BEHIND THE SCI-FI SCENES: THE MAKING OF UFO, SPACE 1999, TERRAHAWKS, AND MORE

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At this extended look at his life in television, Gerry Anderson remembers his post-supermarionation career - a time in which he branched out into live-action science fiction with hits like UFO and SPACE: 1999, before going on to return to the world of puppetry with Terrahawks and resurrect some of his classic characters with New Captain Scarlet. His action-heavy, practical effects based TV series brought in huge global audiences and dazzled them with imaginative stories and world-leading special effects.
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Century 21 Films Ltd is a multi-faceted production company whose work spans drama to documentary, miniature effects to puppet shows. It was founded by a group of filmmakers who first collaborated on Filmed in Supermarionation, the story of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's hit puppet shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet.
Since then, we have worked for a multitude of high-profile clients including ITV, BBC, Mammoth Productions, British Film Institute and the Halifax working on projects such Thunderbirds, Endeavour, Doctor Who and The Twilight Zone.
In addition to our regular filmmaking services, we specialise in ‘Supermarionation’ - the puppetry filming technique used to make shows like Thunderbirds and have collaborated with ITV repeatedly to provide specialised services. Our work has been featured on The One Show, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, BBC News, ITV News and Mastermind.
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@henerygreen578 19 дней назад

Made millions of children all over the world happy watching his programs.... that's quite an accomplishment.... I think I can speak for those children when I say thank you....

@SteveT-0 17 дней назад

Yes Indeed!

@riverbluevert7814 14 дней назад

Well said

@PeteMarshall-tp3ih 12 дней назад

Well said, couldn't agree more

@Mr_Kenneth 24 дня назад

UFO was insanely ahead of its time. Incredible special effects, top-notch totty and a fantastic music score

@CaseyJonesNumber1 24 дня назад

The UFO theme is my mobile's ringtone. When people hear it, many say they recognise it, but can't quite place where they've heard it. I usually keep them guessing for a bit! Thunderbirds is my alternative, but everyone knows that one...

@Three_Random_Words 24 дня назад

@@CaseyJonesNumber1 Mine is the five musical tones from Close Encounters and then the mothership answers back with the deep tuba, glass shatters.

@B.B.Digital_Forest 24 дня назад

Space: 1999 is phenomenal. I can't get over just how good the production is for its time.

@stephenbromley3209 23 дня назад

@@CaseyJonesNumber1..yep, same here! Mines the UFO noise! I do get some strange looks when the phone goes of ! 😂😂

@Simon-xc5oy 23 дня назад

It has without a doubt one of the most funky, groovy and far out memorable themes of all time. Its up there with the Prisoner and Doctor Who as being a total stand out legend.

@Design_no 24 дня назад

The UFO theme tune was sensational.

@sausage5849 23 дня назад

Joe 90 opening and closing themes were great too!

@marcse7en 23 дня назад

@@Design_no I agree! The UFO theme was a fantastic piece of music!

@rje4242 22 дня назад

the only thing the UFO tune is missing is Austin Powers yelling "Yeah Baby!", it oozes sixties psychedelic sexuality.

@BaronVonHaggis 19 дней назад

*is

@muppetb.lansing8374 15 дней назад

See if you can find the 2 Many DJs mashup of that tune. I only recognised it when I watched this. Great mashup

@captainsensiblejr. 23 дня назад

Space: 1999 - the Eagles are one of the most iconic space ships ever built.

@HowardLeVert 15 дней назад

I made them from Lego when I was a kid.

@gagarinone 15 дней назад

281 / 5,000 If Elon Musk wants his "Starship" to successfully land and take off on the moon and Mars, he needs to redesign "the Spaceship" to resemble the Eagles. Then the "Spaceship" can land and take off horizontally, with four rocket engines placed on each side, front and back, as "the Eagles" have.

@northwesttravels7234 13 дней назад

They seem to have an endless supply of them given how many blew up.

@Neilcapri 13 дней назад

@@HowardLeVert And how long ago was that sir. Awesome

@budgetkeyboardist 4 дня назад

100% agree.

@cpuuk 22 дня назад

Every Anderson idea was gold, just a pity they were hamstrung by "executives" with no vision. Thank you 21C for making my childhood enjoyable, at times you were all I had.

