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Sylvia Beatrice Anderson (née Thomas; 25 March 1927 – 15 March 2016) was an English television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer, best known for her collaborations with Gerry Anderson, her husband between 1960 and 1981. [1]
Gerald Alexander Anderson MBE (né Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist, who is known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts).
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson: Based on: Sylvia Anderson: Designed by: Mary Turner (puppet sculptor) Portrayed by: Sophia Myles (2004 film) Voiced by: Sylvia Anderson (1960s series and films) Rosamund Pike (remake series) Genevieve Gaunt (2021 audio series) In-universe information; Nickname: Penny: Occupation: International Rescue's London Agent ...
The term was coined by Gerry Anderson, who regarded it as APF's trademark. In later life, he said that he invented the term to increase the "respectability" of puppetry, a medium he had not originally intended to work with. According to Sylvia, the productions were described as "Supermarionation" to distinguish them from traditional puppet theatre.
Thunderbirds is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It was filmed between 1964 and 1966 using a form of electronic marionette puppetry called "Supermarionation" combined with scale model special effects sequences.
The pilot marked Gerry Anderson's first use of puppets since The Secret Service (1969). Written by his wife Sylvia from a story by Rimmer, it was filmed on location in Malta between the production of The Protectors and a planned second series of UFO (which would later be made as Space: 1999). Filming was complicated by numerous technical and ...
Anderson dictated the script of the 25-minute pilot to his wife, Sylvia, at their villa in Portugal over four sessions during the spring of 1964. [ 9 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] At this stage, the series had the working title " International Rescue " and the star vehicles were called " Rescues 1 " to " 5 ". [ 13 ]
He and his wife are invited by an older couple, the Thompsons, who have mysteriously been given an unusual psychic board game. Whilst the two couples are playing the game, Regan starts to have strange reactions and faints. Later, as Regan and his wife are driving down a country road they stop their car to avoid a Siamese cat.