Terror in New York City

"Terror in New York City"
Thunderbirds episode
The episode features an attempt to relocate the Empire State Building using a giant cradle. The scale model of the building has drawn a mixed response for its craftsmanship.[1][2] One commentator has called the atomic‑powered nature of the cradle an example of the series' "preoccupation" with nuclear technology.[3]
Episode no.Series 1
Episode 13
Directed by
Written byAlan Fennell
Cinematography byJulien Lugrin
Editing byPeter Elliott
Production code13
Original air date21 October 1965 (1965-10-21)
Guest character voices
USN Sentinel Commander
TV Newscaster
1st NYPD Officer
Ned Cook's Announcer
Joe
USN Sentinel First Officer Clayton
NYPD Officer Garner
2nd NYPD Officer
USN Sentinel Radar Operator
Washington, D.C. Voice
Ned Cook
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"Terror in New York City" is an 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 David Elliott and David Lane, it was first broadcast on 21 October 1965 on ATV Midlands as the fourth episode of Series One. In the official running order, it is the 13th episode.[4] It had its first UK-wide network broadcast on 22 November 1991 on BBC2.[4]

Set in the 2060s, the series follows the exploits of International Rescue, an organisation that uses technologically-advanced rescue vehicles to save human life. The main characters are ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, founder of International Rescue, and his five adult sons, who pilot the organisation's primary fleet of vehicles: the Thunderbird machines. In "Terror in New York City", Thunderbird 2, International Rescue's transporter vehicle, is critically damaged when the United States Navy mistakes it for a hostile aircraft and launches a missile attack. Later, in New York City, a disastrous attempt to relocate the Empire State Building causes the skyscraper to collapse, trapping a news reporter and his cameraman in an underground river. With Thunderbird 2 out of action, International Rescue must find another way to transport submersible Thunderbird 4 to the disaster area to save the two men.

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  4. ^ a b Bentley 2005, p. 76.