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       Episode's 
A total of 32/1 hour episode's were made 
 
  • Trapped In The Sky
  • Pit Of Peril
  • City Of Fire
  • Sun Probe
  • The Uninvited
  • The Mighty Atom
  • Vault Of Death
  • Operation Crash-Dive
  • Move - And You're Dead
  • Martian Invasion
  • Brink Of Disaster
  • The Perils Of Penelope
  • Terror In New York City
  • End Of The Road
  • Day Of Disaster
  • Edge Of Impact
  • Desperate Intruder
  • 30 Minutes After Noon
  • The Impostors
  • The Man From MI.5
  • Cry Wolf
  • Danger At Ocean Deep
  • The Duchess Assignment
  • Attack Of The Alligators!
  • The Cham-Cham
  • Security Hazard
  • Atlantic Inferno
  • Path Of Destruction
  • Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
  • Lord Parker's 'Oliday
  • Ricochet
  • Give Or Take A Million

 

Episode 1 Trapped in the sky.

 

Written by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson 
Directed by Alan Pattillo 
Edited by Len Walter & David Lane 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Penelope, Virgil, Alan, Brains, Parker, 
Tin-Tin, Gordon, John, Kyrano, The Hood 

Major Equipment: 
TB1, TB2 (Pod 3), TB5, FAB 1, Fireflash, Elevator Cars, TX 204 Target-carrying Aircraft 

Guest Voice Cast:

Commander NormanPeter Dyneley

Captain HansonDavid Graham

Fireflash Co-PilotRay Barrett

Assistant ControllerRay Barrett

Lieutenant Bob MeddingsDavid Graham

HarrisRay Barrett

TX 204 Pilot (Target One)Ray Barrett

TX 204 Co-PilotShane Rimmer

Interceptor OnePeter Dyneley

Air Terrainean GuideSylvia Anderson

DoctorDavid Graham

Fireflash PassengerDavid Graham



Through a psychic rapport with his half-brother Kyrano, The Hood learns that International Rescue is ready to begin operations. Plotting to lure the International Rescue craft, he straps a bomb to the landing gear of the atomic-powered airliner Fireflash on its maiden flight from London to Tokyo so that if the crew attempts a landing by conventional means, the bomb will detonate. Although the airliner's atomic motors enable the Fireflash to stay in the air for six months, the passengers and crew will receive fatal doses of radiation when the anti-radiation shield on the reactor fails. On board is Kyrano's daughter Tin-Tin, en route to Tracy Island to join International Rescue. The Fireflash crew attempt to dislodge the bomb with aerobatics, without success. Then an attempt is made to winch a man to the landing gear from a TX 204 target-carrying aircraft, but this also fails, so Jeff dispatches Scott and Virgil in Thunderbirds 1 and 2 to London Airport. International Rescue are in business! 

Notes 
This episode has no on-screen title but is referred to in all production documentation by the title of the shooting script - Trapped In The Sky. The arrangement of the music on the main titles and end credit sequences is unique to this episode and sound effects are heard in the episode montage during the opening titles. Alan is voiced by Ray Barrett as Matt Zimmerman had not been employed when the dialogue recording session took place. A short piece of Barry Gray's 'Formula Five' track, composed and recorded for Fireball XL5, can be heard on the monitors in Thunderbird 5. 

Air Terrainean's Lieutenant Meddings is named after Thunderbirds visual effects supervisor Derek Meddings. Fireflash is the only non-International Rescue vehicle to appear in the series' end titles. The airliner is seen again in Operation Crash-Dive, The Impostors, The Man From MI.5, The Duchess Assignment and Security Hazard. Commander Norman makes further appearances in Operation Crash-Dive, Edge Of Impact, Security Hazard and Alias Mr. Hackenbacker, while Captain Hanson is seen again in Operation Crash-Dive, The Impostors, The Duchess Assignment and Security Hazard. 