@1421davidm 14 дней назад

Me too.

@oldgoat142 14 дней назад

They made my formative and early teen years enjoyable, too.

@almanuel6140 22 дня назад

as i am in my seventh decade i have said before and say today as a consumer of sci-fi programing THUNDERBIRD and the long list of other shows by Gerry were and still are the apex of puppetry...the fact that i still remember how much fun it was to watch these so long after seeing them the first time is a testament of how well these shows were made.

@mraidymaddful 24 дня назад

RIP and thank you Gerry for a life of wonderful memories..........

@RobertWorrillow 23 дня назад

Anderson was a knob. And so are you.

@BruceBanner-eg8vs 23 дня назад

UFO remains my favorite TV science fiction show. It was excellent.

@SteveT-0 17 дней назад

Same here, I still watch them over and over. if only we'd got a 2nd series ...damn yanks!

@BruceBanner-eg8vs 17 дней назад

@@SteveT-0 US studio executives don't recognize quality. Have the series on DVD and do enjoy rewatching episodes. So well made.

@SteveT-0 16 дней назад

@@BruceBanner-eg8vs So true :(

@oldgoat142 14 дней назад

@@BruceBanner-eg8vs They couldn't recognize quality if it bit them. Bloody knuckleheads.

@strangevisions5162 11 дней назад

one day I hope you get a chance to see the original Star Trek

@jeffcook6446 17 дней назад

I loved UFO and Space 1999 as a kid...I still watch them today...I loved when they introduced Maya in the second season, she did lots for the series. Thank you Mr. Anderson.

@swpowell1226 24 дня назад

Thanks for all the great shows. Shouldn't have listened to anyone in America and we would have probably had more episodes of UFO and Space 1999.

@jean-lucpicard5510 21 день назад

He should have told that yank to go stuff it when he told them to remove the black puppets.

@jfbeam 16 дней назад

More UFO means there never would've been that dumpster fire Space:1999. It was only made to "americanize" the show - of course, hollywood execs are idiots.

@hughh.8075 11 дней назад

I’m an American and couldn’t agree more.

@tjroelsma 9 дней назад

Agreed, the US is the first country where a very small group of people, who want to be offended by pretty much everything, make so much of a ruckus that they dictate what other people are allowed to watch in the US. Which is completely contrary to the idea of democracy.

@wyb80 19 дней назад

Everything Gerry and his team produced was and still is First Class…Unbelievable Model making, Effects, just everything and added to that, the Genius of Barry Gray with his Fantastic Music…Perfection. There is not and never will be, anything to come anywhere near the quality of these productions. Thank you Gerry and your Teams for producing such Great series that I still love watching now 👌🏽

@tasercs 24 дня назад

'Hero' is an often overused word these days but I have always regarded Gerry as a true hero. He earned the respect of TV execs and made the most amazing programmes that changed many a child's life - with nothing but an idea and some passion. Yes, he had a wonderful and unique team of creators to help realise that dream, but he was the driving force. This showed a side of his life that had its fair share of adversity but he overcame this and if you didn't know the details of the cancellations, threats and petty squabbles, you would be left with just an amazing list of triumphs - programmes children will look back on when there is nothing but AI and CGI and wonder at. I'm sure the excitement and drama will create the same tingles it did for me 50 years ago (and still does), in generations of children to come. RIP my hero.

@johnclay7644 24 дня назад

the editors and lighting camera people were very good Stafford (Ufo and Space 1999) and Frank Watts (Space 1999) and Barry Gray's greatly effective music Great documentary.

@black5f 14 дней назад

Gerry created this genre. Now it's lore. I grew up on this stuff. It's great.

@PatrioticAmericanVeteran-y2f 17 дней назад

Thunderbirds, UFO & Space 1999 are shows that I grew up watching and loved very much. TYVM, Gerry Anderson. R.I.P..

@Realmasterorder 24 дня назад

Great documentary these people were true visionaries and pioneers especially Space1999 is on of the Best and most Beloved Sci fi series EVER made.R.I.P Gerry and Silvia Anderson thank you for all the great memories.

