14 August 1979. When they started filming the outdoor scenes for this episode.
PS. And when I was probably getting slightly hysterical about getting my Honours thesis typed.

Hi AA, How are you?

Hello everyone - sorry I'm late. This is one of my favourite episodes - I'm not a huge Vila fan, but he needed this - he saves a civilisation, gets the girl (at least temporarily), defeats the villain, gets much needed parts for the Liberator, gets and apology from Tarrant and impresses Avon - and he's still not happy!

Well, the inhabitants of this place look to be wanting to turn on, tune in, drop out. Return to Nature etc, so the drab gear seems suitable.

Well, it's a bit like Paul Darrow's story about a man who goes to see a shrink because he's miserable and the shrink tells him to go see Grok the clown to cheer him up. And the man says " I AM Grock the clown".

But that particular wishy-washy green is most unattractive on anyone.

Well, the inhabitants of this place look to be wanting to turn on, tune in, drop out. Return to Nature etc, so the drab gear seems suitable.

They are very uncheery people, you've got to admit. But Kerril looks ok in it in with her sparkly, lace-up boots.

I'm not complaining - definitely appropriate. The costumes people probably appreciated having a bit of a rest from sewing fancy frocks.

You wanted those boots, didn't you?!

A hundred and one things to do with cheesecloth. Oh, the '70s!

Going back to the storm, because of it, Cally lost a lot of her best scenes, which upset Jan dreadfully. Vere promised her a close-up to make her happy.

Speaking of wanting boots, I still object to them only making glow-in-the-dark wellies in sizes suitable for toddlers. .

Vila and Kerril have ‘even’ still got their boots on. LOL

What was she supposed to do? Was it the episode when she kissed Avon?

Speaking of wanting boots, I still object to them only making glow-in-the-dark wellies in sizes suitable for toddlers. .

Going back to the storm, because of it, Cally lost a lot of her best scenes, which upset Jan dreadfully. Vere promised her a close-up to make her happy.

Vila and Kerril have ‘even’ still got their boots on. LOL

Oh gosh yes. And it used to annoy me greatly that they had oodles of wellies in Aleppo souq, but the leopard print wellies were also only for kids.

Another nice thing about this episode is Vila getting to show his skill and intelligence.

Not to make you jealous, but I have a pair of leopard print wellies. I got them in a shop in Little Clarendon Street, Oxford, in 2010.

Shades of the Duke of Marlborough.

Shades of the Duke of Marlborough.

Shades of the Duke of Marlborough.

He clearly knows what he's doing but rarely gets a chance to show off his abilities because the others are always one-upping him.

Most of the writers only use him for comic relief, so they don't bother giving him much that shows his skills. (Also, it would b a bit boring if all 52 eps had something that they needed him to open , I suppose).

Most of the writers only use him for comic relief, so they don't bother giving him much that shows his skills. (Also, it would b a bit boring if all 52 eps had something that they needed him to open , I suppose).

One does have to ask, though, why the self-repairing Liberator needed crystals to repair the weapons systems. For Scorpio I understand it, but not Libby.

One does have to ask, though, why the self-repairing Liberator needed crystals to repair the weapons systems. For Scorpio I understand it, but not Libby.

Yes, that's the weak point of the episode.

Even Liberator needed supplies sometimes, I guess. Although the crystals thing is a bit Star Trek.