The Big Thinker
Teleplay by Martin Woodhouse
Directed by Kim Mills
Production Schedule
Episode 15 (41)
Production Number : 3514
VTR/ABC/2217 & 2217 A + B
Teddington Studio 1
Wednesday 12th December 1962
| Camera rehearsal |
10.00-12.30 |
| Lunch break |
12.30-13.30 |
| Camera rehearsal |
13.30-18.00 |
| Supper break |
18.00-19.00 |
| Line Up and Make Up |
19.00-19.30 |
| Camera rehearsal |
19.30-20.00 |
VTR INSERTS
(VTR/ABC/2217-A + B) |
20.00-20.30 |
| Camera rehearsal |
20.30-21.00 |
Inserts:
- 2217A - Brensall's death - 0:18-2:00
- 2217B - Cathy & Steed meet in the Amusement Arcade - 9:00-11:43
Thursday 13th December 1962
| Camera rehearsal |
10.00-12.30 |
| Lunch break |
12.30-13.30 |
| Camera rehearsal |
13.30-15.30 |
Tea break, Line-up,
Normal scan, Make-up |
15.30-16.15 |
| Dress rehearsal |
16.15-17.30 |
| Notes |
17.30-18.00 |
| Line Up |
18.00-18.30 |
| VTR |
18.30-19.30 |
Running time
Expected: 51'25"
Actual running time with bumpers: 51'46"
The bumpers between the acts are generally 10 seconds from fade in to the "End of Act" bumper to the end of audio before the commercial, a 10 second still without audio, then cut to the next act bumper. This would play with the theme for around 10 seconds. Accordingly, with the episodes being in 3 acts, the running time of the action is approximately a minute less than listed above, minus the opening and closing credits (normally 0'16", with a 2" fade, and anywhere from 0'41" to 1'20", hard cut or 1" fade or mix, respectively).
Transmission
| London |
15t December 1962 |
| Sydney |
13th January 1964 |
| Melbourne |
6th August 1964 |
Equipment
| Cameras: |
4 Pedestals |
| Sound: |
4 booms; 1 slung mic.in Ops. Room. |
| Telecine: |
ABC symbol and Caption Scanner only. |
| VTR: |
2 Inserts |
Murders
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to see the face
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Transport
Minutiæ
- 4:14 - Kearns' calculations:
(4 x 3162)2 = 175... 8919... 2978... 304... oh, and so on and so forth.
apparently, contrary to what he says, it appears neither Kearns nor Plato can add up as the answer is 159539531776.
3259 / 263 = 12.39163498098 recurring - no, 8.. 2... [1 2 9] (spots Cathy) hello, hello, what have we here?
(It's actually 12.391634980986).
- 9:28 - When Cathy says that Hurst is in a panic and wants "MI5, the Navy, whoever" Steed replies, "You he can have, I'm off to the Middle East tonight." Is this admission that the organisation is MI5?
- At the end of their discussion in the amusement arcade, Cathy says, "You're staying out of it?" and Steed replies, "Yep, you go right ahead, Mata Hari. Just send me a postcard."
- Pinball scores:
Cathy: 1970 Steed: 1280 and 1891 (well, it goes up a bit more, but we don't see the final score)
- 24:28 - the camera takes a second to focus on Cathy when she turns on the light.
- 28:15 - the camera dips briefly as if it collided with something
- 38:42 (37:33) - One of those boom mikes sneaks into shot again while Steed is helping Cathy apprehend Broster and Clarissa.
- 39:15 - Steed identifies himself to the police as "Carruthers"
- 50:30 - instructions for caring for Sheba: half pound of meat, some seaweed powder, a special teaspoonful of cod liver oil and a long walk daily.
Times are from the re-mastered 2009 Optimum Releasing DVD set, any times in brackets are from the previously released DVD sets which had frames with interference or banding deleted, resulting in shorter running times.
