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Alan Pattillo has died

By Jamie Anderson
January 30, 2020
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Alan Patillo with Thunderbird 3

We’re very sorry to learn of the passing of Alan Pattillo who died on 16th January 2020. He was 90. He had been living with Parkinson’s for over a decade having retired from the industry in the late 1990s. He directed the opening episode of Thunderbirds – Trapped in the Sky – setting the template for International Rescue’s adventures but …

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The Arthur Provis Story

By Chris Dale
January 18, 2020
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The story of Gerry Anderson’s career is one that also encompasses the careers of the many other talented individuals who worked with him over the years to make his shows such a success. Some of those people are reasonably well known in their own right but others not so much, and one name that often gets overlooked in the Anderson …

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Century 21 Merchandising Mogul Keith Shackleton has Died

By Jamie Anderson
April 25, 2019
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Keith Shackleton has died

Another sad loss for the Gerry Anderson universe today, as we’ve heard that Keith Shackleton – the last remaining company director of the AP Films and Century 21 group – died on Wednesday 17th April. He was 90. Keith Shackleton (pictured left in the early 1960s) first met Gerry Anderson during their time in the Royal Air Force in 1948. …

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Shane Rimmer Tribute Podcast is Go

By Jamie Anderson
April 1, 2019
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Shane Rimmer Tribute Podcast

Shane Rimmer passed away on 29 March 2019. To generations of kids, he was the voice of their childhood – playing Scott Tracy in Thunderbirds. But Shane had the most fantastic and varied career. In this special edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast we celebrate Shane’s life and legacy, with interview, clips, and guest appearances from Lee Sullivan, Nick Briggs …

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Shane Rimmer has Died

By Jamie Anderson
March 29, 2019
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Shane Rimmer has died - voice of Scott Tracy

We’re very sad to report that the legendary voice of Scott Tracy Shane Rimmer has died at the age of 89. Shane’s passing was confirmed by his widow Sheila Rimmer, and was first commented on online by Bond historian Mark O’Connell and producer Jonathan Sothcott on Twitter. ‘What’s the matter, sailor? Never seen a Major take a shower before?’ Four …

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Richard Gregory has Passed Away

By Jamie Anderson
February 12, 2019
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Richard Gregory has passed away

We’re incredibly sad to report that Richard Gregory – a master of film and television effects, animatronics and design has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Gerry Anderson’s son Jamie wrote the following short tribute to Richard after hearing the news: I am devastated to report that my dear friend and colleague Richard Gregory passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week. …

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Windsor Davies has Died

By Jamie Anderson
January 19, 2019
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Windsor Davies, best known to Anderson fans as Sergeant Major Zero in the 1980s series Terrahawks, has died aged 88. Windsor was born in August 1930 in East London, returning to his father’s Welsh home of Nant-y-Moel when World War Two broke out. He went on to have a lengthy career on stage and screen but was immortalised as the …

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UFO Production Manager Ken Holt Has Died

By Jamie Anderson
December 3, 2018
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Ken Holt has died

We’re very sad to report that Ken Holt has died. Ken was production manager on UFO, having joined Century 21 in the late 1960s. He was also production manager (albeit uncredited) on Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6. He was a regular convention attendee over the last few years, and we are all very glad to have known him. Our …

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A Tribute to Mike Noble by Lee Sullivan

By Jamie Anderson
December 1, 2018
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Lee and Mike

I got to know Mike Noble in his later years through a mutual friend; we took a few dozen original artwork pages (on loan for an exhibition) from his run on ‘Fireball XL5’ down to his bungalow in Balcombe for him to look at. It was the first time he’d seen them since he had sent them by train to …

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Actor John Bluthal Has Died

By Andrew Clements
November 23, 2018
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John Bluthal Has Died John Bluthal, the man who voiced gruff and efficient Commander Zero of the World Space Patrol in Fireball XL5 has died at the age of 89. John began his acting career in the late 1950s before going on to voice the regular roles of Commander Zero and Jock Campbell in Fireball XL5, as well as voicing …

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BKSTS Introduce the Gerry Anderson Award for VFX

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March 12, 2013

Anderson Entertainment and the BKSTS are proud to announce the introduction of a new Award, …

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Gerry Anderson was born on 14 April 1929, and through a combination of skill and an incredible level of determination earned his first credit as a producer when he was still in his 20s. Years before the word ‘brand’ was popularly applied to television, Gerry’s name came to represent an inimitable style of entertainment that proved hugely successful around the world. From Fireball XL5 to Space: 1999, Captain Scarlet to Space Precinct, Supercar to Thunderbirds - he has become the UK's equivalent of Walt Disney. During the 1960s Gerry used puppetry to realise epic science fiction scenarios that would have been impossible to achieve in anything other than miniature scale. The names of the shows he produced during this era are familiar to millions, and continue to entertain audiences today. An incredible feat unsurpassed by any other British TV and film producer. As the optimism of the 1960s faded, Gerry Anderson created darker scenarios for the new decade. Live-action series UFO and Space: 1999 anticipated the accomplishments of Star Wars and are still regarded by many as his finest work. He was never content to stand still, and his programmes became increasingly diverse in the 1980s. He made a welcome return to puppetry for Terrahawks and brought the animated private detective Dick Spanner to the screen, while developing a parallel career as an award-winning director of sophisticated television commercials. In the 1990s he created and produced the lavish live-action series Space Precinct, before returning to children’s entertainment with the enchanting Lavender Castle. In 2001 he was awarded an MBE for services to the British film industry. The astonishing New Captain Scarlet premièred in 2005, by which time Gerry (then 76) was long past the age when most people consider retiring. His enthusiasm for the next project, and his fascination for the latest technology, remained undimmed through much of his final illness. He passed away on 26 December 2012. Despite being relatively shy, and never really spending much time looking back and reminiscing over his achievements Gerry Anderson came to appreciate that for many people his shows represented a special time in their lives. And he was proud that the ingenuity and optimism of his characters galvanised some viewers who went on to distinguished careers within film, television and other fields. Thunderbirds has inspired movies, stage shows and a vast array of merchandise, all reflecting its phenomenal impact on our popular culture, and together with his other shows is cherished by many generations of viewers.

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Timeline

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    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (February 4th 2023)

  • 3 days ago

    Terrahawks: From Zelda With Love! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

  • 5 days ago

    Gerry Anderson’s Century 21 – New Exhibition at London Cartoon Museum

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    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (January 28th 2023)

  • 1 week ago

    New Captain Scarlet: Falcon’s Fury! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

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