Trapped In The Sky was adapted for audio on the Century 21 Mini-Album Thunderbird 1 (MA 108, 1966) narrated by Shane Rimmer as Scott Tracy. This adaptation was re-released on the Century 21 LP International Rescue (LA 3, 1966) and issued in electronically created stereo on the Hallmark/Marble Arch Records LP Thunderbirds & Captain Scarlet (HMA 227, 1967). It was re-released on the Marble Arch LP TV Favourites Vol. 2 (MAL 771, 1968) and then issued on cassette as part of PolyGram'sThunderbirds audiobook collection (514 385-4, 1992). With a new introduction by Gerry Anderson, this audio adaptation was first broadcast on BBC Radio 5 at 8.05pm on November 5th, 1990. Trapped In The Sky was adapted for audio again on Penguin Audiobooks' Thunderbirds - 1 (ISBN 0141803355, 2001) audiocassette collection with additional narration by William Roberts. 

Bloopers

 

When Thunderbird 1 descents to the launchplatform it mysteriously turns 1/4 so that the the lettering is readable again from the side.
Several shots from beneath Thunderbird 1 show the 'T' of 'Thunderbird' painted on the nose cone, yet the nose cone is free of markings in all other shots of the craft. At the end of the episode, Operation Cover-Up replaces the portraits of the brothers in uniform with pictures of them in civilian clothing, but when the doctor enters the room, the uniformed portraits are still clearly visible in shots of Scott, Gordon and Jeff. 

Original UK Airdate: September 30th, 1965 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: September 20th, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

Episode 2 Pit of peril.

 

Written by Alan Fennell 
Directed by Desmond Saunders 
Edited by Harry MacDonald 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Brains, John 

Major Equipment: 
TB1, TB2 (Pod 5), TB5, Mole, Remote Camera, Recovery Vehicles, Sidewinder, Army Helicopter, Helijet 

Guest Voice Cast:

Colonel SweeneyDavid Graham

RalphPeter Dyneley

General PetersDavid Graham

CaptainMatt Zimmerman

Lieutenant MeadRay Barrett

Sergeant ReynoldsDavid Graham

FrankDavid Graham

JohnnyShane Rimmer

Helijet Pilot CharlieMatt Zimmerman



In the African jungle, the US Army is testing a new all-terrain Sidewinder vehicle when the ground gives way and it falls into a blazing pit with a three man crew trapped inside - 300 feet below ground. Lieutenant Mead, a member of the relief crew, is lowered into the pit from a helijet to assess the situation; he is badly burned but able to report the condition of the vehicle. A second man, Sergeant Reynolds, tries to attach a line to one of the Sidewinder's legs to haul it upright, but he too is badly burned and the line slips off during the attempt. General Peters calls in International Rescue and Scott, Virgil and Brains are soon speeding to the scene in Thunderbirds 1 and 2. Thunderbird 1's remote camera reveals that the pit was once an open-cast mine used as a military equipment dump after World War II. A crust of earth has formed over the top and the International Rescue team realise that they must remove the remainder of the crust before the 500-ton Sidewinder can be dragged up the side of the pit... 

Notes 
Pit Of Peril features the smallest number of regular characters seen in any Thunderbirds episode and no female characters whatsoever. The episode introduces the Mole which is later seen in City Of Fire, Cry Wolf and The Duchess Assignment. The vehicle also appears for the first time in the end title sequence, having been absent from the end titles of Trapped In The Sky. The Thunderbird 1 Remote Camera is used again in Edge Of Impact. Colonel Sweeney previously appeared as Fireflash pilot Captain Hanson in Trapped In The Sky and one of his subordinates was Hanson's co-pilot in that episode. 

Pit Of Peril was adapted as a comic strip by Alan Fennell and Steve Kyte for Thunderbirds: The Comic (issues 4-5, 1991). The episode was also adapted for audio on Penguin Audiobooks' Thunderbirds - 1 (ISBN 0141803355, 2001) audiocassette collection with additional narration by William Roberts. 

Oops! 
When the Mole returns to the surface with Scott and Virgil on board, dust and sand can be seen pouring up from the ground onto the Mole's tracks (footage of the Mole tunnelling into the ground has simply been reversed). Thunderbird 1 sets fire to a dead tree trunk when Scott lifts off at the end of the episode. 

