Magnificent Six and ½, The (Children’s Film Foundation) – The Astronoughts

Date: 1969
Director: Harry Booth
Production Company: Century Film Productions, Children's Film Foundation (CFF)

Stars: Robin Davies, Ian Ellis, Suzanne Togni, Lionel Hawkes, Kim Tallmadge, Michael Audreson
Location(s): Middlesex, Surrey

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Storyline:

The gang launch a rocket to Mars . . . . or thereabouts!

Additional Information:

This listing features an episode from the second series of ‘The Magnificent Six and 1/2’ which were British short films made for the Children’s Film Foundation.

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Liz (Suzanne Togni), Steve (Robin Davies), Stodger (Lionel Hawkes), Dumbo (Ian Ellis) and Whizz (Michael Audreson) and Peewee (Kim Tallmadge) are building a rocket in Old Tom's scrap yard. This episode opens at the studio in Shepperton.

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A Workman (Dervis Ward) leaves the scrapyard after the gang prevent him from taking their rocket. This capture shows part of the set that was also seen in 'Till Death Us Do Part' and 'Scream and Scream Again'.

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The Workman uses a crane to lift the rocket from the yard with the children inside, leading them to believe that they've launched.

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Having missed the flight, Peewee follows the rocket on the ground. To the right of the capture stands BOAC's Maintenance Facility at Heathrow Airport.

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A final shot of the construction site which was to become Technical Block C at the Hatton Cross maintenance base off Vanguard Way / Eastchurch Road, Heathrow Airport in Hillingdon, Greater London.