Danger at Ocean Deep

"Danger at Ocean Deep"
Thunderbirds episode
Episode no.Series 1
Episode 22
Directed byDesmond Saunders
Written byDonald Robertson
Cinematography byJulien Lugrin
Editing byHarry MacDonald
Production code22[1]
Original air date3 February 1966 (1966-02-03)
Guest character voices
Sir Arthur
Captain Johnson
TV Reporter
Pioneer Controller
Lord Worden
Collins
Ocean Pioneer II Officer
Ocean Pioneer II Captain
Ocean Pioneer I Commander
Stevens
Launch Spectator
Lieutenant Jensen
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"Danger at Ocean Deep" is an 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 Donald Robertson and directed by Desmond Saunders, it was first broadcast on 3 February 1966 on ATV Midlands as the 19th episode of Series One. In the official running order, it is the 22nd episode.[1]

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 "Danger at Ocean Deep", International Rescue must save the crew of a tanker when it sails into a patch of sea harbouring a fungus that reacts explosively with the vessel's cargo of liquid fuel.

The episode had its first UK‑wide network broadcast on 7 February 1992 on BBC2.[2]

  1. ^ a b Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). Reynolds & Hearn. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.
  2. ^ Bentley, Chris (2005) [2000]. The Complete Book of Thunderbirds (2nd ed.). Carlton Books. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-84442-454-2.