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Gerry Anderson, series co-creator. Thunderbirds was the fifth series to be co-created by Gerry Anderson and filmed by his production company APF, whose studios were located on the Slough Trading Estate. Pitched in 1963, the series was commissioned by Lew Grade of ITC, APF's parent company, following the commercial success of Stingray. [19] [23]
"Alias Mr. Hackenbacker" has more guest characters in speaking roles than any other Thunderbirds episode. [1] It is the only episode to feature voices by Paul Maxwell, who was uncredited for his contributions. Maxwell had previously voiced Colonel Zodiac in Fireball XL5 and Captain Travers in Thunderbirds Are Go. [1] [3]
"The Cham-Cham" is the 25th episode of Thunderbirds, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films (APF). The penultimate episode of Thunderbirds Series One, it was written and directed by Alan Pattillo and first broadcast on 24 March 1966 on ATV Midlands.
The name "Hood" was derived from the term hoodlum. Gerry Anderson also observed that the character was frequently masked, and that a mask "could be described as a 'hood'." [2] Sylvia Anderson acknowledges that the Hood's appearances became less regular towards the end of the series (he does not feature in any episodes of the second season), explaining that, like Kyrano, the character "turned ...
"The Perils of Penelope" was written at the end of 1964. In December that year, ITC's Lew Grade – APF's owner, who had been highly impressed by the pilot version of the first episode – ordered Gerry Anderson to double the length of every Thunderbirds episode from 25 to 50 minutes so that the series could be given an hour-long timeslot ...
The origins of International Rescue are gradually explained throughout the series. Originally, Jeff was the only member with one ship: the TV-21, an ultra-high-speed rocket that according to Brains' was faster than any of the Thunderbirds. Following the loss of the TV-21, the Thunderbirds were built.
This is an episode guide for Thunderbirds, a British Supermarionation television series produced by AP Films (later named Century 21 Productions) from 1964 and first broadcast on the ITV network in 1965 and 1966. It lists both the TV episodes and the 1960s audio plays by Century 21 Records, along with their adaptations.
"Lord Parker's 'Oliday" is the 30th episode of Thunderbirds, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films for ITC Entertainment.