The Production Guide
Script To Screen: Voyager's Return
by Martin Willey

The first scene is 81, as Linden, watched by Helena, works on the circuit, trying to stop the Voyager's drive. Helena says "Good luck." Her original scripted line was "I hope you've made it." but his was changed in 9th August line amendments. Scenes 83 and 85 are short scenes without dialogue as he works, ending with him slumping back in exhaustion as the rumbling from the Queller drive ends.

Scene 88. The Voyager has just landed. Helena smiles at Linden and says "You've done your job. Now I've got to do mine." Barbara Bain changes the line slightly: "Alright, Doctor. You've done your work. Come along. Let me do mine."

Scene 104. The Sidon ships are closing on Alpha, and Linden leaves Medical to visit the Lab. In scene 112, Haines enters, sees the circuit running, and leaves.
We see Al Flemyng as one of the technicians. We don't see much of the background technicians in these scenes. Former Blue Peter presenter Anita West got a dressing room, but is only briefly glimpsed. Laurie Davis isn't clearly visible in any shots. The one technician who is clearly seen in many earlier Lab scenes is Alan Harris, although he was not present on this last day.

Five of these scenes (116A, 134A and other "A" scenes) are short reaction scenes without dialogue, added on a pink page amendment on 6th August. In each of them, Haines is watching the circuit glowing.

The final scene, and biggest of the day, is the final scene of the episode, scene 147. Martin Landau had a late start, at noon, because he wasn't required for the earlier shots. In the early part of the scene Haines destroys the circuit. Normally the director would film several takes of this, between which the Art Department had to be repair it quickly.