Original UK Airdate: October 7th, 1965 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: September 27th, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

episode 3 City of fire

 

Written by Alan Fennell 
Directed by David Elliott 
Edited by Harry Ledger 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Alan, Brains, Tin-Tin, John 

Major Equipment: 
TB1, TB2 (Pod 3), TB5, Mole, Firefly, Hoverbikes, Helijet 

Guest Voice Cast:

Joe CarterRay Barrett

Blanche CarterSylvia Anderson

Tommy CarterSylvia Anderson

Tower ControllerMatt Zimmerman

Tower Control AssistantDavid Graham

WTV ReporterMatt Zimmerman

Woman DriverChristine Finn

Woman Driver's HusbandDavid Graham

Fire ChiefPeter Dyneley



A car crash in the underground parking lot of the newly opened Thompson Tower maxi-mall causes a raging inferno which soon consumes the building when the sprinkler system fails. Unseen by the security cameras, the Carter family - Joe, Blanche and their son Tommy - is trapped by sealed fire doors in the access corridors beneath the Tower. By the time that they are spotted, it is too late to effect a rescue by normal means. The Tower Controller calls International Rescue and Scott and Virgil race to the scene in Thunderbirds 1 and 2, despite having only just recovered from the side-effects of experiments with new cutting equipment fuelled by oxyhydnite gas. As Thunderbird 1 arrives, the Tower collapses, raising doubts as to how long the ceiling of the underground corridor can last before caving in. Scott and Virgil realise that the only way to reach the Carters in time is to cut through the fire doors with the oxyhydnite equipment, whatever the risks from the side-effects... 

Notes 
The Thompson Tower has 350 floors on which every single commercial item produced throughout the entire world can be obtained. Half a mile wide and two miles deep, the Tower houses 12 hotels and features a massive sub-basement with parking for 10,000 vehicles linked to the store by a monorail four miles long. 

This episode introduces the Firefly which is seen again in Terror In New York City and Cry Wolf. The Tracy brothers are also seen using their hoverbikes (the Thunderbirds equivalent of Fireball XL5's jetmobiles and Stingray's monocopters) for the first time. The vehicles also come in handy during Vault Of Death, Martian Invasion, Cry Wolf and Attack Of The Alligators! 

City Of Fire was adapted as a comic strip by Alan Fennell and Keith Watson for Thunderbirds: The Comic (issues 15-17, 1992), and collected in the graphic album Thunderbirds: Shock Wave (Ravette Books, 1992). 


Original UK Airdate: January 6th, 1966 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: October 4th, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

Episode 4  Sun probe

 

Written by Alan Fennell 
Directed by David Lane 
Edited by Peter Elliott 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Alan, Brains, Tin-Tin, Gordon, Kyrano 

Major Equipment: 
TB2 (Pod 6), TB3, Transmitter Truck, Braman, 
Sun Probe 

Guest Voice Cast:

Colonel HarrisRay Barrett

Solarnaut AsherDavid Graham

Solarnaut CampJohn Tate

Colonel BensonRay Barrett

Professor Heinz BodmanPeter Dyneley

TV ReporterMatt Zimmerman

BramanDavid Graham



The Sun Probe, a rocket designed to ferry three solarnauts to the Sun and return with a piece of solar matter, is launched from Cape Kennedy and within a week has arrived at its destination. The mission goes according to plan but as the solarnauts prepare to return to Earth, high radiation levels prevent Sun Probe's control systems from firing the retro rockets and the solarnauts find themselves on a collision course with the Sun. Brains realises that a powerful radio beam is needed to fire Sun Probe's retros and Jeff decides to mount a two-pronged rescue: Thunderbird 3, with Alan, Scott and Tin-Tin on board, is launched into space whilst Virgil and Brains head for Mount Arkan in Thunderbird 2 with a powerful mobile transmitter. But Alan's first attempt to reach Sun Probe with the safety beam fails and he and Scott realise that Thunderbird 3 must go much closer to the Sun than originally planned... 

Notes 
Jeff states that this is Tin-Tin's first mission and the episode also marks the first appearance of Brains's robot Braman, who is later seen in Edge Of Impact and The Cham-Cham. Although we do not see Grandma, Jeff tells Virgil that she will organise auxiliary clothing for the trip to Mount Arkan, implying that his mother is already living on Tracy Island (see Move - And You're Dead). 

