Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this 60s show, the first of four Irwin Allen science fiction productions, the advanced submarine Seaview takes on all kinds of missions for the American government. Under the leadership of Admiral Nelson and Captain Crane, the Seaview takes on a variety of gritty real-world missions with spies, missile launches, deep-sea exploration, etc.

Unfortunately, then Batman caught on and Allen decided that camp and far-out science was the way to go. Increasingly, episodes dealt with mind control, aliens, werewolves, evil puppets, monsters in cheap-looking rubber suits, etc. After three more seasons, the show came to an end due to low ratings.

Series details

• Title: Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1964-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1968-03-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3679

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Basehart — Admiral Harriman Nelson
• David Hedison — Captain Lee Crane
• Robert Dowdell — Chip Morton
• Del Monroe — Kowalski
• Terry Becker — Chief Francis Ethelbert Sharkey
• Paul Trinka — Patterson
• Arch Whiting — Sparks
• Henry Kulky — Chief Curley Jones
• Richard Bull — Seaview Doctor
• Wayne Heffley — Seaview Doctor
• Allan Hunt — Seaman Stu Riley
• Peter Adams — Johnson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1964-09-14; final listed air date 1965-04-19; episode order: 32.
• Season 2: premiered 1965-09-19; final listed air date 1966-03-20; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1966-09-18; final listed air date 1967-03-19; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 1967-09-17; final listed air date 1968-03-31; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.