In the UK it was seen on ITV and in the US in syndication (the first Anderson series to be shown overseas) debuting in January 1962. [4] At the time Shaps was performing in the West End play The Tenth Man, which Graham and the Andersons went to see. Supercar was a British science-fiction television programme, comprising 39 episodes (2 series/seasons), which first aired during 1961 and 1962. Mike and Dr. Beaker are the first victims of a madman with a bizarre plan. Looking to live stream? Supercar is trapped by a mine underwater. The series uses Supermarionation, based on the complex and difficult Czech style of marionette puppetry. Supercar was a British science-fiction television programme, comprising 39 episodes (2 series/seasons), which first aired during 1961 and 1962. The first of British producer Gerry Anderson's puppet shows to be labelled Filmed in Supermarionation (in the second season's closing credits), Supercar was also the first to be aired outside of Great Britain - notably, in the United States. It was the first soundtrack album produced by the society. The deposed leader of Pelota enlists Supercar's help to bring peace. Supercar - along with all of the Andersons' subsequent Supermarionation shows - was released by ATV, headed by businessman and impresario Lew Grade (later Sir Lew; later Lord Grade). Gerry Anderson Encyclopedia is a FANDOM TV Community. When a military operation dubbed 'Operation: 4th of July' fails, Supercar has to blow up a balloon carrying a dangerous load of rocket fuel. The two-bit criminals Judd and Harper hold Mike captive. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation". [3] [4] This marked Sylvia’s first involvement in voice acting. Masterspy plans to steal an ancient jewel. The plot of the show centred around Supercar, a vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft invented by Prof. Rudolph Popkiss and Dr. Horatio Beaker, and piloted by Mike Mercury. The vehicle was housed in a laboratory and living facility at Black Rock, Nevada, U.S. Lines were recorded on a Sunday (once every month), because the studio was on a trading estate, meaning Sundays were the quietest days of the week. [5], David Graham voiced three characters for the series: Doctor Beaker, Zarin, and Mitch the Monkey. Cyril Leonard Shaps was an English actor of radio, television and film, with a successful career spanning over seven decades. The Supercar crew sets a trap for a modern-day raider of the high seas. The larger hero model was made of lightweight wood and Plexiglass (Perspex), and measured about five feet (1.5 m) in length. He had previously worked for AP Films when playing the character Diamond in the low-budget B-Movie Crossroads to Crime alongside David Graham. This is an episode guide for the Gerry Anderson television series Supercar, made for the British production company ITC Entertainment and first broadcast between 1961 and 1962 on ATV Midlands. Spyros, the bandit, tries to keep Supercar from discovering his submerged secret. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best Two series were filmed, comprising a total of thirty-two 50-minute episodes; production ceased following the completion of the second series' sixth episode when Lew Grade, the Andersons' financial backer, failed in his efforts to sell the programme to American network television. Anderson always claimed that he invented a futuristic vehicle as an excuse to reduce the amount of walking the marionette puppets had to do, which could never be made to look realistic. Sylvia Beatrice Anderson was an English television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer, best known for her collaborations with Gerry Anderson, her husband between 1960 and 1981. Christine Glanville(néeNancy Christine Fletcher; 28 October 1924 – 1 March 1999) was an English puppeteer who spent much of her professional life contributing to television series produced by Gerry Anderson. [4] David Graham was a friend of Shaps and suggested him for the part when Murcell left. The first of Anderson's productions to use live actors, Crossroads to Crime follows a police constable who turns detective in order to confront and bring down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers led by Miles. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series inaugurated what became an Anderson trademark: the launch sequence. The cast for Supercar was put together weeks before shooting was to commence. Masterspy tries to cheat Dr. Beaker's cousin out of a plantation. Many of the first 26 scripts for Supercar were written by brothers Hugh and Martin Woodhouse, at the rate of one complete "shooting (camera-ready) script" per week; this was done by the brothers to fit Anderson's (and Grade's) cost, and production schedule. [4] [9], Supercar debuted in the U.S. on WPIX, a local station in New York, on Saturday 6 January 1962 at 6:30 pm. Dr. Beaker films Supercar in action, and receives illegal footage of secret organisations. In producing Supercar, Gerry Anderson and the former Sylvia Thamm began to organise the behind-the-scenes crew of "Anderson-Provis Films" - APF (or AP Films), for short - the production company that would be the forerunner of Century 21 Television And Cinema Productions, Mentorn Television And Cinema Productions, and the present-day Anderson Entertainment headed by Gerry's son, Jamie Anderson. Thunderbirds is a British science-fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. While developing his new show, Anderson thought a brand of motor oil – Castrol XL – had an interesting sound. The four feathers of the title refers to four magical feathers given to Tex by the Indian chief Kalamakooya as a reward for saving his grandson: two of the feathers allowed Tex's guns to swivel and fire without being touched whenever he was in danger, whilst the other two conferred the power of speech on Tex's horse and dog. Supercar is diverted to the Amazon by a Professor Watkins, who intends to launch a flying atomic bomb, and the target is Washington. [3] [4], Canadian actor Graydon Gould ( The Forest Rangers ), who voiced Mike Mercury despite never auditioning for the part, was offered it whilst doing a stage production that was shown on television. Supercar TV Series Comic Book #1, Gold Key 1962 GOOD+ Thunderbirds Are Go Comedy Specials Kids Tv Shows Animation Watch Full Episodes Classic Tv Black Canvas Supercar Scarlet Watch full episodes of Supercar Sample pages show are from issue 662 (in August 1964). The Secret Service is a 1969 British science-fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company, Century 21, for ITC Entertainment. After Granada TV failed to renew Anderson's previous programme, Four Feather Falls, for another season, he went back to the drawing board... With the Space Age dawning, he thought a more futuristic theme to be the way to go. A Boeing 707 is hijacked- with Dr. Beaker, Jimmy, and Bill trapped in it. The Complete Gerry Anderson Episode Guide, A. Pirani, Titan Books Ltd, 1989, https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mevin_bill.htm. Mitch switches places with a musical gorilla. Supermarionation was a style of television and film production employed by British company AP Films in its puppet TV series and feature films of the 1960s, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed at APF's studios on the Slough Trading Estate. This is an episode guide for the Gerry Anderson television series Supercar, made for the British production company ITC Entertainment and first broadcast between 1961 and 1962 on ATV Midlands. Mitch sets a balloon (with Mike, Jimmy and Beaker on boared) adrift. Fireball XL5 is a British science fiction themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol. Mitch gets a girlfriend when engine trouble forces Supercar down in the jungle. Mitch launches a space capsule- with him in it. For other uses of Supercar see Supercar (Disambiguation). Teaming up with the writing duo of Martin and Hugh Woodhouse - who had previously written for Four Feather Falls - Anderson set about laying the foundations for a series about a car that could, quite literally, go anywhere (see above). TV Schedule Every session of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship is broadcast live in high definition on Fox Sports within Australia. It follows the exploits of Father Stanley Unwin, a puppet character voiced by the comedian of the same name. The complete series is available on DVD in the United Kingdom, Australia, and North America, where it has been issued twice. The end credits of "Rescue" wrongly attribute the direction to, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Supercar_episodes&oldid=982602258, Lists of British children's television series episodes, Lists of British science fiction television series episodes, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Astronaut Bill Gibson and his younger brother Jimmy, along with their pet chimpanzee, Mitch, find themselves stranded at sea following the crash of their aircraft, Falcon 25.

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