Atlantic Inferno

"**Atlantic Inferno**"
"Atlantic Inferno"
Thunderbirds episode
Episode no.	Series 2; Episode 1
Directed by	Desmond Saunders
Written by	Alan Fennell
Cinematography by	Julien Lugrin
Editing by	Harry Macdonald
Production code	27
Original air date	2 October 1966
Guest character voices
	Ray Barrett as Submarine Captain & TV Newsreader; Peter Dyneley as World Navy Commander; David Graham as Atlantic Captain; John Tate as Frank Hooper & Sir Harry; Jeremy Wilkin as Dick O'Shea & Cravitz; Matt Zimmerman as Submarine Lieutenant;
Episode chronology
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	List of episodes

"Atlantic Inferno" is the 27th episode of Thunderbirds, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films (APF; later Century 21 Productions) for ITC Entertainment. Written by Alan Fennell and directed by Desmond Saunders, it was first broadcast on 2 October 1966 on ATV London and Anglia Television as the first episode of Series Two.^[1]^[2]^[3] It had its first UK-wide network broadcast on 17 April 1992 on BBC2.^[1]

Set in the 2060s, Thunderbirds follows the missions of International Rescue, a secret organisation that uses technologically-advanced rescue vehicles to save human life. The lead characters are ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, founder of International Rescue, and his five adult sons, who pilot the organisation's primary vehicles: the Thunderbird machines. In "Atlantic Inferno", a navy weapons test in the Atlantic Ocean ignites a gas field under the seabed, threatening a drilling platform. With Jeff on holiday in Australia, his replacement, Scott, struggles to coordinate International Rescue's response to the crisis.

In 1967, Century 21 released an audio adaptation on vinyl EP record (catalogue number MA 125), narrated by David Graham as Gordon Tracy. ITC New York later paired the episode with "Terror in New York City" to create the Thunderbirds compilation film Countdown To Disaster (1982). In 1992, a novelisation by Dave Morris was published by Young Corgi. The same year, a three-part comic strip adaptation was printed in Fleetway's Thunderbirds: The Comic.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Bentley, Chris (2005) [2000]. The Complete Book of Thunderbirds (2nd ed.). London, UK: Carlton Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-84442-454-2.
^ Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). London, UK: Reynolds & Hearn. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.
^ Braxton, Mark (September 2015). Hearn, Marcus (ed.). Thunderbirds – A Complete Guide to the Classic Series. Tunbridge Wells, UK: Panini UK. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-84653-212-2.

[Bentley2005-1] Bentley, Chris (2005) [2000]. The Complete Book of Thunderbirds (2nd ed.). London, UK: Carlton Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-84442-454-2.

[Bentley2008-2] Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). London, UK: Reynolds & Hearn. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.

[Bookazine-3] Braxton, Mark (September 2015). Hearn, Marcus (ed.). Thunderbirds – A Complete Guide to the Classic Series. Tunbridge Wells, UK: Panini UK. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-84653-212-2.

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