The Production GuideScript To Screen: Dorzak
by Martin Willey
The Production GuideWednesday 17th November, and the episode has just slipped into overtime- and will continue for another 2 days after this.
They were filming in the North Tunnel studio at Pinewood, where all the Year 1 corridor scenes had been filmed, plus many Eagle interiors. Since Wednesday 10th this had been the Croton interior. According to the schedule, they planned to start filming in the docking port, where the travel tube connects to the Croton ship, but they seem to have skipped those scenes until today, and the final 3 days would combine Croton ship interiors with docking port shots.
In scene 67, Sahala and Alan visit the Croton ship to see Dorzak in status - but Dorzak is Maya and Maya is Dorzak. Helena arrives with her medical bag. Sahala is stunned by Dorzak using, according to the script, "a science-fiction grip". In editing, this part of the scene is moved to start the next scene.
In scene 69, Helena is just about to start operating as Tony arrives. He stuns Dorzak and releases Maya from stasis.
The final scene in Medical is Sahala and Alan kissing goodbye.
Moving to the docking port, we move back in story chronology to scene 30, as Tony asks permission to board the Croton ship. Sahala arrives and grabs the guard's gun. Scene 31 follows immediately (after the editor has inserted a commercial break).
| GERRY ANDERSON PRODUCTIONS LTD. | "SPACE 1999" - SERIES II |
| CALL SHEET NO. 12 | |
| "DORZAK" | DATE: Wednesday, 17th November, 1976 |
| DIRECTOR: VAL GUEST | STAGE: NORTH TUNNEL |
| UNIT CALL: 8.30 a.m. | |
| ARTISTE | CHARACTER | D/R | MAKE UP | ON SET |
| INT. CROTON SHIP. SCENES 67: 69: 71 | ||||
| BARBARA BAIN | Helena | 322 | 7.00 | 8.30 |
| CATHERINE SCHELL | Maya | 324 | 9.30 | 11.00 |
| LEE MONTAGUE | Dorzak | 327 | 7.30 | 8.30 |
| NICK TATE | Alan | 326 | 7.45 | 8.30 |
| TONY ANHOLT | Tony | 325 | 9.00 | 9.30 |
| PAUL JERRICHO | Security Guard | 335 | 11.30 | 12.00 |
| JILL TOWNSEND | Sahala | 336 & H.145 | 7.00 | 8.30 |
| INT. DOCKING PORT. SCENES 30: 31 | ||||
| BARBARA BAIN | Helena | 322 | From above | |
| CATHERINE SCHELL | Maya | 324 | " | |
| TONY ANHOLT | Tony | 325 | " | |
| NICK TATE | Alan | 326 | " | |
| JILL TOWNSEND | Sahala | 336 & H.145 | " | |
| PAUL JERRICHO | Security Guard | 335 | " | |
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STAND INS |
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| Sue Heimer | for Miss. Bain | 312 | 8.00 | 8.30 |
| Pat Thompson | for Miss. Schell | " | 10.00 | 10.30 |
| Harry Fielder | for Mr. Montague | " | 8.00 | 8.30 |
| Fran Hunter | for Miss Townsend | " | " | " |
| David Clare | for Mr. Tate | " | " | " |
| Bill Hibbert | for Mr. Anholt | " | 9.00 | 9.30 |
|
CROWD |
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| 1 Man | Security Guard | 312 | 11.30 | 12.00 |
PROPS: Surgical bag. Mattresses. Adjustable Gun "Stun" "Kill".
+ as per script to include commlocks, stun guns, capsule (32) light
pencil stasers.
ART DEPT: Button on open door to Space Ship. Orange perspex (Forcefield)
Black velvet.
CAMERA:
10-1 zoom.
ELECTRICAL:
Cue lights.
CATERING:
A.M. & P.M. breaks for 50 people on North Tunnel
LUNCH: 1-2 p.m.
RUSHES: Theatre 1 at 1 p.m.
TRANSPORT:
Ray to pick up Miss Bain as arranged
Steve Smith to pick up Miss Townsend at 6.15 a.m. for 7 a.m. at Studio
Return to pick up Miss Schell at 8.45 for 9.30 a.m. at Studio.
KEN BAKER
Asst. Director.
Copyright Martin Willey