The Birth of Supermarionation - Before Thunderbirds Were Go

Before the iconic Thunderbirds launch sequences and before Aqua Marina could swim, the art of Supermarionation was developed in Slough by a crew led by husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. In this clip from Stand By For Action, Gerry, co-founder Arthur Provis, puppeteer Roger Woodburn, and directors David Elliot, Des Saunders, and Alan Pattillo recall there early days making films like Torchy the Battery Boy and Four Feather Falls in an old mansion house on the banks of the Thames before launching Supercar.
Stand By For Action is now available on DVD from century21films...

[@nigeldewallens1115]

Oh! that was fantastic as Supercar was the first ever programme I watched! R.I.P Gerry Anderson and all that have passed on! Thank you for the fun you give the likes of me as a young child back then! 😀👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@stevenmorley1639]

Lou Grade was indeed a TV mogul. Sharp on Business, tough to negotiate with , but had vision for the Golden Age of British TV and (ATV) produced other classic Programmes like The Saint , Persuaders, Department S , Jason King etc.....😊

[@johnclay7644]

Green short doc piece, Des Saunders and Alan Pattillo Great Directors + post production supervisor on UFO onwards good piece of informative content.

[@mikesilva3868]

Great ❤

[@ewaf88]

Inflation adjusted £3000 is still only 55k per episode.
The team must have lived on bread and water

[@lukegreen5341]

0:08 Gerry Anderson The Man Who Created Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons And Stingray And Thunderbirds The Original Series Is Famous As Disney's Mary Poppins The Movie's Creater Walt Disney And James Bond's Creator Albert R Broccoli. Thanks Mate. X

[@century21films28]

Don't forget co-creator Sylvia Anderson!

[@lukegreen5341]

​Oh Don't Forget Battle Of Britain And James Bond's Co Producer Harry Saltzman. X