The Production GuideScript To Screen: The Rules Of Luton
by Martin Willey
The Production Guide
The Rules Of Luton was written by producer Fred Freiberger under the pen-name of Charles Woodgrove. It was written as a double-up script, to be filmed simultaneously with The Mark Of Archanon. While Barbara Bain and the other cast filmed at Pinewood, this episode would be filmed a separate crew on location, so two episodes could be completed in the time of one.
The opening scenes of Act One were scripted to be filmed in a cave, but as real caves were in short supply on location it was rewritten to take place in the open.
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ACT ONE
FADE IN:
13 EXT. PLANET (CAVE AREA) 13
KOENIG and MAYA looking about them. Sound of wind
building. KOENIG looks up.
14 EXT. SKY/ STORM CLOUDS (SFX) 14
Undercranked camera rapidly changing cloud formations.
Extremely spectacular multi-forked forks of lightning..
15 EXT. PLANET (CAVE AREA) 15
KOENIG and race for the shelter of a nearby cave.
Sound of thunder (like Alemein barrage) continues.
INSHOW CREDITS OVER
16 INT. CAVE (STUDIO) 16
As KOENIG and MAYA fling themselves into cave.
KOENIG activates his commlock. Sound of thunder
continues.
KOENIG
(urgently)
Moonbase Alpha. Come in,
Moonbase Alpha.
He waits ... no answer.
17 EXT. SKY/ STORM CLOUDS (SFX) 17
Incredible patterns of violent lightning, the likes of
which are not seen on Earth.
18 INT. CAVE (STUDIO) 18
KOENIG to commlock.
KOENIG
Moonbase Alpha from Koenig...
19 INT. CAVE (SFX) 19
CLOSE ON COMMLOCK MONITOR.
On it three very distinctive "trees" (these are the
"Judges of Luton").
THUNDER VOICE OVER
Murderer ... you have had your
last communication with Alpha.
Copyright Martin Willey