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 23 дня назад

Back around 2013, J. Michael Straczynski [JMS] -- creator of the science fiction TV show *BABYLON 5* -- posted a comment online saying that most television network executives {I presume he meant in the US} just did not 'get' science fiction. I think JMS was absolutely right. It was definitely true in decades past, and I think that is still true to some extent even today.

@oldgoat142 14 дней назад

It still is. Executives are just dense. It's their nature. They view all sci fi offerings as childish stuff. They wouldn't know good writing if it popped them in the chops. All they see is "The weird stuff."

@Celtopia 24 дня назад

Thank you, I just relived my childhood,

@user-tj7ek8bs7x 24 дня назад

i would watch anything with Barbra Bain

@THE_Michael_Westen 20 дней назад

I'm a huge Anderson fan. Space: 1999 basically sparked my love for scifi. I still haven't watched all of his shows start to finish. Those I did I always enjoyed and they gave me hours and hours of fun and entertainment.

@SimonWallwork 20 дней назад

From a younger version of myself- Thanks for Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, UFO and all the others. F.A.B.👍

@papalaz4444244 23 дня назад

This is a great documentary I have never seen before and the most honest. Gerry is piling on the sarcasm at the end. I don't blame him after the way he was treated.

@FandersonUfo 24 дня назад

@Century 21 Films - thanks for the high quality documentaries guys - 🛸✨

@vascoapolonio2309 23 дня назад

The Opening Theme from Space: 1999, Season 1, its the G.O.A.T. themes ever done in the world. I still have goose bumbs when i hear it, even after all this decades...❤

@PatrickJDoyle-bw3fu 12 дней назад

As an American, I loved this show and UFO.

@dougaldouglas8842 24 дня назад

The music was amazing, totally amazing, and as a kid the colours of the characters and set where out of this world. Up until then all had been dismal and grey. There can be no argument that this man, and his wife, made children's entertainment the best it has been, and ever shall be, a man of vision that will never be surpassed, and agree with the comment and history of the Thunderbirds film, a load of crap, an attack upon the very foundation, so to speak, of a magnificent creation

@BlackArroToons 24 дня назад

I learned some new things watching this documentary, thanks. The voice actors for the Terrahawks, what a range of personalities and voices/talent. The monsters in that show definitely got my attention as a kid back then as they predicted, along with the puppets and sci-fi theme too.

@ewaf88 24 дня назад

I see Century 21 hasn't lost it's fabulous editing skills, I just loved the opening montage

@marcse7en 24 дня назад

Obviously, I loved the puppets! How could anybody not? ... And, in my opinion, "UFO" was one of the most stylish Sci-Fi shows ever created! Everything about it was just superb! SID: "This is Space Intruder Detector" ... "Condition red, I repeat, condition red" ... "UFO detected" ... "Computing speed and trajectory" ... "Recommend immediate Interceptor launch" ... "Standby" ... "Computing attack coordinates" ... "Trajectory termination confirmed" ... "Establishing downlink with ALEXA" ... "Downlink established" ... ALEXA, "Hi, SID! [kissing sound] What do you want me to do about the UFO?" ... "I can give you a recipe for Spaghetti Bolognese?" ... "How about a lunar weather forecast?" 🤣 SID: "This is Space Intruder Detector" ... "Condition idiot, I repeat, condition idiot" ... "There's NOTHING SMART about ALEXA" ... "Downlink terminated!" SHADO OPERATIVE: "Commander Straker, SID and ALEXA are having another lover's tiff!" ... "What shall we do?" STRAKER: "We don't have time for this! Have Foster replace the pair of them!" ... "With Windows 11!" SHADO OPERATIVE: "At once, commander!" ... "I'll have SID's orbit decayed, so he burns up in the Earth's atmosphere." STRAKER: "Just make sure parts of SID don't crash through somebody's roof in Florida!" ... "I hear NASA are being hit with a lawsuit!" ... "SHADO aren't made of money, you know!" 🤣 Sorry, got a bit carried away! ... I love UFO! ❤️

@pimlicoX 23 дня назад

What a genius so underrated great tv that you just don’t see anymore 👌😊

@Heavy-Metal-Spike 24 дня назад

Wow - despite Gerry's shortcomings (and genius), a VERY interesting insight to the games people play at those giddy heights. Thank you for sharing.

@acb9896 19 дней назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="220">3:40</a> Anderson hit the nail on the head. In 1980, we all had a box of....uh, sand on our desks.