Sun Probe was adapted for audio on the Century 21 Mini-Album Thunderbird 3 (MA 112, 1966) narrated by Matt Zimmerman as Alan Tracy. This adaptation was later issued on cassette as part of PolyGram's Thunderbirds audiobook collection (514 385-4, 1992). With a new introduction by Gerry Anderson, the audio adaptation was first broadcast on BBC Radio 5 at 8.05pm on November 19th, 1990. The episode was also adapted as a comic strip by Alan Fennell and Malcolm Stokes for Thunderbirds: The Comic (issues 6-8, 1991/92) 

Oops! 
During the television report about the Sun Probe, a diagram shows the solarnauts' control cabin within the Probe Module, but the control cabin is within the body of the Probe Rocket when the Module is fired into the solar prominence. Alan and Scott manage to swap seats during their journey to Thunderbird 3 on the sofa, but are in their original positions when the sofa arrives on board the spacecraft. When Thunderbird 2 leaves the hangar on Tracy Island, it appears that Pod 3 has been selected (Pod 2 is visible to the right of Thunderbird 2), yet when Virgil and Brains arrive at Mount Arkan, the Transmitter Truck emerges from Pod 6. (The same continuity error also occurs in Vault Of Death, Move - And You're Dead, Martian Invasion, The Perils Of Penelope and Day Of Disaster.) 

Original UK Airdate: December 9th, 1965 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: October 11th, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

Episode 5  The Uninvited

 

Written by Alan Fennell 
Directed by Desmond Saunders 
Edited by Harry MacDonald 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Alan, Brains, Tin-Tin, Gordon, John, Grandma 

Major Equipment: 
TB1, TB2 (Pod 6), TB3, TB5, Desert Jeep 

Guest Voice Cast:

WilsonRay Barrett

LindseyMatt Zimmerman

Zombite LeaderDavid Graham

Zombite ControllerMatt Zimmerman

Zombite GuardRay Barrett

Zombite Flight LeaderDavid Graham



As Scott returns from the scene of a fire in Tokyo, Thunderbird 1 is shot down in the Sahara Desert by three unidentified fighter planes. Scott cracks his head as Thunderbird 1 crashes into the sand dunes, but he is able to open the cabin hatch before passing out. He is found by two archaeologists, Wilson and Lindsey, who administer first aid. They radio International Rescue and Virgil, Brains and Tin-Tin soon arrive in Thunderbird 2. After the International Rescue group return to Tracy Island, the archaeologists continue their search for the lost pyramid of Khamandides, but their supplies trailer breaks loose from their jeep and explodes, leaving the pair stranded without water. Their SOS call is picked up by Alan on Thunderbird 5 and Scott is soon on his way in Thunderbird 1. Meanwhile, Wilson and Lindsey discover the pyramid of Khamandides but the door through which they enter the pyramid swings shut behind them, trapping them inside! 

Notes 
The working title of this episode was 'Desert Of Danger'. Although the pyramid people are named as 'Zombites' in the script and the symbol on their helmets is a stylised 'Z', they are never actually referred to as 'Zombites' in the episode. For the mission to rescue Scott, Tin-Tin wears the same blue uniform that she was seen in on board Thunderbird 3 in Sun Probe - this is presumably the female equivalent of the Tracy brothers' International Rescue uniforms. John's dialogue indicates that Scott occasionally takes turns at manning Thunderbird 5. 

The Zombites' jet fighters are adapted and re-sprayed WASP aircraft from Stingray. The explorers' jeep later becomes The Hood's jeep in The Mighty Atom, Martian Invasion and Cry Wolf. 

The Uninvited was adapted as a comic strip by Alan Fennell and Steve Kyte for Thunderbirds: The Comic (issues 12-14, 1992) and collected in the graphic album Thunderbirds: Shock Wave (Ravette Books, 1992). 

Oops! 
When Tin-Tin responds to news of Scott's disappearance, a floor puppeteer's hand (with dirty fingernails!) can be seen in the bottom of the screen lifting Tin-Tin from her seat. Between arriving on board Thunderbird 3 and climbing into the elevator to travel up to the control room, Alan completely changes his clothes from a purple suit to green checked shirt and beige trousers. Similarly, Scott returns from Thunderbird 3 wearing different clothes from those that he left in, swapping a yellow suit and orange shirt for his usual blue roll-neck and checked jacket. The symbols on the walls of the Zombites' control room are the reverse of the symbol on their helmets. 

