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Old 28-05-2008, 11:00 AM
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I read somewhere that the face of John Tracy of Thunderbirds was modelled on

Adam Faith. Does anyone know who the rest of the cast were based on?

I always thought "The Hood" puppet looked like a combination of Lenin &

the actor Anthony Bate. Any ideas?

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Lord Brett would be your man for those questions ..... he is our resident Anderson expert.
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I read somewhere that the face of John Tracy of Thunderbirds was modelled on

Adam Faith. Does anyone know who the rest of the cast were based on?

I always thought "The Hood" puppet looked like a combination of Lenin &

the actor Anthony Bate. Any ideas?
I thought that some of them were meant to be the Kennedy brothers (Jack, Bobby and to a lesser extent, Ted)

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I thought that some of them were meant to be the Kennedy brothers (Jack, Bobby and to a lesser extent, Ted)

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The Adam Faith rumour about John Tracy has been denied, though I think he's pretty dead on. Scott, on the other hand, was definitely modelled on the young Sean Connery.

The Tracy Boys set up always put me in mind of Bonanza, with Jeff having a touch of the Lorne Greene about him.
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The Adam Faith rumour about John Tracy has been denied, though I think he's pretty dead on. Scott, on the other hand, was definitely modelled on the young Sean Connery.

The Tracy Boys set up always put me in mind of Bonanza, with Jeff having a touch of the Lorne Greene about him.
Which one was inspired by Hoss?
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Grandma - the puppet sculptors were having on off day!
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The Tracy Boys set up always put me in mind of Bonanza, with Jeff having a touch of the Lorne Greene about him.
And there's Hop Sing in Bonanza and Tin-Tin in Thunderbirds
Yes, I can see similarities

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Lady Penelope was based on Gerry's then Wife, Sylvia Anderson......
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Parker was based on Noel Gallagher, or possibly the other way round.
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Troy Tempest was based on James Garner. Oh, hang on...
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What's the name of the one that looks like Billy Idol, or should I say whats the name of the one Billy Idol stole his act from ?
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What's the name of the one that looks like Billy Idol, or should I say whats the name of the one Billy Idol stole his act from ?

Are you thinking of Alan, the blonde one?
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Was The Hood Yul Brenner?
.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!
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Francis Matthews once told me that Roger Moore was convinced Captain Scarlet was based on him.
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Yes Bats, Alan. It was either him or Heinz that Idol nicked from. I'm betting on Alan.
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