@davidhollingdale5408 11 дней назад

Well,SE and fantasy are all about imagination; something in short supply in the head of the average TV executive. What UFO season 2 could have been... Sigh...🤨

@stelleratorsuprise8185 23 дня назад

For British / Americans: Ufo was very popular in Germany, therefor they kept a speed designation like SOL (Speed over Light) for the German dupped over version of Startrek. So when Cpt. Kirk orders Warp 5 they where going Sol 5 in Germany.

@diamonddylanpage7150 12 дней назад

The Godfather of childhood memories for so many British people over multiple decades. Rest easy Gerry Anderson 🙏😇👍

@captainsensiblejr. 23 дня назад

I was very young when I first saw UFO, . I noticed that whenever Gabrielle Drake was on screen , strange sensations occurred in my trousers.

@stephenbromley3209 23 дня назад

😂😂

@douglasb5046 22 дня назад

Ditto

@amazulu3401 19 дней назад

She is/was absolutely gorgeous.

@billhosko7723 19 дней назад

Of course.... we just had to have an immature trolll sully this...

@johncranwell3783 12 дней назад

I absolutely loved Thunderbirds, stingray, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, UFO as a kid into my youth,…. These were absolutely great times.

@wbbartlett 24 дня назад

America. What a wonderful, tolerant nation it is.

@brucewoods9377 24 дня назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@andrewbocho3896 7 дней назад

Gerry is/was such a really nice man, full of passion for his art. Thank you for all that you did.

@oldgoat142 14 дней назад

I loved each of the Anderson shows, especially UFO and Space:1999, which became my obsessions. I still watch them often. The Eagle and Skydiver are still two of my favorite machines. Ahead of their time.

@brucewoods9377 24 дня назад

The yanks back then could always be relied upon to stuff up something that was working very well because of their inability or lac of desire to understand the British or even the Australian people’s culture

@mikecoshan3752 24 дня назад

Gerry & Sylvia Anderson were geniuses, loved all their shows, UFO was my favourite. Trust the Americans TV execs to completely screw it up.

@rjw4762 19 дней назад

These videos put on YT this year have been brilliant,. and have lead to some great remenicing in my office among the over 50s !! UFO and Space 1999 were just so brilliant - am surprised that there isn't a remake by AppleTV or similar in the pipeline. I recall that Captain Scarlet was remade as animation about 15 years ago.

@HowardLeVert 15 дней назад

What amuses me is that the building that appears as Harlington-Straker Film Studios in the opening titles of UFO is Neptune House at BBC Elstree - and also was used in several black and white episodes of The Saint for various locations :)

@MrFuzzyGreen 4 дня назад

I worked on Holby City for a few years and it was the exterior of the hospital too. Before that of course it was Grainge Hill...

@BionicRusty 8 дней назад

Such fond memories of happier times. I still have my UFO INTERCEPTOR & EAGLE toys to this day. 😁 Watching Denise and Jeremy jump from voice to voice gave me a smile from ear to ear. 😁

@b0neme День назад

Gerry, I just saw New Captain Scarlet - Proteus here in the US for the first time on RU-vid. It is amazing CGI, and it should be shown in the US today!

@borusa32 23 дня назад

RIP Gerry ,thank you.

@gregbolitho9775 3 дня назад

Nice goin Gerry and crews, growing up, I spent a lot of time not missing you shows. Thanks heaps!

@grahamhume5953 24 дня назад

I know that there were at least three Skydivers, three interceptors and several mobiles, but there only ever seemed to be one S.I.D. If Gerry Anderson had been in charge of N.A.S.A. there would have been bases on the moon and astronauts on Mars by now.

@mikepettengill2706 6 дней назад

Thank you for all of your hard work Gerry! I hope that you will be back!

@hotpotato4027 24 дня назад

You jump through all those hoops for the Americans and you only get 2 seasons, what a worthwhile waste of time but thanks for the prevailing memories Gerry, Sylvia and all who made it happen 🙋🏼‍♂️

@B.B.Digital_Forest 24 дня назад

It had more episodes than Joss Whedon's Firefly. But I'm more eager to watch all of Space 1999.

