The Best Episodes Directed By Desmond Saunders

Every TV Episode Directed by Desmond Saunders Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Operation Crash-Dive
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Operation Crash-Dive

    S1:E12

    Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Atlantic Inferno
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Atlantic Inferno

    S2:E1

    Jeff takes a holiday with Lady Penelope, leaving Scott to take charge of International Rescue. But when a fire threatens to engulf the Seascape drilling rig, he is unsure whether to intervene or not...

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Perils of Penelope
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Perils of Penelope

    S1:E3

    Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Mysterons
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Mysterons

    S1:E1

    A manned expedition led by Captain Black of Spectrum lands on Mars; investigating the planet surface in an exploration vehicle, the crew discover a futuristic alien city.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Ghost Ship
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #5 - The Ghost Ship

    S1:E3

    Using an old Spanish galleon, the villainous Idotee is attacking passing ships and plundering them for their cargoes. He soon captures Commander Shore and Phones and holds them prisoner on his ancient sailing vessel.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Pit of Peril
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Pit of Peril

    S1:E2

    On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Uninvited
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Uninvited

    S1:E10

    Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - The Imposters
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Imposters

    S1:E16

    Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 38 - Marineville Traitor
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Marineville Traitor

    S1:E38

    Commander Shore is framed when a piece of equipment disappears from Marineville control. Troy places the commander under arrest - but who would want to frame the commander, and why doesn't Shore protest his innocence?

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Edge of Impact
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Edge of Impact

    S1:E5

    A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 37 - Hostages of the Deep
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Hostages of the Deep

    S1:E37

    When an undersea alien named Gadus kidnaps World Navy Admiral Carson and his wife from their remote island home, Troy, Phones and Marina head off on a rescue mission in Stingray.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Rescue from the Skies
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Rescue from the Skies

    S1:E15

    As part of his training to become an aquanaut, Lieutenant Fisher is given temporary command of Stingray and assigned target practice.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Ice-Fall
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Ice-Fall

    S1:E11

    Exploring a frozen waterfall in an underground mountain cavern, Beaker is trapped by an avalanche. Can Supercar's powerful engines melt the ice in time to save him?

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Most Special Agent
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Most Special Agent

    S1:E1

    The Professor and Shane Weston use Joe to steal a Russian plane.

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Alias Mr. Hackenbacker

    S2:E3

    Master criminals hijack a plane with Lady Penelope on board.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Danger at Ocean Deep
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Danger at Ocean Deep

    S1:E19

    After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Raptures of the Deep
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Raptures of the Deep

    S1:E9

    While the Stingray crew go to the rescue of two crazy treasure hunters, Troy falls down a crevasse, runs out of air and lapses into unconsciousness.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Give or Take a Million
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Give or Take a Million

    S2:E6

    While Christmas preparations are underway at both Tracy Island and a local children's hospital, which is expanding to incorporate a new radiotherapy wing, a pair of criminals attempt to burgle a high-tech vault storing gold bullion.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - Security Hazard
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Security Hazard

    S1:E26

    Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.

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Desmond Saunders Ratings Summary

"Operation Crash-Dive" is the best rated episode directed by Desmond Saunders. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 12/16/1965 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Atlantic Inferno".