A12: DELIVERANCE
RADIO TIMES: A spaceship crashes on the planet Cephlon. When the crew of the Liberator look for survivors they find their own survival threatened.
Broadcast: Monday 20th March, 1978: 7.15pm-8.10pm, BBC 1
Writer: Terry Nation
Director: Michael E Briant (and David Maloney - uncredited)
"You're almost as ruthless as I am." Travis
"You underestimate me, Travis." Servalan
GUEST CAST: Tony Caunter (Ensor), Susan Farmer (Meegat), James Lister (Maryatt
FACT FILE
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Deliverance was watched by 9.0m viewers.
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The script was commissioned from Terry Nation on 21 April, 1977 as the first of a 2-part storyline.
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Terry Nation’s script originally had Blake, not Avon, leading the rescue party on Cephlon.
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Douglas Camfield was originally to have directed this episode but he became involved with another project.
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Deliverance was directed by Michael E Briant but he was unavailable for pre-filming.
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David Maloney seized the opportunity to direct the location scenes (uncredited).
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Filming was carried out at Betchworth Quarry for 3 days from Monday 13 February.
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Ian Scoones & Mat Irvine carried out model filming of the Spacemaster exploding and the two life capsules tumbling towards Cephlon.
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Stock shots of the Liberator and Space Command came from earlier episodes.
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Deliverance was recorded in TC6 from Thursday 2nd to Friday 3rd March, 1978
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The launch of the race bank rocket was stock footage from a 1971 edition of Horizon about an American space launch.
EPISODE GALLERY
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Effects shootingThe full-size Spacemaster prop against a blue CSO background. Note the Effects Assistant with the smoke gun. BBC copyright image. | JennaSally Knyvette wearing Jenna's 'Surface Clothes'. BBC copyright image. | Vila and Gan discover the rocket.BBC copyright image. |
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Avon and VilaPaul Darrow and Michael Keating on the Liberator teleport set. BBC copyright image. | Cally and EnsorJan Chappell with guest star Tony Caunter on the Liberator set during recording of Deliverance. BBC copyright image. |