Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds is a 1960s British science-fiction television series which was produced using a mixed method of marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects termed "Supermarionation". The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of International Rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles and equipment, launched from a hidden base on Tracy Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Overview
Thunderbirds is a 1960s British science-fiction television series which was produced using a mixed method of marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects termed "Supermarionation". The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of International Rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles and equipment, launched from a hidden base on Tracy Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
Gerry Anderson
Creator / EP
Reg Hill
Producer
Episodes
1. Trapped in the Sky
Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.
2. Pit of Peril
On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.
3. The Perils of Penelope
Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.
Cast & Crew
Peter Dyneley
Jeff Tracy
Matt Zimmerman
Alan Tracy (voice)
Shane Rimmer
Scott Tracy
Ray Barrett
John Tracy
Sylvia Anderson
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
David Holliday
Virgil Tracy (voice)
