The Hood plants a bomb aboard the Fireflash. Can International Rescue bring the airliner down without using its landing gear?The Hood plants a bomb aboard the Fireflash. Can International Rescue bring the airliner down without using its landing gear?The Hood plants a bomb aboard the Fireflash. Can International Rescue bring the airliner down without using its landing gear?
Ray Barrett
- John Tracy
- (voice)
- …
Peter Dyneley
- Jeff Tracy
- (voice)
- …
Christine Finn
- Tin-Tin Kyrano
- (voice)
- …
David Graham
- Gordon Tracy
- (voice)
- …
David Holliday
- Virgil Tracy
- (voice)
Shane Rimmer
- Scott Tracy
- (voice)
- …
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- TriviaVirgil remote-controls two elevator cars while driving a third to cushion the crash-landing of the Fireflash airliner. On the craft's second landing attempt, elevator car #1 suddenly breaks free and speeds off the runway and overturns. This scene came about because during filming one of the model cars indeed broke free and slid off the miniature runway. The special effects crew and Gerry Anderson both agreed that this "gaffe" would work in the context of the story, so Anderson wrote this setback to International Rescue into the plot.
- GoofsAs Fireflash makes its first landing attempt onto the elevator cars, the radio control elevator car on the left can be seen to bear the number 4, even before car 3 had crashed and car 4 had left the pod.
- Quotes
[International Rescue has succeeded in saving the Fireflash aircraft via emergency elevator cars, but one driven by Virgil has crashed off the runway and is upside down]
Scott Tracy: Are you okay, Virgil?
[Virgil is trying to crawl right side up within his elevator car]
Virgil Tracy: Okay, Scott. Made good timing.
Scott Tracy: Great, Virgil! Just great.
- Crazy creditsIn the "opening credits" preview, Kyrano's scream can be heard. Later in the series, these previews would not include any actual sound effects.
- Alternate versionsFor the DVD release of the series the picture was digitally remastered. This also included some repair work to damaged library footage used in the pilot episode "Trapped In the Sky", specifically the paradise beach shot used to represent Tracy Island. Curiously when the episode was shown again in the UK the 5.1 remastered sound was included, but not the digital remastering/repair.
- ConnectionsEdited into Turbocharged Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky (1994)
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The best show ever IMO, bar none
As noted by other reviewers, in many ways this encapsulates the entire Thunderbirds series. Nice touch that the brave volunteer is called Bob Meddings, a homage to model maker Derek Meddings whose magnificent skills created the Thunderbirds, Stingray, SPV, SPC, UFOs, Shado Mobiles... and later went on to turn a Lotus Esprit into a submarine for James Bond.
The music isn't fully finished as this is the first episode, and Gordon and Alan don't feature much. However the drama is high and there is some killer dialog.
"Aircraft approaching from the South East, speed 7500 Miles per hour...." Voice fading.
"London tower, this is Thunderbird 1, approaching from the South East, speed 7.5 thousand Miles per hour. Fireflash is trouble, I believe we can help."
I was 2 when this first aired, I've just watched it again tonight. As said, the series has a timeless quality and inspired me into a love of technology, music and humanity.
The music isn't fully finished as this is the first episode, and Gordon and Alan don't feature much. However the drama is high and there is some killer dialog.
"Aircraft approaching from the South East, speed 7500 Miles per hour...." Voice fading.
"London tower, this is Thunderbird 1, approaching from the South East, speed 7.5 thousand Miles per hour. Fireflash is trouble, I believe we can help."
I was 2 when this first aired, I've just watched it again tonight. As said, the series has a timeless quality and inspired me into a love of technology, music and humanity.
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- seivadch
- Dec 25, 2020
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- Runtime53 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Trapped in the Sky (1965) in Australia?
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