| "Lord Parker's 'Oliday" | |
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| Thunderbirds episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 2 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Brian Burgess |
| Written by | Tony Barwick |
| Cinematography by | Julien Lugrin |
| Editing by | Harry MacDonald |
| Production code | 30 |
| Original air date | 23 October 1966 |
| Guest character voices | |
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"Lord Parker's 'Oliday" is the 30th episode of Thunderbirds, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films for ITC Entertainment. Written by Tony Barwick and directed by Brian Burgess, it was first broadcast on 23 October 1966 on ATV London and Anglia Television as the fourth episode of Series 2. The episode had its first UK-wide network broadcast on 8 May 1992 on BBC2.[2]
Set in the 2060s, Thunderbirds follows the missions of International Rescue, a secret organisation which 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 "Lord Parker's 'Oliday", International Rescue agents Lady Penelope and Parker are holidaying in the Mediterranean town of Monte Bianco when a nearby solar power station is damaged in a storm, leaving its collector dish pointing directly at the town. International Rescue must find a way to re-angle the dish before its beam of concentrated solar energy burns through Monte Bianco.
The title's H-dropping on the word "holiday" mimics the character Parker, who speaks in a hypercorrected Cockney accent.