The Catacombs Episode Guide

Ring Around the Moon

Black Sun Year 1 - Episode 4 Earthbound

Screenplay by Edward Di Lorenzo
Directed by Ray Austin
Belgium (Flemish) In de Macht van Triton 9 Feb 1977
France/Canada L'anneau de la Lune The Ring Of The Moon 13 Nov 1976
Germany Ein Ring von Licht A Ring Of Light 26 Mar 1978
Italy Gli occhi di Tritone The Eyes Of Triton 22 Jul 1976
Japan Revolt of the Space Computer 10 Jul 1977
Netherlands Een kring om de maan 18 Aug 1978
Poland Pierscien wokol Ksiezyca 7 May 1977
Portugal Os Cativos The Captives 19 Mar 1977
Portugal Os Cativos de Triton The Captives Of Triton
South AfricaKring Om Die Moon Circle Round The Moon3 Feb 1978
Spain Anillo alrededor de la luna Ring Around The Moon10 Feb 1977
Hungary Gyűrű a hold körül 23 Aug 1984
Sweden 22 May 1976
USA (New York) 3 Apr 1976
USA (San Francisco) 27 Dec 1975
UK (ATV) 15 Jan 1976
UK (LWT) 17 Jan 1976

The moon becomes a prisoner of an alien planet as an eerie new menace grips Alpha in a ring of light and turns Dr. Helena Russell into an involuntary informer, with death as her threatened reward. ITC summary

Background

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Sets

Int. Main Mission
Int. Command Office
Int. Care Unit
Int. Victor's Quarters
Int. Alpha Corridor
Int. Travel Tube
Int. Eagle Pilot Section
Int. Eagle Passenger Section
Int. Airlock

Ext. Moon Surface
Int. Triton Void

Main Mission is still in the early layout with steps to the viewports, but the viewports have shifted forwards.

The Care Unit set was also seen in Matter Of Life And Death (most Year One medical sets were only seen once).

SFX

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Music

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Original score by Vic Elms and Alan Willis, recorded at Wembley on Monday 6th May 1974. Vic Elms was supposed to have prepared a score and conduct the orchestra. But Elms could not write music and did not know how to conduct. Instead he tried to demonstrate themes on his guitar. The orchestra refused to work with him, so (music arranger) Alan Willis had to take over, improvising some scores on the day.

One library track is used: the ominous drum sounds from the start of Drumdramatics No.1 by Robert Farnon is heard is the second half of the moonwalk sequence.

Science

History

Astronomy

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Physics

Biology

Continuity

Chronology:

Early Main Mission layout

Alpha Personnel:

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2 fatalities: Ted Clifford, Donovan

Alpha Technology:

Eagles:

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Eagle 1 (Koenig); 3 (Alan & Donovan, crashed)

The Eagle crash is repeated in Space Brain.

Planets:

None. We learn Triton is destroyed.

Aliens:

Tritonians. They do not have human form.

Props:

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Errors

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When Clifford puts his instrument down on the viewport sill, it is obvious there is no glass.

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When Koenig puts his commlock down during the interview with Alan, it features his picture on the full side of the commlock. In other shots it is a normal smaller picture.

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Helena's thermograph is held up the wrong way round (so we can read her name).

Observations

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Ring Around The Moon Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, 14th March 1974

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Links

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Contents copyright Martin Willey