Series synopsis
Thunderbirds is a British family action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Associated Television on September 30, 1965. It ended on December 25, 1966. It was created by Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson. It stars David Holliday, Alexander Davion, David Graham and Christine Finn.
Remake of the hit 1960s television show. In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must use it to benefit others. His answer to this desire is to create International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service equipped with customized designed vehicles and equipment that enable the organization to react to any crisis whether it be in sea, air, land, or space. Jeff's five sons volunteer to operate as the pilots and field agents, a ...
Premise
Remake of the hit 1960s television show. In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must use it to benefit others. His answer to this desire is to create International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service equipped with customized designed vehicles and equipment that enable the organization to react to any crisis whether it be in sea, air, land, or space. Jeff's five sons volunteer to operate as the pilots and field agents, as well "Brain" who acts as the teams engineer. In addition, Jeff's friend, Kyrano and his daughter Tanusha aka Kayo (based on the original series Tin-Tin character) agree to be the support staff. In addition to the field team, IR also maintains an intelligence network with Lady Penelope and her ex-con chauffeur, Parker as the chief agents in this arm.
Premise: Thunderbirds are Go!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Holliday as Virgil Tracy (voice)
- Alexander Davion as Space Captain Greg Martin
- David Graham as Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice)
- Christine Finn as Tin-Tin Kyrano (voice)
- Peter Dyneley as Jeff Tracy
- Shane Rimmer as Scott Tracy
- Paul Maxwell as Captain Paul Travers
- Sylvia Anderson as Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
Supporting cast
- Ray Barrett as John Tracy
- Matt Zimmerman as Alan Tracy (voice)
- Charles Tingwell
- Jeremy Wilkin
- John Tate as Blackmer (voice) (uncredited)
Guest cast
- David Graham as Gordon Tracy / Brains (voice)
- Christine Finn as Tin-Tin Kyrano (voice)
- Peter Dyneley as Jeff Tracy
- Shane Rimmer as Scott Tracy
- Paul Maxwell as Captain Paul Travers
- Sylvia Anderson as Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
- Ray Barrett as John Tracy
- Matt Zimmerman as Alan Tracy (voice)
- Charles Tingwell
- Jeremy Wilkin
- John Tate as Blackmer (voice) (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 99 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 41 | March 25, 2026 | |
| Season 1 | 26 | September 30, 1965 | March 31, 1966 |
| Season 2 | 6 | October 2, 1966 | March 11, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 26 | March 31, 2018 | February 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beginning | April 2, 2015 |
| 2 |
The Machines A short compilation film produced by Carlton International as an introduction to the vehicles and craft of International Rescue, hosted by Brains. |
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| 3 |
The Tracy Family A short compilation film produced by Carlton International as an introduction to the characters in Thunderbirds, hosted by Brains. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Trapped in the Sky Criminal Mastermind the Hood puts a bomb on a plane. International Rescue must foil the Hood's evil plans. |
September 30, 1965 |
| 2 |
Pit of Peril On a jungle test, the U.S. Army Sidewinder falls into an old landfill where combustible gases have turned it into a raging inferno. |
October 7, 1965 |
| 3 |
The Perils of Penelope Professor Borender, an important scientist, and Lady Penelope are both abducted. |
October 14, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlantic Inferno 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... |
October 2, 1966 |
| 2 |
Path of Destruction 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. |
October 9, 1966 |
| 3 |
Alias Mr. Hackenbacker Master criminals hijack a plane with Lady Penelope on board. |
October 16, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chaos (1) International Rescue have to deal with The Hood's "Chaos Crew", who are causing trouble across the world. Meanwhile the GDF deploy a fleet of robot rescue drones that threaten to put the Traceys out of business. |
March 31, 2018 |
| 2 |
Chaos (2) The efficiency of the GDF's drones leaves International Rescue with nothing to do - until The Chaos Crew gain control of the fleet. |
April 7, 2018 |
| 3 |
Path of Destruction Virgil and Gordon are dispatched when a transporter carrying volatile cargo is hijacked by Fuse. |
April 14, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Associated Television |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 30, 1965 |
| Last aired | December 25, 1966 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 19:30:00 |