About this episode

The episode features an interview with Nigel Plaskitt as they watch and discuss the classic Gerry Anderson episode 'Mercury Falling'.

It's always a thrill when we're joined by an actual cast member to watch an episode of a classic Gerry Anderson series! This month, we were joined by Captain Black himself, Nigel Plaskitt, to watch the Mysteron agent do his very worst. Mercury Falling is a story full of thrills and spills - and even a Fireball Xl5 homage! Just who is blocking the controls of the Mercury shuttle? Who is the unknown hacker demanding a ransom for its survival? Could it be that he's been sitting in the chair next us all along? Never Miss An Episode Join the Podsterons Facebook group Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts The Randomiser with Chris Dale Help The Show Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Tweet about it! Use the hashtag #GerryAndersonPodcast @ImJamieAnderson / @RichardNJames / @ChrisDalek Stay In Touch Email Podcast AT GerryAnderson.com Join the Email Newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Chris Dale

Guest: Nigel Plaskitt

Topics covered

• Gerry Anderson
• classic series
• interview
• animation
• sci-fi
• episode review

Keywords

• Gerry Anderson
• Captain Black
• New Captain Scarlet
• Mercury Falling
• Fireball Xl5
• animation
• sci-fi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gerry Anderson, Anderson Entertainment

Books & works: Captain Black, New Captain Scarlet, Mercury Falling, Fireball Xl5

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