Alan Fennell

Writing

Alan Fennell

Born December 10, 1936 · Colchester, Essex, UK

Died December 10, 2001 · aged 64

Alan Leslie Fennell (10 December 1936 – 10 December 2001) was a British writer and editor best known for work on series produced by Gerry Anderson, and for having created the magazines TV Century 21 and Look-in. Fennell wrote episodes of Fireball XL5 and Stingray and more than ten episodes of Thunderbirds including "30 Minutes After Noon". He also wrote for many comic strip adaptations and was th…

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Stingray: The Reunion PartyStingray: The Reunion Party · 2008
Stingray: The Reunion Party
2008
MovieActionAdventure
While waiting for Atlanta and Marina, Commander Sam Shore shows Admiral Denver films depicting the previous missions that Troy Tempest and Phones had with the submarine Stingray.
The Incredible Voyage of StingrayThe Incredible Voyage of Stingray · 1980
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
6.01980
MovieScience Fiction
Adventures of the super-sub Stingray and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol and their battles against Titan, leader of the underwater city of Titanica.
Thunderbirds: Brink of DisasterThunderbirds: Brink of Disaster · 1966
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
6.01966
MovieTV MovieAdventure
Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin find themselves trapped onboard a crooked entrepreneur's automated cross-country monorail that is hurtling towards a collapsed bridge without means of stopping.
Thunderbirds: Atlantic InfernoThunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno · 1966
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
1966
MovieActionAdventure
While Jeff goes on vacation with Lady Penelope in Australia, Scott struggles to coordinate International Rescue's response to a fire that threatens an oil drilling platform in the Atlantic.
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5 · 1966
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
7.01966
MovieScience FictionAction
At the behest of a British Secret Service agent, Lady Penelope goes undercover in Monte Carlo to pursue a gang of murderous criminals who have stolen the plans for a nuclear weapon.
Thunderbirds 55/GOGOThunderbirds 55/GOGO · 2022
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Shortly before the International Rescue Team begins full-scale operation, Lady Penelope, invited by Jeff Tracy, arrives at Tracy Island and discovers the amazing technology hidden on the island, as well as Thunderbirds 1 to 5. International Rescue soon receive a call from a yeti on Mount Everest pleading for rescue, with Penelope sent to investigate. All the while, a series of robberies plagues British Stately Homes.
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After NoonThunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon · 1965
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
6.01965
MovieActionAdventure
International Rescue must save an innocent office worker and a British spy caught up in the bombing schemes of the dastardly Erdman Gang.
Thunderbirds: Sun ProbeThunderbirds: Sun Probe · 1965
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
8.01965
MovieScience FictionAction
The retro rockets fail on a manned mission to retrieve matter from a solar prominence, putting the spaceship on a collision course with the Sun. Thunderbird 3 and Thunderbird 2 are sent on a dual mission to transmit a radio signal that will remotely activate the Sun Probe's retros.

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Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York CityThunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City · 2025
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
10.02025
MovieScience FictionFantasy
Celebrating Thunderbirds 60th anniversary, this cinematic double-bill brings two of Thunderbirds’ best-loved adventures into an electrifying big screen experience – Trapped in the Sky and Terror in New York City, presented for the first time fully restored in 4K with a brand-new Dolby 5.1 surround mix. Trapped in the Sky - A criminal known only as the Hood places a bomb in the landing gear of a new supersonic airliner, Fireflash, hoping to draw out a newly created, privately funded emergency response team called International Rescue. Terror in New York City - After Thunderbird 2 is heavily damaged in a mistaken attack, it leaves the team seemingly without a swift means to transport any rescue gear to New York City to save a news crew trapped underneath the collapsed Empire State Building.

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Fireball XL5Fireball XL5 · 1962
Fireball XL5
6.41962
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children's television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol. The show was produced in 1962 by husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson through their company APF, in association with ATV for ITC Entertainment. While developing his new show, Anderson thought a brand of motor oil—Castrol XL—had an interesting sound. A phonetic change created the name "Fireball XL", with the "-5" added as the title seemed a bit flat without the numeral. The show featured the Andersons' Supermarionation, a form of puppetry first introduced in Four Feather Falls and Supercar and used again in their subsequent productions such as Stingray and Captain Scarlet. Thirty-nine black and white half-hour episodes of Fireball XL5 were made on 35mm film: all future Anderson series were produced in colour. Several Anderson series have been shown in syndication in the US, but Fireball XL5 is the only Anderson series to have run on a US network. NBC ran the series in its Saturday morning children's block from 1963 through to September 1965. A similar programme often confused with Fireball XL5 is Space Patrol, produced by Gerry Anderson's ex business partner and co-founder of AP Films, Arthur Provis due to a number of similarities and settings.

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