The Bringers of Wonder, Part One
| "The Bringers of Wonder, Part One" | |
|---|---|
| Space: 1999 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Tom Clegg |
| Written by | Terence Feely |
| Original air date | 4 August 1977 |
"The Bringers of Wonder, Part One" is the seventeenth episode of the second series of Space: 1999 (and the forty-first overall episode of the programme). The screenplay was written by Terence Feely; the director was Tom Clegg. The final shooting script is dated 23 June 1976. Live-action filming took place Wednesday 25 August 1976 through Tuesday 28 September 1976 (with a two-day interruption on 21 and 22 September to film additional material for "The Beta Cloud"). A day of second-unit filming was completed on Tuesday 30 November 1976 This was the series' only two-part episode.
It is 1912 days after leaving Earth orbit, and the routine in Command Centre is suddenly interrupted by a series of whoops and exclamations from the speakers. John Koenig had been out on a reconnaissance flight to investigate a localised increase in the neutron count. Now, he is behaving like a drunken adolescent out for a joyride, taking Eagle Ten through a series of dare-devil manoeuvres. Loops and barrel-rolls soon give way to death-defying dives on the Alpha complex. Soon bored with this game, Koenig takes off across the lunar surface to begin buzzing about the nuclear-waste domes.
Alan Carter tries to establish a remote link with the ship and discovers its controls are set on manual. As the three domes store the atomic waste from Moonbase Alpha's reactors, Tony Verdeschi is concerned an impact could generate a nuclear explosion. Maya assures him that only the introduction of atomic fuel could instigate such an act. If the Commander's reckless behaviour continues, a crash is inevitable; Verdeschi orders Carter to take nuclear physicists Jack Bartlett and Joe Ehrlich with him on the rescue Eagle.
Koenig pilots his ship in a crash-dive down into the nearest dome. As alarms sound, he comes out of his euphoric state, but not in time to avoid a collision. Trying to level out, he clips a dome with a fuel pod and the Eagle ploughs out of control across the Moon's surface. Koenig manages to put on his space helmet and seal his suit before losing consciousness. Fuel from the ruptured tank ignites and an inferno rages inside the ship. Carter lands at the crash site and rescue workers board the burning Eagle, pulling Koenig to safety in the nick of time.
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