All language subtitles for Thunderbirds S01E02 Pit of Peril. DVDRip. NonHI. cc. en. ITV

Five...

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one.

Thunderbirds are go.

Just look at that thing. It's like
a monster from another planet.

Yeah. Nothing
can stand in its way.

Sidewinder to 'copter
Watchdog. Jungle test complete.

How did she look
from up there, General?

She looked just fine, Sweeney.
What a machine. How did she handle?

Like a breeze. Nothing
can stop the Army now, sir.

OK. Fine. That
wraps up the tests.

The relief crew is on its
way by Helijet. Right, sir.

I want you boys to know I
think you've done a swell job.

Thanks, sir. The Sidewinder's
OK, but it'll be good to have a rest.

You head for
rendezvous point nine.

The Helijet will take
you back to base.

Point nine it is,
sir. Sidewinder out.

Well, guess that's it,
boys. Trials are over.

Oh, the Sidewinder is
just what the Army needs

for these bushfire wars
that keep springing up.

We have the transport
to get to the trouble spots

before they get too
heated. That's it, Ralph.

Any word from the
relief crew? Yes, sir.

The Helijet is heading
for point nine now. Great.

OK, Captain, take us
back to base. Yes, sir.

Will I be glad to get
back to base. And how!

Three weeks in this tin can is
not exactly my idea of heaven.

Oh, it hasn't been too bad.

Seeing nothing but steaming jungle
every day could drive a guy nuts.

It's all over now. We
can have a long rest.Sure.

Heading for point nine.

The relief crew can take this
beauty back to camp from there.

'Copter Watchdog to
Sidewinder. Do you read me?

General Peters, the Sidewinder,
it's gone, disappeared. What?

Get back there,
Captain, and fast.

I can't see for the smoke.

Wait. There's a hole down there.

'Copter Watchdog to
Sidewinder. Do you read me?

Come in, Sidewinder.

This is 'copter Watchdog.
Can you hear me?

Come in, Sidewinder.

No reply. They must be out cold.

I hope it's only that, General.

Copter Watchdog, this is
Helijet. Go ahead, Helijet.

At rendezvous point nine.
No sign of Sidewinder.

There's been some trouble. Head
for reference two-seven immediately.

We'll need your assistance.
'Copter Watchdog out.

What are we gonna
do? I don't know.

I'll try and reach
Sidewinder again.

This is 'copter Watchdog.

Come in, Sidewinder.
Acknowledge.

Come in, Sidewinder.

Frank. Johnny. Hey, what hit me?

This is 'copter Watchdog.
Do you read me?

Hello, 'copter Watchdog.
This is Sidewinder.

Sweeney, you're OK?

Yeah, a few bruises, but
we're all still in one piece.

Thank heavens you're safe.
Now, how does it look down there?

We've tipped over on our
side. That means we can't move.

How far down are you?

General, we're 300 feet down.

300 feet! Ralph, what do we do?

The Sidewinder weighs
upwards of 500 tonnes.

We'll need some
pretty heavy lifting gear.

But this is the middle
of a wilderness.

It would take weeks to
get equipment down here.

Excuse me, sir. I'll have
to move the 'copter clear.

The heat is building up.

If we hover here, we'll need
a rescue team ourselves.

OK, Captain.

Get her down beside the
crater, Captain. Right, sir.

The Helijet should be here soon.

Yeah, let's hope we
can work something out.

'Copter Watchdog, from
Helijet. What gives, General?

Shut down your
engines and disembark.

I'll fill you in on the details.

OK, Ralph, let's go. Turn off
the motors, Captain. Yes, sir.

What I'd like to know is
how we got down here.

I guess, the ground just
opened and swallowed us.

Yeah, but how do we get out?
This whole pit seems to be on fire.

We'll be OK for a while.

The automatic cooling
plant switched itself on.

But the atomic reactor
was due for refuelling.

It won't hold out forever.

Now, here's the situation.

The Sidewinder is on its side.

Can't we haul it out, sir?
No. Talk sense, Lieutenant.

The machine weighs 500 tonnes.

No heavy lifting equipment

could reach here inside of
two weeks at the minimum.

Couldn't we use the
'copter and Helijet?

We're talking about the Sidewinder
not some 1,000-pound field car.

Begging your pardon, General,

but I figure the first thing is to
go down there and take a look.

But that would be suicide.
That pit is an inferno.

