UK, 8 October 1983-26 July 1986
3 series, 39 episodes, average 25m
35mm film, colour
mono, English
A British science fiction television series created by Gerry Anderson.
Premise
In the year 2020 Earth is attacked by the hideous Martian android Zelda, her son Youngstar and her sister Cy-Star. The only thing that stands between them and total domination of the Earth are the fearless Terrahawks, led by Dr Tiger Ninestein in their fleet of hi-tech ships.
Credits
Regular Crew
Directors: Alan Pattillo, Desmond Saunders, Tony Bell, Tony Lenny
Anderson Burr Pictures/London Weekend Television
Producers: Gerry Anderson, Christopher Burr
Associate Producer: Bob Bell
Scripts: Gerry Anderson, Tony Barwick, Trevor Lansdowne
Lighting Cameramen: Harry Oakes, Paddy Seale
Music/Performed By: Richard Harvey
Additional Music: Gerry Anderson, Christopher Burr
Special Effects Director: Steven Begg
Model Maker: Susan Moore
Video Game and Titles Animator: Kevin Davies
Art Director: Gary Tomkins
Voices
Denise Bryer (Mary Falconer/Zelda)
Windsor Davies (Sergeant Major Zero)
Jeremy Hitchen (Dr ‘Tiger’ Ninestein/Lt Hiro/Colonel Johnson/It-Star (male)/Sram/Moid/Lord Tempo/Chick King)
Anne Ridler (Kate Kestrel/Cy-Star/It-Star (female))
Ben Stevens (Hawkeye/Space Sergeant 101/Yung-Star/HUDSON/Dix-Huit/Stew Dapples/Five-Five)
Episodes
Series One
Expect the Unexpected Part 1 (8 October 1983)
Expect the Unexpected Part 2 (15 October 1983)
Thunder-Roar (22 October 1983)
Happy Madeday (29 October 1983)
The Ugliest Monster of All (5 November 1983)
Close Call (12 November 1983)
The Gun (19 November 1983)
Gunfight at Oaky’s Corral (26 November 1983)
Thunder Path (3 December 1983)
From Here to Infinity (10 December 1983)
Mind Monster (17 December 1983)
A Christmas Miracle (24 December 1983)
To Catch a Tiger (31 December 1983)
Series Two
Operation S.A.S. (23 September 1984)
Ten Top Pop (30 September 1984)
Play It Again, Sram (14 October 1984)
The Ultimate Menace (21 October 1984)
Midnight Blue (28 October 1984)
My Kingdom for a Zeaf (4 November 1984)
Zero’s Finest Hour (11 November 1984)
Cold Finger (18 November 1984)
Unseen Menace (25 November 1984)
Space Giant (9 December 1984)
Cry UFO (16 December 1984)
The Midas Touch (23 December 1984)
Ma’s Monsters (30 December 1984)
Series Three
Two for the Price of One (3 May 1986)
First Strike (10 May 1986)
Terratomb (17 May 1986)
Space Cyclops (24 May 1986)
Doppelganger (31 May 1986)
Child’s Play (7 June 1986)
Jolly Roger One (14 June 1986)
Runaway (21 June 1986)
Space Samurai (28 June 1986)
Timewarp (5 July 1986)
Operation Zero (12 July 1986)
The Sporilla (19 July 1986)
GO(L)D (26 July 1986)
Links
Extracts included in
Expected the Unexpected (1983)
Menace from Mars (1983)
Terror from Mars (1983)
Hostages of Mars (1984)
Flaming Thunderbolts (1984)
Zero Strikes Back (1984)
