Documentary

Stand by for Action

10.0(1)

First Aired:November 7, 2007

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:2

Status:Ended

'Stand by for Action' takes an in depth look at the career of the legendary Gerry Anderson, creator of Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Space 1999 and many many more. Features interviews with the people who brought his ideas to life as well as Anderson himself.

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Gerry Anderson

Self

Seasons & Episodes

E1Part One

40m

Nov 7, 2007

The story of two worlds; a world full of danger and peril, and a world set against the prosaic backdrop of the Slough Trading Estate., where technicians and filmmakers would launch themselves into a universe which "Anything could happen in the next half hour!"

E2Part Two

34m

Nov 14, 2007

The 1960s had seen the rise of an empire; comics, toys, records, books, and most importantly - a string of successful action-adventure shows with a difference. Every year, new adventures emerged from the unconventional warehouse location. But soon, it was time for the puppet stars to move over and make way for a more conventional type of star...