'Upside Down' by Lisa Kettle |
Cruising the Southern Ocean in their yacht, FAB 2, Lady Penelope, Parker and Sherbet receive a cry for help from a stricken tanker stranded in the path of an oncoming tsunami. While Virgil and a newly-recovered Gordon race to the scene in Thunderbird 2, Penelope boards the tanker and tries to evacuate the crew; unfortunately, Captain Jax and engineer Elliot refuse to leave until they have repaired the engines, and the tsunami hits the tanker with all aboard. When Thunderbird 2 arrives on the scene, Virgil and Gordon are shocked to discover that the wave has flipped over the tanker. Gordon drop-launches in Thunderbird 4, but his relief at finding Penelope is marred by the news that the upside-down tanker is taking on water. Penelope and Stew navigate the flooded corridors and find Captain Jax and the engineer inside the engine room, but with Elliot’s leg broken during the flip, there is no way to safely evacuate them before the tanker sinks. With time running out, Gordon comes up with a daring plan to turn the tanker right-side up – but it involves Thunderbird 2 pulling it from under the water…
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (John Tracy), David Menki (Virgil Tracy / Gordon Tracy), Sandra Dickinson (Grandma Tracy), Rosamund Pike (Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward), David Graham (Aloysius Parker), Stew (Sacha Dhawan), Craig Stein (Engineer Elliot), Dian Perry (Captain Jax)
Directed by Ben Milsom and Tom Gaul
Produced by Stuart Mcara and Teresa Reed
Created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson
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UK (ITV 1):
4th January 2020 @ 8.30 am
Notes:
*Featuring John Tracy, Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy, Grandma Tracy, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and Aloysius Parker