TV series
Thunderbirds are Go!
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.
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Checked Sep 4, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans.
Directed by Alan PattilloWritten by Gerry Anderson, Sylvia AndersonGuest stars Christine Finn, Shane Rimmer, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 2
On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Shane Rimmer, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett
Episode 3
Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted.
Directed by Desmond Saunders, Alan PattilloWritten by Alan PattilloGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett
Episode 4
A TV reporter and a cameraman are trapped when the Empire State Building collapses.
Directed by David Elliott, David LaneWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Shane Rimmer, Ray Barrett
Episode 5
A fighter jet crashes into a Teleray station, trapping two men, after being sabotaged by the Hood.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Donald Robertson, Gerry Anderson, Sylvia AndersonGuest stars Christine Finn, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett
Episode 6
A Martian probe-rocket containing two engineers is buried underneath rubble when a bridge collapses.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett
Episode 7
A British agent is trapped in a room of plutonium with an explosive device strapped to his wrist.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 8
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.
Directed by David LaneWritten by Donald RobertsonGuest stars Peter Dyneley
Episode 9
Eddie Houseman, a Tracy Family friend, is left stranded on a cliff after a demolition operation goes wrong.
Directed by David LaneWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Ray Barrett
Episode 10
Scott is brought down in the desert by three mysterious jet fighters and captured along with a team of archaeologists.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Ray Barrett
Episode 11
A space explorer is on a collison course with the sun after becoming lost.
Directed by David LaneWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Matt Zimmerman, John Tate
Episode 12
Thunderbirds are called to rescue a supersonic plane from beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Martin CrumpGuest stars Shane Rimmer, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett
Episode 13
A Bank of England worker is trapped in a time-lock safe. Time is of the essence as the oxygen is running out.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Shane Rimmer, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 14
'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.
Directed by David LaneWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Sylvia Anderson, Shane Rimmer, Matt Zimmerman, John Tate
Episode 15
A Space age shopping mall suddenly becomes the site of a raging furnace.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Christine Finn, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 16
Operations are unjustly suspended when imposters disguised as International Rescue take secret papers from a vault.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 17
A British spy vanishes while carrying atomic weapon blueprints.
Directed by David LaneWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 18
The Hood attacks a space tracking station in Australia.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Dennis SpoonerGuest stars Christine Finn, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 19
After the launch of the ship Ocean Pioneer, fears are raised that its potentially explosive cargo of liquid alsterene may mean impending disaster.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Donald RobertsonGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Matt Zimmerman
Episode 20
After Alan wins Parola Sands motor race, his rival Victor Gomez develops a grudge.
Directed by Alan PattilloWritten by Alan PattilloGuest stars Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 21
Lady Penelope's friend, the Duchess of Royston, agrees to sell an expensive painting.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Martin CrumpGuest stars Christine Finn, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson, David Graham, Matt Zimmerman
Episode 22
Crooked tycoon Warren Grafton invites Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin for a ride on the monorail he has built.
Directed by David LaneWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett
Episode 23
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.
Directed by David LaneWritten by Alan PattilloGuest stars Ray Barrett, Matt Zimmerman, John Tate
Episode 24
The Hood forces an unwitting Kyrano into immoblising Thunderbird 1's photodetector.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Shane Rimmer, Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode 25
The villainous musician Olsen has a cunning plan to disrupt rocket flights.
Directed by Alan PattilloWritten by Alan PattilloGuest stars Matt Zimmerman, John Tate
Episode 26
Chip, a young boy, manages to penetrate Tracy Island.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Alan PattilloGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson
Episode information updated Sep 11, 2026
David HollidayVirgil Tracy (voice)
David GrahamGordon Tracy / Brains (voice)
Shane RimmerReactor Control Assistant (voice)
Peter Dyneley
Christine Finn
Jeremy Wilkin
Sylvia AndersonLady Penelope Creighton-Ward (voice)
Ray BarrettJansen (voice)
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