One of the 'copters could
lower me down on a line

just long enough for me
to assess the situation.

I don't know, Mead.
It's... It's too dangerous.

You could be burned alive.

If we don't do
something soon, General,

there'll be no could be about
it for the Sidewinder crew.

Oh, very well, Lieutenant.

Make arrangements with
the Helijet pilot. And thanks.

Atomic reactor operating
at normal, Colonel.

Swell, Frank. Let's
hope it stays that way.

Sidewinder from Helijet.
Lieutenant Meade here.

I'm going to attempt
a reconnaissance.

What's the temperature
outside the machine?

The gauge reads 220
degrees Fahrenheit.

Don't try it. You'll fry.

If only he had some
kind of protective clothing.

His oxygen mask will
help him to breathe.

But it's not gonna
keep him cool.

Switching over to Lieutenant
Mead's frequency, sir.

Connect up to the
tannoy speaker, Captain.

I want us all to
listen carefully.

Mead won't get
much time to talk.

When he does,
we've got to get it right.

OK, let's go, Charlie. Yes, sir.
I'll be waiting for your command.

Fine. When I yell, you
get me out of there fast.

There goes a brave man, Ralph.

Lower away.

I'm 50 feet down now.

But still no sign of
Sidewinder, Charlie.

Gee, it looks a real
inferno down there.

Those guys are in some danger.

Go ahead, John.

.I've just picked up some US
Army transmissions, Father.

One of their new Sidewinders

.seems to has fallen into
some kind of underground fire.

One of the officers has
gone down to take a look.

OK, John. Let's have a listen to
him. Switching you through now.

100 feet down.

I can't see a thing.
The smoke is too thick.

The temperature's rising.

Let go more line.

220 feet down.

Hold on, Lieutenant.
You can make it.

270 feet.

Jeepers! My blood
seems to be boiling.

The smoke's too thick.

I'm gonna... I'm gonna
have to go down all the way.

I'll only have a second.

Be ready, Charlie boy. OK, sir.

Here we go.

I-I can... see it.

Get me up, Charlie.

Now! Aaagh!

Here he comes.

Get a stretcher.
Hurry, Sergeant!

I think this frequency should
be put on priority monitoring.

The situation could
get pretty desperate.

Why don't I shoot out there,
Father? See if they want any help.

It wouldn't take
long. No, Scott.

We can't go shoving our
noses into this uninvited.

For all we know, the army might be
engaged on a top-secret operation.

John? Yes, Father.

John, I want you to
keep this frequency clear.

Down here, I'm gonna put Scott
.on emergency standby. FAB, Father.

All right, Scott. Get
down to Thunderbird 1

and get her ready for
launching. On my way.

If the Army decide
they want our help,

we don't want to keep them waiting
a minute longer than necessary.

We... we could do it, sir.

Take it easy, Lieutenant.

You're in a bad way. I'll be OK.

Get a line...

Haul it upright.

Get him into the shade. Keep
the sun off of him. Yes, sir.

See to it, Captain.

I'm going down to fix
that line on Sidewinder.

Begging your pardon, sir,
but this is not your kind of job.

There's no time to argue.
No-one's arguing, sir.

You're a technical man.

It's a question of a man
best equipped to succeed.

He's right, Ralph.

Anyway, you'll be
needed here by the radio

to give the necessary
instructions to Sidewinder,

if we can get it upright.

Atomic reactor down
20 points, Colonel.

Down 20?! That means the
cooling plant is under strength.

We'll be warming up in
here from now on.Right.

Sidewinder, from
Sergeant Reynolds.

I'm coming down
to try and slip a line

over one of the machine's legs.

The temperature outside
is up to 265 degrees.

Yeah, I'll have to work fast.

If I make it, we'll be able
to haul you upright.Great.

Then maybe we
can climb out of here.

OK, Charlie. Let's go.

150 feet down.
Speed it up, Charlie.

The shorter time I'm
down here the better.

Hold it.

I'm 300 feet down. Can
you reach the Sidewinder?

I don't know...

I... I can't see much.

Move it over, Charlie.
Straight ahead.

Slow and easy... until I yell.

I'm ten yards away.

Reynolds, are you OK?

OK.

Ugh... OK.

Winch up! Argh!

Come on, get him up! Argh!

He's still alive.

OK.

Now, drop the new line
as close to us as you can.

