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 Jul 22, 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
Jeff takes a holiday with Lady Penelope, leaving Scott to take charge of International Rescue. But when a fire threatens to engulf the Seascape drilling rig, he is unsure whether to intervene or not...
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Alan FennellGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Jeremy Wilkin, Ray Barrett, Matt Zimmerman, John Tate
Episode 2
The massive, atomic powered 'Crablogger' that cuts down and processes trees into pulp goes out of control and razes a town to the ground. Virgil and Scott risk death to shut down its reactor and empty its fuel tanks before it destroys a local dam.
Directed by David ElliottWritten by Donald RobertsonGuest stars Christine Finn, Sylvia Anderson, Jeremy Wilkin, Ray Barrett, Matt Zimmerman, John Tate
Episode 3
Master criminals hijack a plane with Lady Penelope on board.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Alan PattilloGuest stars Christine Finn, Peter Dyneley, Paul Maxwell, Ray Barrett, Sylvia Anderson, Jeremy Wilkin
Episode 4
Lady Penelope and Parker holiday at the world's first solar-powered town.
Directed by Brian BurgessWritten by Tony BarwickGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Charles Tingwell, Jeremy Wilkin
Episode 5
Tin-Tin picks up an SOS message from an intergalactic pirate TV station.
Directed by Brian BurgessWritten by Tony BarwickGuest stars Ray Barrett, Charles Tingwell, Sylvia Anderson, Jeremy Wilkin
Episode 6
While Christmas preparations are underway at both Tracy Island and a local children's hospital, which is expanding to incorporate a new radiotherapy wing, a pair of criminals attempt to burgle a high-tech vault storing gold bullion.
Directed by Desmond SaundersWritten by Alan PattilloGuest stars Peter Dyneley, Ray Barrett, Charles Tingwell, Sylvia Anderson, Jeremy Wilkin
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
David HollidayVirgil Tracy (voice)
Alexander DavionSpace Captain Greg Martin
David GrahamGordon Tracy / Brains (voice)
Christine FinnTin-Tin Kyrano (voice)
Peter DyneleyJeff Tracy
Shane RimmerScott Tracy
Paul MaxwellCaptain Paul Travers
Sylvia AndersonLady Penelope Creighton-Ward
Associated TelevisionUnited Kingdom
AP FilmsUnited Kingdom
ITC EntertainmentUnited Kingdom
