Thunderbirds

[wadsy]

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?

[batman]

Lord Brett would be your man for those questions ..... he is our resident Anderson expert.

[Steve Crook]

name='wadsy']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)



Steve

[Lord Brett]

name='Steve Crook']I thought that some of them were meant to be the Kennedy brothers (Jack, Bobby and to a lesser extent, Ted)



Steve

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.

[Marky B]

name='Lord Brett']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?

Ta Ta

Marky B

[Lord Brett]

Grandma - the puppet sculptors were having on off day!

[Steve Crook]

name='Lord Brett']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



Steve

[Mark O]

Lady Penelope was based on Gerry's then Wife, Sylvia Anderson......

[Lord Brett]

Parker was based on Noel Gallagher, or possibly the other way round.

[mariocki]

Troy Tempest was based on James Garner. Oh, hang on...

[billy bentley]

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 ?

[batman]

name='billy bentley']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?

[Harleybloke]

Was The Hood Yul Brenner?

[Lord Brett]

Francis Matthews once told me that Roger Moore was convinced Captain Scarlet was based on him.

[billy bentley]

Yes Bats, Alan. It was either him or Heinz that Idol nicked from. I'm betting on Alan.

[bhowells]

name='Lord Brett']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.

Lord Brett was Professor Mat Mattacks voice meant to be an impersonation of Walter Brennen.

[Lord Brett]

I've never heard anyone say so, but I think you're on to something there!

[batman]

I was actually watching XL5 with m'boy yesterday and I assumed the similarity of voice with WB was deliberate.



M'boy loved it ... especiall The Plant Man episode and the one with the big dinosaur-like monster.

[lordtednfs]

As a boy I loved Thunderbirds and my favourite episode was Trapped In The Sky where The Fireflash had an atom bomb on board and could not land for fear of detination.



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[batman]

name='lordtednfs']As a boy I loved Thunderbirds and my favourite episode was Trapped In The Sky where The Fireflash had an atom bomb on board and could not land for fear of detination.



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That's the first ever episode IIRC.