Then get Reynolds and
Lieutenant Mead to base hospital.

And make it fast. We'll
take it from here. Yes, sir.

Hitch the cable to the
'copter, Ralph. Right, General.

Thanks to the
Lieutenant and Reynolds,

we'll soon be outta here, boys.

Copter Watchdog, from Helijet.

Heading for base
hospital, General.

Right. Use all speed.

Those boys need attention.

OK, Captain. Get moving.

We've got to get the
Sidewinder off its side.

The line's broken. Yeah,
but did we make it or not?

Sidewinder from
'copter Watchdog.

What is your attitude?
It's no good, General.

We're back on our side again.
But it was sure a good try.

There's only one
thing left to do, General.

I'll go down there
and try again.

I don't like it, Ralph.

Two brave men have
been badly injured in that pit.

I don't know if I
should risk another life.

But we must keep
trying, General.

There are three men
trapped down there.

If only we weren't so
darn far from civilization.

We'd stand a remote chance
of effecting a rescue but...

Rescue. You said rescue,
General. That's the answer.

Yeah, that's the answer.

Calling International Rescue.
Calling International Rescue.

This is General Peters, US Army.

Vital defence weapon
in immediate danger.

Crew of three trapped.

Go ahead, John.

Father, General Peters
has just radioed in.

They do want our help.

All right, John. Tell them
we're on our way. Yes, Father.

Scott, it's action stations.

Thunderbirds are go. FAB.

Changing to horizontal flight.

Still no word from that
International Rescue outfit.

I'm certain they're
doing their best, sir.

Yeah, I guess they are,

but I'm worried about
those guys down there.

International Rescue
Space Station, Thunderbird 1.

Have you had any
more information, John?

Information to date tells us

that this machine fell into a
crater some 300 feet in depth.

It's a blazing inferno. The
machine weighs some 500 tonnes.

And it's on its side,
which means it can't move.

Origin of crater unknown.

Meaning we need the heavy gear

and since we don't know
much about this crater,

we ought to have Brains along.

Go ahead, Scott.

Latest information
from Space Station

indicates need for
Thunderbird 2 carrying Pod 5.

And we'll need Brains
along. Right, Scott.

OK, Virgil. Brains.
You heard him.

We're on our way,
Father. Pod 5 it is.

Selecting Pod 5.

OK, Brains, here we go.

How's the cooling plant
standing up, Johnny?

I checked a minute ago,

and she'll only hold out
for a couple of more hours.

How long will the hull
stand up to that heat outside?

General Peters, sir? There's
a call coming in for you.

Thunderbird 1 to General Peters.

I've sighted your position on
radar, I'll be with you in four minutes.

It can't be too
soon for us, pal.

The heat from that
crater is fantastic.

You're gonna
find it tough going.

I'd say the temperature's rising.
There's some smoke getting in.

The hull has cracked.
She'll break up.

Start the air purifier and
try to plug those fractures.

I'll increase the cooling plant
output and try to cool the walls.

General Peters
from Thunderbird 1,

is there any news
from the trapped men?

I'm afraid not. Their radio
failed ten minutes ago.

Can you increase the
air-purifying system?

The exhaust fan's at full power.

The cooling plant's
at full stretch, too.

Well, let's hope it holds out. How
are you doing with that crack, Johnny?

These soaked rags are helping,
but the heat is terrific on the hull.

Keep at it, boys.
We've got to hold on.

What's the score, General? How
long can these fellows hold out?

They've got full air
conditioning and a cooling plant,

but at full power, it can't last
more than another two hours.

Right. Other members of our
organisation will be arriving soon

with heavy rescue equipment.

Meanwhile, I'll set up
our remote TV camera

so that we can take a look and
see what goes on down there.

Thunderbird 1 from
Thunderbird 2, how does it look?

I'm about to send a remote
camera into the crater.

It'll give us an idea of what
we're up against. Right, Scott.

Hey, that thing
will burn up. It's OK.

The camera is specially
constructed to withstand extreme heat.

Good. It's working fine.

Thunderbird 1. Virgil here.

Landed at rescue zone.
What's the next move?

I'm on my way over.
Tell Brains to stand by.

This is a tough one. Right.

This is hopeless.

As soon as the heat dries
the rags out, they catch fire.

At least it stops
some of the smoke.

Gee...

this heat's getting unbearable.

Oh, what's keeping those guys?

It's about time we had
some action from them.

