| "Ricochet" | |
|---|---|
| Thunderbirds episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Brian Burgess |
| Written by | Tony Barwick |
| Cinematography by | Paddy Seale |
| Editing by | Harry Ledger |
| Production code | 31 |
| Original air date | 6 November 1966 |
| Guest character voices | |
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"Ricochet" is the 31st 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 Tony Barwick and directed by Brian Burgess, it was first broadcast on 6 November 1966 on ATV London and Anglia Television as the fifth episode of Series Two.[1] It had its first UK-wide network transmission on 15 May 1992 on BBC2.[2]
Set in the 2060s, the series 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, the founder of International Rescue, and his five adult sons, who pilot the organisation's main fleet – the Thunderbird machines. In "Ricochet", the Tracy brothers rush to save an astronaut DJ and his technician after the destruction of a malfunctioning rocket damages their pirate radio satellite and causes it to fall out of orbit.
In 1967, Century 21 released a 21-minute audio adaptation on vinyl EP record (catalogue number MA 126), narrated by voice actor David Graham as the character Brains.[2]