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"What an extraordinary man. He didn't even touch his tea!"
— Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward

"Brink of Disaster" is the twenty-second episode of Thunderbirds season 1, first broadcast on 24th February 1966.

Plot[]

A crooked investor called Warren Grafton tries to recruit Lady Penelope into aiding his scheme to build a cross-country monorail. When Penny informs Jeff, he investigates - but he, Brains, Tin-Tin and Grafton find themselves trapped onboard a fully-automated monorail train, speeding towards a stricken bridge.

Storyline[]

Main article: Brink of Disaster/Storyline

Transcript[]

Main article: Brink of Disaster/Transcript

Cast[]

Regular Characters[]

Guest Characters[]

Cameo Roles[]

International Rescue Equipment Used[]

Non-International Rescue Equipment Used[]

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • The monorail train in this episode uses the same model as the one in The Perils of Penelope. It was constructed by using pieces out of a Meccano bridge set.
  • Music from Stingray was heard in this episode.

Goofs[]

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  • Just as the villains car goes out of control in the opening sequence, a large lump of greenery can be seen falling out of the sky in the background.
  • When the camera pans over to Lady Penelope's picture in the first scene on Tracy Island, its shadow can be faintly seen looming against the wall.
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  • When Selsden says "Boy, this sure is a tough combination to crack.", Malloy's torch begins to smoke; the torch bulb has become so hot that it has started to set the prop alight.
  • When Thunderbird 2 grabs the Monotrain coach (on the bridge) it is still attached to the track, but as soon as it starts to lift we see that the track has mystically been cut (note the burn marks on each end). The broken piece of monorail track above the centre coach is also significantly longer as Virgil sets the coach down on the mountainside.
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A 21st century telegram!

  • Not really a goof per-se, but interesting to note: in the real-world, the inland telegram service was withdrawn from the UK in 1982.

Foreign Titles[]

  • French: Le monorail; Arrêtez le train
  • German: Am Rande des Unglücks
  • Spanish: Al Borde del Desastre
  • Italian: Una truffa ben organizzata
  • Dutch: De dodenrit (TV 1967); De laatste redding (TV 1991); Op het randje (VHS, DVD)
  • Dutch (Belgium): Op de rand van een ramp (TV 1975)
  • Portuguese: A Beira do Desastre
  • Japanese: 恐怖のモノレール
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