians and the Time Lords, as well as the Sea Devils.

A similar case of weird credits can be found in Series 6's A Good Man Goes to War, where Russell T Davies is listed as the creator of the Ood (and oh look, Malcolm Hulke is spelled correctly here).

Doctor Who A Good Man Goes to War credits
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The weird thing about this is that the episode doesn't actually contain any Ood.

After shuffling out of shot in The Waters of Mars, Ood Sigma was meant to feature in this episode, but his scene was cut from the final edit.

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