Series 5 — Episode 13
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Station
by Brian Sheriff
Directed by John Krish
Steed goes off the rails
Emma finds her station in life
Read the original script (PDF 3.5MB)
Read the shooting script (PDF 2.3MB)
Script amendments (PDF 1.43MB)
Read the original Overkill script summary (PDF 2.35MB)
Read the shooting script (PDF 2.3MB)
Script amendments (PDF 1.43MB)
Read the original Overkill script summary (PDF 2.35MB)
Production No E.66.13
Production completed: March 22 1967. First transmission: April 12 1967.
Crew
Produced by | Albert Fennell regularThe Professionals |
and | Brian Clemens regularDanger ManThe ChampionsThe ProfessionalsAdam Adamant |
Executive Producer | Julian Wintle regular |
Directed by | John Krish regularThe Saint |
Teleplay by | Roger Marshall regularThe ProfessionalsThe Sweeney (billed as Brian Sheriff) |
and | Brian Clemens regularDanger ManThe ChampionsThe ProfessionalsAdam Adamant (billed as Brian Sheriff) |
All characters and events in this teleplay are fictitious and any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely co-incidental. | |
Music by | Laurie Johnson regularThe ProfessionalsJason King |
Production Controller | Jack Greenwood regular |
Production Designer | Robert Jones regular |
Director of Photography | Alan Hume regular007Carry On..Star Wars (billed as Alan Hume B.S.C.) |
Supervising Editor | Peter Tanner regular |
Production Manager | Geoffrey Haine regularThe Champions |
Principal items of Mr. Macnee’s wardrobe designed by | Pierre Cardin regular |
Miss Rigg’s costumes designed by | Alun Hughes regular |
Casting Director | G.B. Walker regularThe Saint |
Unit Manager | Richard Dalton regular |
Unit Manager | Laurie Greenwood regularThe Sweeney |
Assistant Director | Ted Lewis regular |
Camera Operator | Tony White regularThe SaintSpace 1999Department S |
Art Director | Kenneth Tait regularDepartment S (billed as K. McCallum Tait) |
Continuity | Gladys Goldsmith regular007Carry On..Space 1999 |
Hairdressing | Hilda Fox regular |
Make-up | Basil Newall regular007UFOSpace 1999 |
Wardrobe | Jean Fairlie regularUFO |
Editor | Tony Palk regular |
Recording Director | A.W. Lumkin regularThe Saint |
Sound Recordist | Simon Kaye regular007Indiana Jones |
Dubbing Mixer | Len Shilton regularThe ChampionsThe SaintDepartment S |
Sound Editor | Rydal Love regularThe ChampionsThe SaintDepartment S |
Music Editor | Karen Heward regular |
Construction Manager | Charles Hammerton regular |
Supervisory Electrician | Walter Thompson regularThe Saint (billed as Wally Thompson) |
Stunt Arranger | Ray Austin regularThe ProfessionalsThe SaintRandall and HopkirkThe ChampionsDepartment SSpace 1999 |
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Credits Legend: |
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Credited Credited but not listed in press Credited in press but not on screen Credited in paperwork only Uncredited / unattributed rôle ® : illustrated from other sources |
The TV Times listed the fictitious screen writer as Bryan Sheriff while on-screen it was Brian Sheriff — the name is an amalgam of Brian Clemens, who heavily revised the script, and a play on words for Roger Marshall, who wrote the original script which had started life under the title “Overkill”.