Vault of Death (Thunderbirds)
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"Vault of Death" 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 Dennis Spooner and directed by David Elliott, it was first broadcast on 23 December 1965 on ATV Midlands as the 13th episode of Series One. It is the seventh episode in the official running order.[1]
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Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 7 | ||
Directed by | David Elliott | ||
Written by | Dennis Spooner | ||
Cinematography by | Julien Lugrin | ||
Editing by | Peter Elliott | ||
Production code | 7 | ||
Original air date | 23 December 1965 (1965-12-23) | ||
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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 "Vault of Death", International Rescue are called upon to save a Bank of England employee who is trapped inside a maximum-security vault which is slowly being drained of air. As the Tracy brothers, supported by field agent Lady Penelope, struggle to open the vault, the outcome of the mission is threatened by some uncharacteristically obstructive behaviour from Penelope's chauffeur, Parker.
In 1967, Century 21 released an audio adaptation on vinyl EP record (Lady Penelope and Parker, catalogue number MA 118), narrated by Penelope's voice actor, Sylvia Anderson. "Vault of Death" had its first UK‑wide network transmission on 1 November 1991 on BBC2.[1]