The Catacombs Production Guide
Storyboards - Voyager's Return


After the titles, these are the SFX shots in Act One.

Scene 25. Eagle One rolling
Eagle 1 rolls diag R-L Centre Out of control

Voyager's Return

Episode title shot. The clapperboard shows it was filmed as slate 17 on 8th August 1974.

Scene 27. Eagle One pitching and rolling in space sky
Similar to 25. Burn in.

Not used, originally to be seen on Big Screen.

Scene 29. Eagles flight steadies
Following Eagle as roll ceases.

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Seen in two cuts, a nice close-up of the 22 inch Eagle.

Scene 35. Crash unit Eagle rising on launch ramp.

Voyager's Return

Not used. Instead we see the Eagle approaching Alpha (Koenig's Eagle returning from the fight with Alan in Guardian Of Piri) and pilots running down corridors. The rescue Eagle is skipped.

Scene 38. Repeat 13. Close on Voyager.

Voyager's Return

Not used. Instead we see one of the additional shots with a close-up of the engines.

Scene 39. Burn in Main Mission. Repeat 13.

Again, not used.

Scene 41.
Voyager moving thro space. Not as close as Sc.13
Similar to 8
Script: Voyager One moving through space. Bergman's voice is heard: "Voyager One, this is the voice of Earth Space Authority... do you acknowledge?"

The scene is played entirely in Main Mission. Scene 8 was the first time we see a Voyager in space at the start of the episode, but was cut. Note the different storyboards of the same scene all show different angles of the ship.