I guess they're doing
their best, General.

It's a tough thing
we're asking them to do.

Look, Brains. What's that?

Er... that's it.
That confirms it.

Well? Well, way
back in the past,

this must have been
an opencast mine.

When it was exhausted, a
large crater would have been left.

And it was used as a
dump for military equipment

after the Second World War. That
explains the US Army wreckage.

Well, I still don't get it.

I-I-I'll show you on
this diagram I've drawn.

The pit was filled in.

A-a-and over the years, a
new crust of topsoil has formed.

A spontaneous combustion

caused a slow smouldering fire,

consuming the dumped equipment.

Now, the weight
of the Sidewinder

caused the thin crust
of topsoil to collapse

at its weakest point.

We have to remove the
remainder of the crust

so that the Sidewinder can be
dragged up the side of the pit.

I'm at the bottom,
Scott. Right, Virgil.

Can you see the Sidewinder?

No, the smoke is too dense.

It's like the inside of a
blast furnace down here.

I'm starting to lay charges.

OK, General. You can draw in
the cable and get clear of the smoke.

Virgil's at the bottom. How are
you gonna get him out of there?

Well, we have a machine
we call the Mole, General.

Scott is about to operate it.

You'll see it in action.

Thunderbird 2 Lab, the Mole,

proceeding to drilling position.

The cooling... plant...

has-has... eight... minutes...

I can't... I can't breathe.

Frank! Hang on, boy!

Mole from Virgil. One
more charge to lay, Scott.

Good. Be with you
in a few minutes.

Thunderbird 2 from Mole.

Burrowing at 70-degree angle.

Do you read me
on tracker screen?

Loud and clear, Scott.

Right, right, four degrees.

Four degrees. FAB.

Turn made.

I've come up against
an obstruction.

It's hardcore granite, Scott.

Detour two degrees left.

Then return to
original course.FAB.

Mole from Virgil.
Final charge laid.

OK, Virgil. Approaching
side of crater now.

Three degrees left, Scott.
Then you should be through.

Thanks, Brains.

Going much easier now.

We'll be breaking into
pit in a few seconds.

Fine, Scott. Ready to detonate
explosives on your instructions.

Ready to emerge into crater.

OK, Virgil, come aboard. OK,
Scott. Approaching you now.

Thunderbird 2 Lab
from Mole. Virgil aboard.

Right, prepare to
withdraw. OK, Brains.

Are you ready, Virgil? Taking
up rear cabin position now.

Operating reverse motors.

OK, Brains, we're
clear of area. Go ahead.

Detonating charges...

..now!

What are they trying to
do, blow us out of here?

Only a few more minutes...

and the cooling plant packs up.

What's holding you guys up now?

My men down there have
less than two minutes left.

We're doing the
best we can, General.

Lab to Recovery Vehicle 1.

A-a-are you in position, Virgil?

Nearly ready, Brains.

Recovery Vehicle 1, power OK.

Remote Control Vehicle
2, operation positive.

Moving out... now!

Ready to fire magnetic lines.

Uh, remote guidance seven left,

four right, right.

This is it. We're breaking up.

Electromagnets in position. Recovery
Vehicle engines in transmission.

Hey! We're moving.

We're moving!

Remote Control
Vehicle's skidding again.

One of the lines has failed.

I'll have to wind
it in and fire again.

Firing again. Let's
hope it's not damaged.

Line in place.
Starting motors again.

Hey! We're sliding back.

We're safe.

It's... It's a miracle.

They've got us out of the pit...

How you doin', fella?
Just great, mister.

You must be the guy who
hauled us out of that pit.

One of them. The
others are about to leave.

I'll never know how to thank
you, buddy. You saved our lives.

The Colonel's right. Forget it.

I'm glad we could help. All you've
got to do now is get well again.

How about the other
man? Guess he's out cold.

Oh, he'll be OK. Mister, I guess
he'd have liked to have been awake,

so I'll say it for him.

Thanks. Thanks for all of us.

Scott from Thunderbird
2. I'm about to lift off.

See you back at base. FAB.

Sidewinder's saved
and no casualties.

What can I do to thank you?

All part of the service.
But if you want to help,

just make sure that
no-one tracks our aircraft.

It's vital that our operation
remains a closely-guarded secret.

That, Scott, is the
least we can do.Thanks.

Thank you.

Boy! What I'd give to have
those guys in my force.