Original UK Airdate: December 2nd, 1965 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: October 18th, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

Episode 6 The mighty atom

 

Written by Dennis Spooner 
Directed by David Lane 
Edited by Harry Ledger 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Penelope, Virgil, Alan, Brains, Parker, Tin-Tin, Gordon, John, Kyrano, Grandma, The Hood 

Major Equipment: 
TB1, TB2 (Pod 4), TB3, TB4, TB5, Desert Jeep, TX 204 

Guest Voice Cast:

Reactor Controller WadeRay Barrett

Reactor Controller CollinsDavid Graham

General SpeyerRay Barrett

Professor HoldenPeter Dyneley

Reactor Control AssistantShane Rimmer

Press OfficerMatt Zimmerman

Plant Tour GuideDavid Graham

1st ReporterPeter Dyneley

2nd ReporterMatt Zimmerman

Fire ChiefRay Barrett

GuardRay Barrett



Attempting to film the secrets of an atomic irrigation plant in Eastern Australia, The Hood accidentally causes a fire which leads to the explosion of the plant's nuclear reactor. The resulting atomic cloud drifts towards Melbourne, but a strong wind blows it away. A year later, The Hood attends a demonstration of a remarkable surveillance device, the Mighty Atom. Disguised as a mouse, the Mighty Atom can photograph control systems by focusing on technicians' faces as they monitor their control panels, so The Hood steals the device and uses it to photograph the control room of a new irrigation plant which has been built in the Sahara Desert. He then sparks a fire similar to the one at the Australian plant, planning to lure International Rescue and use the Mighty Atom to photograph the control cabins of the Thunderbird vehicles... 

Notes 
Penelope makes her first visit to Tracy Island since International Rescue became operational and also takes part in her first rescue mission. It is stated that International Rescue were not operating when the Australian plant exploded 12 months ago. A teletype printout gives the date on which the atomic cloud is blown away from Melbourne as October 6th and it is then stated that the explosion of the plant took place the previous Monday. If this is 2064, October 6th is a Monday, so the explosion occurred on September 29th. 

The rescue plane that evacuates the personnel of the Australian plant is the TX 204 target-carrying aircraft from Trapped In The Sky. This is the only episode to feature the entire regular cast and all five Thunderbird craft. 

Oops! 
The Mighty Atom is programmed only to photograph the profiles of human faces, yet it is seen taking photographs of the control panels at the Saharan plant when no one is in the room. An edition of the Melbourne Herald newspaper is seen to be dated Friday, December 24, 1964. This date is also seen on newspapers in Edge Of Impact, The Impostors and Cry Wolf but was not intended to be legible to television viewers. (Oddly, December 24th, 1964 was actually a Thursday.) 

Original UK Airdate: December 30th, 1965 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: October 25th, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

Episode 7 Vault of death

 

Written by Dennis Spooner 
Directed by David Elliott 
Edited by Peter Elliott 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Penelope, Virgil, Alan, Brains, Parker, Tin-Tin, Gordon, John, Kyrano, Grandma 

Major Equipment: 
TB1, TB2 (Pod 5), TB5, FAB 1, Hoverbikes 

Guest Voice Cast:

Lord SiltonPeter Dyneley

LovegroveRay Barrett

LambertDavid Graham

LilSylvia Anderson

Light-Fingered FredDavid Graham

TaylorDavid Graham

CarterShane Rimmer

MooreDavid Graham

LongmanPeter Dyneley

BarrettDavid Graham

PolicemanDavid Graham



Lady Penelope and Parker are invited to break into the vault of the Bank of England to illustrate that improved security is required. A new vault is fitted which can only be opened with an electronic key carried by the Bank's President, Lord Silton, in a briefcase which, he boasts, never leaves his side. But while Lord Silton dines with Lady Penelope at Creighton-Ward Mansion, the workaholic accountant Lambert is accidentally trapped inside the vault when it is closed for the next two years. The air is automatically pumped out to keep everything sterile, but with no manual shutdown Lambert will soon suffocate. Then Parker discovers that an old cell-mate, 'Light-Fingered' Fred, has just escaped from Parkmoor Scrubs. He recalls Fred's intention to break into the Bank of England when he got out, so when Penelope and Lord Silton learn of the emergency at the bank, Parker sabotages their attempts to get there in the mistaken belief that Fred is responsible... 

