"City Under the Sea" is the fourth episode of the second season of Thunderbirds Are Go!, and was broadcast on the 5th November, 2016.
Plot[]
The Sullivan family, on holiday in the flooded Bay City, veer off the tour area and come face to face with the Mechanic, who is tearing apart the Creighton-Ward building. The Mechanic is looking for the plans to Parkmoor Scrubs prison, so he can free the Hood, but the debris from the crumbling building hits the Sullivan's sub and they crash to the bottom of the sea. Gordon and Kayo are sent out to rescue them, but things get tense when the Mechanic attempts to destroy another one of their machines. Lady Penelope, with Parker as chauffeur, uses her knowledge of the building to locate the plans first, but can they escape before the Mechanic notices?
Cast[]
Regular Cast[]
- Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy: David Menkin
- Kayo: Angel Coulby
- John Tracy: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Lady Penelope: Rosamund Pike
- Parker: David Graham
- The Mechanic: Chris Jarman
Guest Cast[]
- Ethan Sullivan: Sanjeev Bhaskar
- Emily Sullivan: Emma Tate
- Ava Sullivan & Lettie Sullivan: Tia-Lana Chinapyel
International Rescue Equipment Used[]
- Thunderbird 2 (Module 4)
- Thunderbird 4
- FAB 1
- Underwater Exo-Suit
Non International Rescue Equipment Used[]
- Rental Sub
- Crab Ship
Quotes[]
Gordon: "Go ahead, just say it."
Kayo: "Gordon Tracy, you are a secret slob."
Gordon: "Oh, the wrappers? What can I say? Scott's always at me about my room. This is my own personal domain."
Gordon: "But you don't even know how to operate Thunderbird 4... don't scratch it! And be careful! Ah, Brains is gonna kill me. Whoa, I don't even know it could do that!"
Parker: "Where to now?"
Lady Penelope: "Just follow my lead, Parker. I spent many a summer playing hide and seek in these walls."
Parker: "Bit different with a giant crab ship nipping at your heels."
Lady Penelope: "Don't worry, Parker. I always won."
Pre-production Gallery[]
Episode Gallery[]
A rental sub exploring the ruins of Bay city, a city that sunk into the ocean due to global warming
"It's my turn to look through the top!" "No, it's my turn!"
"You know kids, it used to be really busy here and they created technology we still use today"
rubble falls form on of the nearby buildings
The rubble buries the rental submarine
Gordon is eating a celery bar
Gordon throws the wrapper at a waste paper basket
The wrapper misses the basket
"Denied!"
Kayo and Virgil walk in on Gordon's little mess
"You don't think a responsible member of International Rescue would leave trash lying around, do you?"
Kayo tosses the wrapper over her shoulder
"A distress signal from Bay City, looks like a family is trapped in a rental sub. I was able to contact the sub via their internal camera"
"International Rescue? Uh, hi. Ethan Sullivan here, we really would appreciate a little help"
"But the monster!" "Lettie, there's no monster"
"That's not a monster, it's The Mechanic"
"You three'? Underwater rescue is MY thing"
"But sneaking up on bad guys is HER thing"
"Finally a chance to see you in action." " Yeah, finally.."
Kayo and Gordon board TB2
"And you're sure there's no way out of this? You know how much I hate these luncheons"
"We've run out of excuses, M'lady"
"What if you told them Sherbet ate a bad biscuit?"
John tells Lady Penelope about what the Mechanic is up to around the old sunken Creighton-Ward manor
"Any idea what The Mechanic would be looking for?"
"Gordon Tracy, you are a secret slob." "Oh the wrappers? What can I say? Scott's always at me about my room"
"Have you ever had one of these Celery Crunch bars? They're not bad!" "I'll take your word for it"
"We should be nearing the sub's coordinates"
They locate the Sullivan family
Kayo is watching Gordon as he operates TB4 to remove the debris from on top of the rental submarine
"We'll have you out in two shakes..Make that three shakes..Maybe five"
Gordon has to go EVA to cut the submarine free
Penelope let's Kayo know that they are heading after the files that the Mechanic is after
FAB 1 heads for the sunken mansion
Gordon begins to cut through the debris
"We've been spotted"
The mechanic sends mechrays after TB4
Kayo steers TB4 around to lead the Mechanic away
"I didn't know it could do that!"
"Kayo? Where are you?"
"Look up"
Unaware, the Mechanic returns to hunt for the files to Parkmoor Scrubs prison
TB4 detaches from underneath unseen to return to help Gordon finish the rescue
"The sub will block you from The Mechanic's view, but I'll keep tabs on his movements"
"Don't scare me like that again"
"F.A.B. I'll come up with some other way"
"You're right, not bad"
"Parker look! The Mechanic's digging through the file room"
"The Mechanic's looking in the wrong place." "Smart old chap, your gramps"
FAB 1 changing from pink to black for stealth
The Sullivan's are playing 'I spy' to remain calm while being rescued from thier holiday disaster detour
Cracks start to occur in the submarine's glass
Fab 1 navigating the ruins of the sunken mansion
"Even with our camouflage, the crab ship's sensors are gonna hear us as we pass under it"
Penelope's grandfather's portrait
A claw arm from the grill of FAB1 reaches out for the painting
The safe that contains the files for Parkmoor Scrubs Prison
The Mechanic discovers FAB1
"The grapple if you would Parker!"
Parker makes a getaway draging along the safe behind FAB1
Gordon almost gets squashed by the rental sub as it moves under the debris
The Mechanic is in pursuit of FAB1 and the vault
Kayo lines TB4 along side the rental submarine
TB4 pushes the rental sub clear from the debris
TB4 connects docking tube to the sub
Kayo helps the family onboard
"Can I look yet?"
Parker has rememberd why that make of vault was tricky to break into
A stand-off between the Mechanic and Parker
Parker leaves the Mechanic to take off with the vault, knowing what's instore for the one who tries to crack it
"He won't get anything M'lady, trust me. I nicked the switch on my way past"
The vault incinerates the files inside once broken into
The vault also has a self-destruct
The Hood is left locked up in prision, the attempts to get the plans for the layout failed
"Anything you girls wanna see?"
"Penguins!"
"Hear that, Virgil? Antarctica if you please"
Trivia[]
- The TX-204 safe is a reference to the TX-204 target carrying aircraft from Trapped in the Sky.
- Unlike Chain Of Command, when Kayo boards Thunderbird 2 with Gordon, she has more animation than Alan and Scott when they entered the craft.
- Even though this is Kayo's first time in Thunderbird 4, she is able to control the craft. She is seen earlier in the episode to be watching what Gordon is doing while he is in the pilot's seat, making the assumption that she can learn skills on the fly.
- This is the first time fish can be seen swimming in the water of the ocean.
- Magna Prime can be seen attached to the Crab Ship.
- In the TX-204 safe, the files there shown are referenced XZ-157, same as the in-flight checklist in Deep Search and the ID number of the stealth mine in Space Race.
- This is the first episode where FAB1 uses all three modes (land, air, water).
Goofs[]
- Chris Jarman is credited with voicing the Mechanic in this episode, but he is silent through the entire episode.
- Gordon mentions having broken a previous ship, which can be inferred as Thunderbird 4. However, TB4 would not be significantly damaged until Up from the Depths Part 1, two episodes later.