@merlin51h84 24 дня назад

I thought Thunderbirds was fantastic at the time and loved the show but when Captain Scarlet came out thought that was the pinnacle of the puppetry technology as the puppets look proportionally correct and the series was a lot slicker. Enjoyed UFO too, very good series. Then the Americans sabotaged everything. Can't stand the CGI stuff. We were so lucky to have lived our childhoods through those days. Thanks for the memories Gerry and co.

@Scottlp2 22 дня назад

UFO was great fun, but my memories of Space 1999….

@hotpotato4027 22 дня назад

@@Scottlp2 I’m equally fond of the 2, for different reasons. Season 2 S1999 was ruined by Fred Friebergers interference unfortunately.

@AltCutTV 19 дней назад

It's a miracle Star Trek ever got three seasons. They had even more of them working against the show.

@georgeyoes3130 6 дней назад

Watched U.F.O. in early 70s. Fascinating tv for a 5yr old. Watched it on dvd about 20yrs ago. My all time favorite! Great production,scripts,& the actresses were the best looking women to ever walk in front of a camera.

@tnetroP 9 дней назад

I was never really into Terrahawks. But everything else he did was fantastic from Thunderbirds to Captain Scarlet; and Space 1999 was a firm favourite when I was a kid. Thank you Jerry for making my childhood special.

@MizMite2002 21 день назад

The Interceptor with a massive RPG always cracked me up.

@captpicard100 3 дня назад

Gerry Anderson always said his favourite show he ever produced was UFO. Even today it stands the test of time, it’s still a future I want to live in.

@shapeshifter8986 17 дней назад

in the early 80s the only tv show I watched was mondbasis alpha, the german title for space: 1999. Fantastic times.

@tracyleewilliamson4727 24 дня назад

LOVE seen back behind the scenes

@owenoulton9312 14 дней назад

Terrahawks was the absolute nadir of Anderson's work!

@MrMayaFx 13 дней назад

In my childhood, _SPACE 1999_ was one of the first science fiction series that I watched on Kuwait TV. I loved it very much. At that time I wished I had the Eagle Transporter Model Kit to play with🧑‍💼💔

@gingerladyaubern 23 дня назад

We will never see the likes of Gerry Anderson ever again, nor will we see 'creativity' of that scale either. Space 1999 S2 was awful imo. Such a shame that the US market influences probably prevented Gerry from realising his ambitions in full. Today, if it's not CGI based etc, that's it. New Capt Scarlet could have been amazing but for how it was treated. A golden era of TV creations were brought to us of a certain age group now, and for me personally, I'm so pleased that happened. RIP Gerry and Thank you for everything that still lives on today.

@eddiehanson2738 22 дня назад

Another superb documentary. Thank you.

@andrewdyton580 24 дня назад

Thank you for putting that on I really enjoyed that, I learnt a lot about Gerry Anderson that i didn't know, ❤

@PhilRounds 19 дней назад

I remember watching Supercar when i was a kid! There's something satisfying about watching puppets in flying cars.

@DLRobinson1974 6 дней назад

Gerry anderson the man that was ill treated from ceo"s of major TV companies and robbed as an entertainer for kids He brought joy to my life as a kid and I've watched everything he made for tv Gerry where ever you are in the afterlife thank you for everything you have done

@BedsitBob 19 дней назад

Barbara Bain and Gabriel Drake. Two of the most gorgeous actresses of the 1970s. 🤤

@spankyharland9845 23 дня назад

Interesting how the plot of Space 1999 was conceived.... inspiration created by sheer stipulations.

@vascoapolonio2309 23 дня назад

It might be doable. Human Kind can still send it nuclear waste to the Moon... or any other waste, by that matter...😂😂😂

@blxtothis 10 дней назад

Terrahawks became a cult watch for myself and a host of workmates (all in our thirties at the time) as well as my young kids; epic, clever, wickedly amusing and so imaginative!

@fuzzblightyear145 10 дней назад

once you get past the puppets, it was a compelling story

@simonbartlett5936 11 дней назад

A few houses on my paper-round never got their newspapers, because I didn't want to miss Space 1999 on Saturday mornings. :) And Dragon's Domain still give me nightmares!

