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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.
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]
In 1966, Thunderbirds featured as a strip in the Daily Mail. [19] A Thunderbirds Annual was published by Century 21 Publishing from 1966 to 1968, and a Lady Penelope version until 1969. [20] Thunderbirds also appeared in the parent TV Century 21/TV 21 annual until 1969; the same year, a joint Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds annual was released ...
"Sun Probe" was the fourth episode of Thunderbirds to enter production. [1] The story was devised by Gerry Anderson as a means of introducing Thunderbird 3, which had not been featured in any of the early scripts for the series. [3] "Sun Probe" marks the first vocal contributions of Matt Zimmerman (the voice of Alan Tracy) to the series. [4]
Set in the 2060s, Thunderbirds follows the missions of International Rescue, a secret organisation that uses technologically-advanced rescue vehicles to save human life. The lead characters are ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, founder of International Rescue, and his five adult sons, who pilot the organisation's primary vehicles: the Thunderbird machines.
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The launch sequence was not the stock footage used in earlier episodes, but a newer version recycled from the feature film Thunderbirds Are Go, which was released the same month "Give or Take a Million" first aired. [1] Nicky's toys were actual Thunderbirds merchandise produced by company J. Rosenthal (Toys) Ltd. [2]
Fennell's script was submitted before Lew Grade, APF's owner, ordered that all episodes be extended from 25 to 50 minutes to fill an hour-long timeslot. This required APF to add new scenes and subplots – in the case of this episode, the sequences showing the oil well fire and Ned Cook's unsuccessful attempt to film Thunderbird 1.