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

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Desmond Saunders
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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Atlantic Inferno
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    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...

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writer:N/A

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

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writer:N/A

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

    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.

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

    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)

    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.

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

    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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    Writer:N/A

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

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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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    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Subterranean Sea
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E4

    When the Stingray crew has their holiday abruptly cancelled, they set off to probe the ocean depths. Troy and his friends soon discover a deep undersea shaft, which leads them to a desert-like plateau.

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

    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?

    Director:Desmond Saunders
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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Star of the East
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E20

    An Eastern dictator named El Hudat arrives in Marineville, wishing to become a member of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol. However, just before his enrolment, he is deposed by a revolution back in his home country.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Eastern Eclipse
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E23

    Having been dethroned by the people of his Eastern nation, El Hudats twin brother, Ali Khali, arrives in Marineville.

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

    S1:E1

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

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    Writer:N/A

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

    S2:E3

    Master criminals hijack a plane with Lady Penelope on board.

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

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

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

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

    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".