@cologne2792 23 дня назад

What a superb piece! Previously, I'd thought that Gerry sounded rather defensive of Captain Scarlett and the subsequent lacklustre reception but now I completely understand why. He'd worked incredibly hard and created something extremely impressive only for the clueless folk at ITV to completely squander his talent and harpoon his career. It was also nice to hear him speak so fondly of Fred Freiberger - a man he could quite rightly have taken issue with. Gerry was clearly a very professional gentleman. A brilliant video and a much clearer understanding and appreciation gained. Thanks for posting.

@billhosko7723 19 дней назад

Nothing to be 'fond' of FF about. He, with Gerry's oversite, destroyed S1999.

@stargazeronesixseven 10 дней назад

😊🙏 Yes , growing up with Gerry Anderson's UFO & Space 1999 series >>> They & STARTREK were the pioneers of the Space Adventures before STARWARS ... Thank You So Much Gerry & Sylvia Anderson for your pioneering Space Adventure series of the 1970s ... There are Royal Followers of Gerry Anderson's UFO & Space 1999 series till this day in 2024! 😊🙏🌷🌿🍎🍊🌏✌💜🕊

@Nooziterp1 21 день назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="251">4:11</a> - A lovely sight. Gabrielle Drake in a miniskirt.

@marklewis-hh2bc 21 день назад

Wow some great memories there loved some of those shows think one was before my time but all the ones I had watched loved every one of them

@GrandadTinkerer 12 дней назад

Loved UFO and Space 1999. Had an incredible crush on Maya! I was a bit too old when Terrahawks came along.

@nickbrough8335 19 дней назад

UFO was regularly repeated during the 1970s in the UK. It (and Space 1999) were broadcast on one of the main TV channels and had fairly large audiences. Space 1999 was something of a hit across Europe, although this wasn’t obvious from the UK.

@ronaldvargo4113 12 дней назад

The first episodes of Space 1999 I remember broadcasted were in the CBC Channel 9 Windsor which covered Detroit. When I spent the weekend at my grandmother's house I couldn't wait to watch it.

@robbiethepict2783 11 дней назад

Space 1999 scared the bejesus out of me.

@garyhills2336 23 дня назад

So annoyed poor thinking in the US held back the talent Gerry was and constantly hindered and ruined what he was seeking to do! The US are too obsessed with ratings and they are ridiculous in taking a handful of people in a focus group and thinking they represent hundreds of millions. The way the Yanks ruined the 2nd Space 1999 series by failing to have a continued story from the 1st series, getting rid of the thoughtful dialogue of Barry Morse shows a total lack of vision and arrogance! We need more like Anderson in the UK and we should invest in them to produce shows that work here. then those shows can be sold, but it cannot be with the US involved in production, their record is awful because they do not listen! They put penny-pinching and profit before art and they too often ignore great scripts and great acting just because they assume they know best. As for that racist attitude when Supercar was being filmed in a jungle what an utter coward that US producer was! If Star Trek producers had, had that awful attitude then Nichelle Nichols would never been given her break and we would never have benefited globally from the work of a fine actress! Prejudice does not go away unless you challenge it, Gerry Anderson was a superb creator, It is insulting that Americans made out they had more insight than Gerry when clearly they did not.

@vascoapolonio2309 23 дня назад

Not enough Freedom, way too Censorship in the US

@douglasb5046 22 дня назад

Well said

@roseblite6449 13 дней назад

Thank you for this. Gonna track down and see if I can watch these classics. I've seen a few of them, besides Thunderbirds, I am sure when I was a child in the early 70's. Lot of BBC shows crossed the pond back then and many of them were great. Totally agree with Gerry, that movie version of 'Thunderbirds' was NOT what the fans wanted.

@stooartbabay 24 дня назад

So good :)

@lovelacetunes 22 дня назад

Great stuff! Thanks especially for New Cpt Scarlet. Gonna try and hunt that down. Never saw it in Canada before.

@WheatyBoi 23 дня назад

That was brilliant.

@johnbuchman4854 14 дней назад

Loved UFO! I still wish I knew how they did the "lava lamp-ish" picture frame behind Straker's desk!

@spacedman42 13 дней назад

During the early to mid 70's i used to watch Thunderbirds, Cpt Scarlet, Stingray, Joe 90, UFO and space 1999. For me these shows were amazing and still are, I had an Eagle made by Dinky toys also a Thunderbird 2 both my fav models. The best shows of that time and still entertaining today.

