"Extraction" is the 19th episode of Thunderbirds Are Go!. It is was broadcast on December 5th, 2015.
Plot
A seismologist and his son alert the authorities to the presence of a rogue wildcat mining operation, only for the machinery to trigger an earthquake that swallows the equipment – along with the father and son. Gordon must attempt a daring underground rescue of the boy and his injured father, while Virgil has to find a way to shut down the out-of-control rig.
Cast
- David Menkin as Virgil and Gordon
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as John
- Kayvan Novak as Brains
- Paterson Joseph as Robert Williams
- William Wright-Neblett as Aidan Williams
Quotes
(To Be Added)
International Rescue Equipment Used
- Thunderbird 2 (Module 4)
- Thunderbird 4
- Thunderbird 5
Non-International Rescue Equipment Used
- Sonic Ejection Platform (Hydo-Methane extractor)
Gallery
Robert & his son Aidan flying a model of TB3
The methane gas miner
The ground caves in under the extraction platform
Aidan frees his dad's trapped leg
Aidan makes a short range radio out of his toy rocket
TB2 flies over the extraction rig
Brains tells Virgil & Gordon to be careful about the methane gas that has been released by the extractor
John tells TB2 that there are underwater caverns they can use to get underneith the Platform
"Did you hear that Virge? This one's my job"
"Virge?"
TB4 launches from pod bay
The roof of the control room starts to buckle
TB4 is having trouble trying to navigate the caverns
Gordon picks up Aidan's radio calls
Aidan has gotten into contact with Gordon
Aidan lets Gordon know about his father's injury
"I have to be honest with you, it's slow going"
Gordon puts Brains on the com to talk to Aidan
Aidan pings TB4 to help Gordon locate them
Gordon get ready to go out via the hatch of TB4
Gordon finds the control room
Virgil is going to cut the platform into peices to make it easier to lift
The compartment is slowly being crushed
Virgil makes his way across the platform before he begins to cut it into sections
Gordon finally reaches the conrtol room which was detached from the rest of the extraction platform
Aidan tells Gordon that he already found some lenghs of rope to make a harness
Robert gets lowered to the ground first
Gordon reminds Aidan to remain calm, and that everything's going to be alright
Gordon secures a harness around Aidan ready to lower him down to his father
Gordon makes his descent down from the compartment
TB4 makes a getaway
TB2 retreives TB4
The gas extractor explodes
Brains invites Aidan and his father to vist the Island and his lab
Trivia
- This episode is an homage to both Cry Wolf (child who idolizes International Rescue trapped underground) and Terror In New York City (people trapped underground after a cave-in with Thunderbird 4 being used to rescue them).
- Dunsley Field is a direct reference to Dunsley Tracker, the base that Mr. Williams operated from. In fact, the writer even stole his last name for their characters.
- Footage of Gordon piloting Thunderbird 4 through the underwater tunnels was previously used in Ring Of Fire: Part 1. New footage was also added using the same digital set.
Foreign Titles
- Dutch: Extractie
- French: Extraction
- Spanish: Extracción
- Japanese: 小さな科学者 (Small Scientist)