• title card: white text reading ‘Thingumajig’ in a script font superimposed on the box shape drawn in the sand by Greer, whole hands lie beside it
  • Major Star finds Reston’s body in the tunnels, a black mark on his forehead
  • Steed puzzles over the mysterious box
  • Teddy, Steed and Inge examine the map of the catacombs under Teddy’s church
  • Tara takes cover behind the sofa, desperately shaking a bottle of champagne which she intends to ‘fire’ at the electronic box
  • Steed is prepared for the box - welding goggles, gloves and electrical discharge gun with a huge generator
  • Tara hangs upside down outside Steed’s window, helping him fix his television reception, the antenna in her hand. He reaches out to grab her

Series 6 — Episode 26
Thingumajig

Teleplay by Terry Nation
Directed by Leslie Norman

Production No E.67.9.28
Production completed: February 3 1969. First UK transmission: March 28 1969. First transmission (USA): March 24 1969.

Crew

Produced by Albert Fennell regularThe Professionals
and Brian Clemens regularDanger ManThe ChampionsThe ProfessionalsAdam Adamant
Teleplay by Terry Nation regularDoctor WhoBlake’s 7The ChampionsThe SaintDepartment S
All Characters and events in this Teleplay are fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely co-incidental
Directed by Leslie Norman regularThe ChampionsThe SaintDepartment SRandall and Hopkirk
Executive in charge of production Gordon L.T. Scott regular
Music by Laurie Johnson regularThe ProfessionalsJason King
Production controller Jack Greenwood regular
Production designer Robert Jones regular
script editor Terry Nation regularDoctor WhoBlake’s 7The ChampionsThe SaintDepartment S
Director of photography Peter Jessop regular
Editor Bob Dearberg regularThe ProfessionalsThe Prisoner (billed as Robert Dearberg)
Production manager Ron Fry regularDoctor WhoSpace 1999
Post production co-ordinator Ann Chegwidden regularDoctor Who
Patrick Macnee’s suits designed by Patrick Macnee regular007
Miss Thorson’s costumes designed by Alun Hughes regular
Casting director G.B. Walker regularThe Saint
Unit manager Laurie Greenwood regularThe Sweeney
Assistant Director Colin Lord regularThe Champions
Camera operator Ernie Robinson regular
Associate art director Kenneth Tait regularDepartment S
Associate art director Len Townsend regular
Set dresser Simon Wakefield regular007
Continuity Kay Fenton regularThe Professionals
Make-up Jim Hydes regularCarry On..
Hairdressing Mary Sturgess regularThe Sweeney
costume supervisor Ivy Baker regularPink Panther
2nd unit director John Hough regularThe ChampionsCarry On..
2nd unit photography Bert Mason regular
Recording director A.W. Lumkin regularThe Saint
Sound recordist Cecil Mason regularThe Saint
Dubbing mixer Bill Rowe regular007The SaintDepartment S
Sound editor Brian Lintern The Saint
Music editor Paul Clay regularThe Professionals
Construction manager Herbert Worley regular
Supervisory electrician Steve Birtles regularThe Saint
Stunt arranger Joe Dunne regular007The ProfessionalsThe PrisonerPink PantherSpace 1999Randall and Hopkirk
MCMLXIX A.B.C. Television Films Limited All rights reserved
Made at Associated British Elstree Studios England and on location
ABC Production / Associated British Corporation

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