Thunderbirds

Production

Format	Supermarionation Science Fiction Adventure
Created by	Gerry Anderson Sylvia Anderson
Starring	Peter Dyneley Shane Rimmer Sylvia Anderson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	32 (64 in 30 min. "cliffhanger" format) (List of episodes)
Running time	50 minutes
Production company(s)	AP Films ATV
Distributor	Granada International
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	30 September 1965 – 25 December 1966

Description

Thunderbirds is a British mid-1960s television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films using a form of marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation". The series followed the adventures of International Rescue, an organisation created to help those in grave danger using technically advanced equipment and machinery. The series focused on the head of the organisation, ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, and his five sons who piloted the "Thunderbird" machines. A popular show, the series is still shown today and has inspired a number of subsequent television programmes and films.