Lord Parker's 'Oliday

Lord Parker's 'Oliday
Season 2, Episode 4

Air date

23rd October 1966

Written by

Tony Barwick

Directed by

Brian Burgess

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"It will be a great disaster!"
— Bruno

"Lord Parker's 'Oliday" is the fourth episode of Thunderbirds season 2, first broadcast on 23rd October 1966.

Plot

While Lady Penelope and Parker are on holiday at the world's first solar-powered town, a massive storm knocks the generator's reflector down the mountain. It lands in such a position that the suns rays will be reflected towards the town and destroy it when the sun rises. While Parker distracts the population, Brains works to move the reflector to a safe orientation.

Storyline

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Transcript

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Cast

Regular Characters

Guest Characters

Cameo Roles

Crowd Scenes

International Rescue Equipment Used

Locations

Credits

Produced by: Reg Hill
Directed by: Brian Burgess
Associate producer: John Read
Characters created by: Sylvia Anderson
Lighting cameraman: Julien Lugrin
Special effects lighting cameraman: Michael Wilson
Camera operators: Noel Rowland, Gary Coxall
Supervising art director: Bob Bell
Supervising special effects director: Derek Meddings
Teleplay by: Tony Barwick
Script supervision: Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
Music composed and directed by: Barry Gray
Puppetry supervision: Christine Glanville, Mary Turner
Puppet operators: Judith Shutt, Wanda Webb
Sculpting supervision: John F. Brown
Wardrobe: Elizabeth Coleman
Character voices: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn, David Graham, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin, Matt Zimmerman
Special effects director: Jimmy Elliott
Art director: Grenville Nott
Designer: Keith Wilson
Supervising editor: Len Walter
Editor: Harry MacDonald
Supervising sound editor: John Peverill
Sound editor: Norman Cole
Dialogue editor: Roy Lafbery
Property master: Arthur Cripps
Sound: Ken Scrivener
Executive producer: Gerry Anderson

Trivia

FAB 1 is revealed to have a set of hydrofoils, and can travel over the ocean. Whether or not the fitting was required after Parker gambled away FAB 2 in The Man From MI.5 is never confirmed.
- This is to say nothing of the fact Lady Penelope appears to be quite confident driving FAB 1 on her own, considering her previous driving skills (or lack thereof) displayed in Vault Of Death.
The jetty set was also used in Thunderbirds Are Go, during the part where Parker chases The Hood. Also used is the cubic base part of the solar generator tower - as one of the buildings in the town of Craigsville - it can be seen within seconds of Zero X crashing into the town.
The wall rug previously seen hanging in Creighton-Ward Mansion's drawing room has moved to the corridor outside Lady Penelope's bedroom.
As part of the half-hour "cliffhanger" package, the first instalment concludes when Thunderbird 1 launches and subsequently changes to horizontal flight mode.
Mitchell, Professor Lundgren's assistant, was previously seen as Captain Ashton in Alias Mr. Hackenbacker.
It appears that Signor Faccini has hired Cass Carnaby to perform at his hotel, as the pianist is seen in a brief clip lifted from The Cham-Cham.
The music that plays on FAB 1's radio is 'Blues Pacifica' from the Stingray episode Tune of Danger.
This is the first out of three episodes to feature guest voice actor Charles Tingwell.
The solar collector's control panel bears a strinking resemblance to the TARDIS console as it appeared in Doctor Who.

Scott puts Thunderbird 1's "smokescreen" tactic to good use - albeit under very different circumstances - in the comic-book story The Revolution.
This is the only episode in the series to use the image of Tracy Island featured in Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6 instead of the original clip filmed for the series. The main difference being neighbouring Matteo Island isn't visible in the shot in this episode.
Original image of Tracy Island
Tracy Island as seen in "Lord Parker's 'Oliday"
Tracy Island from Thunderbirds Are Go & Thunderbird 6