Errand of Mercy (Episode)
| Series | Star Trek |
| Season | 1 |
| Episode | 26 |
| Production Number | 27
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| Previous | The Devil in the Dark (TOS26) |
| Next | The City on the Edge of Forever (TOS28) |
| Released | 23 Mar 1967 |
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Stardate 3198.4: Kirk and Spock battle Klingons to free Organia.
As hostilities between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire reach their peak, the Enterprise is dispatched to the strategically located planet Organia. The Organian Council of Elders, five smiling, elderly men, seem strangely unconcerned about the prospect of war centering about their planet. Klingon Commander Kor leads an occupation force in an invasion of Organia. Kirk and Spock go undercover, disguised as two traders, but are betrayed by the council and condemned to death. The Organians rescue them very easily. As the moment of all-out war approaches, the Organians reveal themselves as omnipotent beings of pure energy. Using their mental abilities, they neutralize all weapons. Kirk realizes with horror that part of him had been anticipating the hostilities; he is also relieved to know that from now on the Organians will be watching to see that things do not get out of hand.
Image Gallery
Surface of Organia
Klingon Lieutenant interrogated by Kirk
Klingon Empire decree
Organians in energy form
Related Data
Credits
Starring
William Shatner
Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
Directed by
John Newland
Written and Produced by
Gene L. Coon
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman
Guest Star
Jon Abbott as Ayelborne
John Colicos as Kor
| Featuring | ||
| George Takei | … | as Sulu |
| Nichelle Nichols | … | as Uhura |
| Peter Brocco | … | as Claymare |
| Victor Lundin | … | as Lieutenant |
| David Hillary Huges | … | as Trefayne |
| Walt Davis | … | as Klingon Soldier |
| George Sawaya | … | as Second Soldier |
Music Composed and Conducted by
Alexander Courage
Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana
Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman
Art Directors
Rolland M. Brooks
and
Walter M. Jefferies
Film Editor
Bruce Schoengarth
Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis
Assistant Director
Michael S. Glick
Set Decorator
Marvin March
Costumes Created by
William Theiss
Post Production Executive
Bill Heath
Music Editor
Jim Henrikson
Sound Editor
Douglas H. Grindstaff
Sound Mixer
Carl W. Daniels
Photographic Effects
Westheimer Company
Script Supervisor
George A. Rutter
Music Consultant
Wilbur Hatch
Music Coordinator
Julian Davidson
Special Effects
Jim Rugg
Property Master
Irving A. Feinberg
Gaffer
George H. Merhoff
Head Grip
George Rader
Production Supervisor
Bernard A. Widin
Makeup Artist
Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles by
Virginia Darcy, C.H.S.
Wardrobe Mistress
Maragaret Makau
Casting
Joseph D'Agosta
Sound
Glen Glenn Sound Co.
A Desilu Production
In Association with
Norway Corporation
Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow
