BBC Worldwide has abandoned plans to release the second Doctor story, The Underwater Menace on DVD.This month'sreports that the plan to release the two surviving episodes from the story, alongside animated versions of the two episodes missing from the archive, have been cancelled by the BBC, following financial problems with the company contracted to provide the animation.was first shown at the start of 1967, starringalongsideand. Following the episode junking which took place in the 1970's only Episode Three remained in the archives. This episode was included in theDVD Box set, released in 2004. However in 2011 Episode Two was recovered alongside the third episode of Galaxy 4 It was planned to release the two existing episodes from the story, alongside animated reconstructions of the missing episodes, with BBC Worldwide tellinglast December that they hoped to release the disc in 2015. However this has now been cancelled following financial problems at animation companywhich have seen the firm cease trading. It has not proved financially viable to find another partner to take on the animation and the BBC are reluctant to release an incomplete version.Although a DVD release now seems very unlikely, it is possible the episodes may be released at some point in the future via some other means. A commentary track has been recorded along with bonus material intended for the DVD.Until then, Episode Two ofstands as the only classicepisode, currently in the BBC archives, which has never had a release on DVD.