Ji-Hun (Arthur Lee) and the pirate queen Madam Ching (Crystal Yu) in Legend of the Sea Devils (2022).
Pre-production on Legend of the Sea Devils began when the Doctor Who production team was looking forward to life beyond the threat of COVID. No one could have predicted that it would be screened at a time when Europe was preoccupied by a very different menace. “We knew we’d need escapism more than ever,” says showrunner and co-writer Chris Chibnall. “But I don’t think we realised we’d need it this much…”