@hughs591 23 дня назад

Sad the comeback never happened. I was working for ITV at the Westcountry studios in Plymouth when Michael Grade took over, not long afterwards ITV Westcountry ceased to exist and the centre was closed . . .

@billhosko7723 19 дней назад

Thank you for a bit of back-story. Cheers

@kl0wnkiller912 19 дней назад

When I was a little kid my parents bought me a pedal car. It was metal and had "Fireball XL5" emblazoned down the sides and looked a lot like the movie spacecraft. Sure wish I had it today... probably worth something...

@David_F579 7 дней назад

Excellent documentary - thanks

@GafftheHorse 17 дней назад

Wow! I didn't know Dick Spanner was a Gerry Anderson production. I remember that from the early days of Channel four in the UK.

@rbnootan101 13 дней назад

What brilliant memories. All creations fantastic. 👏🏻👍👍

@ChrisRollason 13 дней назад

Such a big part of my childhhood.... I loved Terrahawks.

@MrMaxeemum 24 дня назад

Windsor Davies could only do Windsor Davies. 🤣😅😂 True but he only needed to do Windsor Davies. I had forgotten he voiced Sergeant Major Zero but seeing/hearing it again brought the memory back. UFO was brilliant and amazing, the model scenes were brought to a new level from the 60's Thunderbirds to an almost reality. The models from UFO and Space 1999 are most likely to be real and I still want a car that looks like Straker's. Thank you Gerry and the teams around you.

@chrispalmer9838 10 дней назад

The first generation Honda Insight looked remarkably like Straker's car from some angles...

@daviddickinson6346 24 дня назад

i really hope your shows will be back, we love your shows, a remake of Thunderbirds with new stories would be awesome. Cheers Dave

@billhosko7723 19 дней назад

Space:1999 Year 1 ... hasn't been topped! Cheers

@IncognitoChild 14 дней назад

The first Gerry Anderson series I watched was Space 1999. The first season of that show was as good a collection of science fiction stories as I've ever seen in any other TV series since. I went on to watch reruns of Thunderbirds and all the Supermarionation series and UFO. I wonder why Space Precinct isn't covered in this program?

@BaronVonHaggis 19 дней назад

nice intro, i'm in! ✌🏻

@LungsMcGee 12 дней назад

You had me at mini skirts😂

@katahdincloud9803 14 дней назад

Best show of my childhood. Second was Bionic Woman. Third was Bionic Woman. 😊

@mikecane 24 дня назад

And Michael Grade never called...

@Dave_Cymru 17 дней назад

This was such a superb TV series, I wish they would re-run it, as this will now appeal to the next generation of advanced children.

@carlwear1249 24 дня назад

How much better could the programs have been without American interference?

@1pcfred 23 дня назад

Try to put a show together with two bits as a budget and find out.

@johnrhodez6829 5 дней назад

Everything is usually better without American interference....

@1pcfred 4 дня назад

@@johnrhodez6829 feel free to get off our US made Internet then.

@donaldkroth2579 17 дней назад

I liked every series Gerry and his crew made. UFO reminded me a Bond meets Trek. It was on the cutting edge of science fiction. Not all of us agree with the reason the fools that cancelled it gave. Space 1999 had my attention and I followed it to the end. I wish it ran longer. I remember hearing the computer wall had been repurposed on Star Wars. I thought that was a nice nod to 1999. If you want to catch his shows now. There on at terrible hours on ME tv and ME tv toons. UFO, Space 1999 and Space Precinct haven't been on and they should be. At least I have the dvds of them to watch.🙂 Gerry Anderson was a great man and what he gave us was really appreciated! 🇬🇧🙂👍

@mchelvantx 14 дней назад

Groovy SciFi!!

@raymitchell9736 День назад

I liked Space 1999 as a child growing up in the 70's and 80's I wondered what the hell happened to it... The Serial Killer (LOL) did it in... what a shame. I don't think you could get getter actors, the story was implausible but I really think they nailed the sets and the ships as something that would be about 30 years into the future given what they had at the time. What I liked were all the attention to science details how they would dock with the moon and the magnetic radiation shields, etc.