• title card: white all caps text reading ‘RETURN OF THE CYBERNAUTS’ superimposed on a close-up of the metal cybernaut, weating a black hat, sunglasses and overcoat, carrying the unconscious Dr. Russell on his right shoulder
  • The cybernaut plods across the fields, Dr. Neville still unconscious on his right shoulder
  • The cybernaut strikes down Dr. Russell when he tries to leave
  • Steed holds the copper bust of Emma as he stands next to her in Beresford’s study, she is smiling at him because Beresford has just made the same quip about preferring the original that he just made
  • Steed dives out of the way as the thought-controlled Mrs. Peel speeds away
  • Beresford gloats as his wristwatch present has enabled him to take control of Emma’s brain - he uses the controls that makes her his robot
  • video - Steed tries to repair Mrs. Peel’s toaster - and the toaster blasts through the ceiling

Series 5 — Episode 17
Return Of The Cybernauts

by Philip Levene
Directed by Robert Day

Steed pulls some strings
Emma becomes a puppet

Read the dialogue sheets (PDF 596KB)

Production No E.66.6.18
Production completed: June 27 1967. First transmission: September 27 1967.

Crew

Produced by Albert Fennell regularThe Professionals
and Brian Clemens regularDanger ManThe ChampionsThe ProfessionalsAdam Adamant
Executive Producer Julian Wintle regular
Directed by Robert Day regularDanger Man
Teleplay by Philip Levene regular
All characters and events in this teleplay are fictitious and any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely co-incidental.
Music by Laurie Johnson regularThe ProfessionalsJason King
Production Designer Robert Jones regular
Director of Photography Ernest Steward regularCarry On..Callan (Ernest Steward B.S.C.)
Supervising Editor Peter Tanner regular
Production Manager Geoffrey Haine regularThe Champions
Principal items of Mr. Macnee’s wardrobe designed by Pierre Cardin regular
Miss Rigg’s costumes designed by Alun Hughes regular
Casting Director G.B. Walker regularThe Saint
Unit Manager Richard Dalton regular
Unit Manager Laurie Greenwood regularThe Sweeney
Assistant Director Ron Carr regular
Camera Operator James Bawden regularCarry On..
Art Director Len Townsend regular
Continuity Gladys Goldsmith regular007Carry On..Space 1999
Make-up Jim Hydes regularCarry On.. (billed as Jim Hyde)
Hairdressing Hilda Fox regular
Wardrobe Gladys James regular
Editor Lionel Selwyn regular
Recording Director A.W. Lumkin regularThe Saint
Sound Recordist Ken Rawkins regularUFO
Dubbing Mixer Len Shilton regularThe ChampionsThe SaintDepartment S
Sound Editor Peter Lennard regularThe ProfessionalsRandall and HopkirkDepartment S
Music Editor Karen Heward regular
Construction Manager Herbert Worley regular
Supervisory Electrician Walter Thompson regularThe Saint (billed as Wally Thompson)
Stunt Arranger Ray Austin regularThe ProfessionalsThe SaintRandall and HopkirkThe ChampionsDepartment SSpace 1999
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