Notes 
Grandma remembers her grandmother talking about the London subway when she was a little girl, suggesting that the Underground has been out of use since the late 20th century. This episode features the only appearance of a real human face (or, at least, part of one) in the series: when Penelope peeps through a spyhole in the door of the bank during the opening scene. The face is actually that of puppet operator Judith Shutt who was also Lady Penelope's hand double throughout the series. The City of London Heliport is partially constructed from the remains of Stingray's Marineville Tower. Ray Barrett's voice for Lovegrove is a marvellously accurate impression of the distinguished actor Sir John Gielgud. 

Vault Of Death was adapted for audio on the Century 21 Mini-Album Lady Penelope and Parker (MA 118, 1966) narrated by Sylvia Anderson as Lady Penelope. This adaptation was later issued on cassette as part of PolyGram's Thunderbirds Volume 2audiobook collection (514 553-4, 1992). 

Bloopers
When Lovegrove realises that Lambert is still in the vault, Carter is initially voiced by Shane Rimmer but then by David Graham. Virgil and Alan arrive at Bank station via a tunnel from Piccadilly Circus, although the two stations are on different lines of the Underground: Piccadilly Circus is on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines, while Bank is on the Central, Northern, Waterloo & City and Docklands Light Railway lines. 

Original UK Airdate: December 23rd, 1965 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: November 1st, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

Episode 8 Operation crashdive

 

Written by Martin Crump 
Directed by Desmond Saunders 
Edited by Harry Ledger 

Regular Cast: 
Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Alan, Brains, Tin-Tin, Gordon, John, Grandma 

Major Equipment: 
TB1, TB2 (Pod 4), TB4, TB5, Fireflash, EJ2 Jet 

Guest Voice Cast:

Commander NormanPeter Dyneley

Captain HansonDavid Graham

Lieutenant BurroughsRay Barrett

International Air MinisterPeter Dyneley

PattersonDavid Graham

Fireflash PilotDavid Graham

Fireflash Co-Pilot BobRay Barrett

Fireflash 3 PilotDavid Graham

TV ReporterMatt Zimmerman

Seahawk PilotMatt Zimmerman

FarmerDavid Graham

Radar LieutenantShane Rimmer

SaboteurRay Barrett

NewsreaderDavid Holliday



Fireflash 3 crashes into the sea soon after taking off from London Airport and Air-sea Rescue can find no trace of the wreckage. A test Fireflash is launched and this too experiences difficulties and crashes into the sea. However, on this occasion, the flight has been monitored by Alan on Thunderbird 5 and he is able to report that the craft is actually some 180 miles north west of the position given by the crew. As Thunderbirds 1 and 2 are launched, the Fireflash sinks and the crew are trapped in the cabin when the emergency exit becomes jammed. In Thunderbird 4, Gordon locates the downed Fireflash and uses a laser cutter to remove the airliner's heavy engines, enabling the Fireflash to float to the surface where the crew escape in Thunderbird 2's rescue capsule. In an attempt to determine the cause of the crashes, Scott joins Captain Hanson during the next Fireflash test, but again the aircraft loses power and goes into a crash-dive... 

Notes 
Author Martin Crump's original script of this episode was titled 'The Test Crew'. The events of Trapped In The Sky are mentioned by a TV reporter who was previously seen in Sun Probe. After the second Fireflash crash, the saboteur escapes in an EJ2 jet, later seen as the bogus Thunderbird 2 in The Impostors. Lieutenant Burroughs, Commander Norman's assistant at London Airport, was previously seen as Solarnaut Asher in Sun Probe. An insert shot of a pile of newspapers and magazines shows thatThe Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Life and Mad are still being published in 2065. 

Operation Crash-Dive was adapted for audio on the Kidstuff Cassette Thunderbirds - Operation Crash Dive (KC007, 1981) with additional narration by Chris Burton. 

Oops! 
While Gordon searches for Fireflash on the sea-bed, the parting in his hair keeps changing sides. When he returns to Thunderbird 4 after making contact with the trapped crew, the configuration of the puppet-sized Thunderbird 4 doesn't match the model seen in long-shot. 

Original UK Airdate: December 16th, 1965 - 7.00pm (ATV Midlands) 

First UK Network Broadcast: November 8th, 1991 - 6.00pm (BBC2) 

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