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Thunderbirds

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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.

Created by:
Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson
Cast:
Peter Dyneley, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin, Matt Zimmerman
Language:
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Network:
Associated Television

Episode guide

Seasons

3 available

Season 1

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Episode 1

★ 7.6

Trapped in the Sky

1965-09-30 · 50m

Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.

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Episode 2

★ 8.0

Pit of Peril

1965-10-07 · 50m

On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.

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Episode 3

★ 9.0

The Perils of Penelope

1965-10-14 · 50m

Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.

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Episode 4

★ 10.0

Terror in New York City

1965-10-21 · 50m

A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.

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Episode 5

★ 7.0

Edge of Impact

1965-10-28 · 50m

A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.

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Episode 6

★ 7.5

Day of Disaster

1965-11-04 · 50m

A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.

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Episode 7

★ 6.5

30 Minutes After Noon

1965-11-11 · 50m

A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.

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Episode 8

★ 10.0

Desperate Intruder

1965-11-18 · 50m

Brains and Tin-Tin set off on an expedition to retrieve sunken treasure from Lake Anasta. The Hood has also set his sights on the riches and plans to put both Brains and Tin-Tin in grave peril.

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Episode 9

★ 8.0

End of the Road

1965-11-25 · 50m

Eddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.

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Episode 10

★ 8.0

The Uninvited

1965-12-02 · 50m

Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.

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Episode 11

★ 9.0

Sun Probe

1965-12-09 · 50m

A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.

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Episode 12

★ 10.0

Operation Crash-Dive

1965-12-16 · 50m

Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

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Episode 13

★ 6.0

Vault of Death

1965-12-23 · 50m

A Bank of England worker is trapped in a time-lock safe. Time is of the essence as the oxygen is running out.

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Episode 14

★ 6.0

The Mighty Atom

1965-12-30 · 50m

'The Mighty Atom' is a robotic rodent programmed to take photographs. The Hood steals the machine intending to take secret pictures of the Thunderbirds' craft and operations.

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Episode 15

★ 8.0

City of Fire

1966-01-06 · 50m

A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.

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Episode 16

★ 8.0

The Imposters

1966-01-13 · 50m

Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.

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Episode 17

★ 7.0

The Man from M.I.5

1966-01-20 · 50m

A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.

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Episode 18

★ 7.0

Cry Wolf

1966-01-27 · 50m

The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.

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Episode 19

★ 6.0

Danger at Ocean Deep

1966-02-03 · 50m

After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.

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Episode 20

★ 9.0

Move – And You're Dead

1966-02-10 · 50m

After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.

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Episode 21

★ 8.0

The Duchess Assignment

1966-02-17 · 50m

Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.

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Episode 22

★ 6.0

Brink of Disaster

1966-02-24 · 50m

Crooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.

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Episode 23

★ 10.0

Attack of the Alligators!

1966-03-10 · 50m

An experimental drug that makes animals grow four times their normal size is spilled into the Amazon River by a greedy boatman attempting to steal it.

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Episode 24

★ 7.0

Martian Invasion

1966-03-17 · 50m

The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.

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Episode 25

★ 8.0

The Cham-Cham

1966-03-24 · 50m

The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.

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Episode 26

Security Hazard

1966-03-31 · 50m

Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.

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Cast

Peter Dyneley

Peter Dyneley

Jeff Tracy (voice)

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Scott Tracy (voice)

Jeremy Wilkin

Jeremy Wilkin

Virgil Tracy (voice)

Matt Zimmerman

Matt Zimmerman

Alan Tracy (voice)

David Graham

David Graham

Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice)

Ray Barrett

Ray Barrett

John Tracy (voice)

Sylvia Anderson

Sylvia Anderson

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (voice)

Christine Finn

Christine Finn

Tin-Tin Kyrano (voice)

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