Continued from part 2… Since 1983’s Terrahawks flipped the standard Anderson family setup completely by removing all the fathers and presenting a pair of single mothers in Zelda and Cy-star, plus Stew’s widowed mother Mrs. Dapples, it would be almost twenty years following Into Infinity before we next saw fathers in a family unit on an Anderson show, with 1994’s …

DATELINE: YESTERDAY. SPECTRUM INTELLIGENCE HAS UNCOVERED A PLOT TO DESTROY LONDON. SPECTRUM AGENTS CAPTAIN SCARLET AND CAPTAIN BLACK SENT TO INVESTIGATE. The newly formed Spectrum organisation has proven its effectiveness with a lightning-fast response against a fiendish plot that would have had devastating consequences for the city of London. Spectrum Intelligence pieced together the nature of the threat from shreds …

#CheersGerryAnderson – Celebrate His Amazing Legacy Gerry Anderson passed away on Boxing Day 2012, exactly 8 years ago today. For many Anderson fans, it is a bittersweet time of year as we remember hearing the reports of his passing on the news and social media. However, rather than focusing on losing the great man, we feel there is no better …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems Spectrum’s latest operation against the Mysterons proved to be the setting of a spectacular leap of faith for Captain Blue. Captain Blue, real name Adam Svenson, and Captain Scarlet were escorting a shipment of vital electronics from a manufacturing plant outside Paris to Spectrum’s remote testing centre in Finland. The Spectrum officers were mounted on …

The Gerry Anderson universe was populated by dozens of memorable characters – but there are quite a few who never had the chance to make much of an impression! For this list we’ll be looking at characters who appeared prominently in a show’s earliest episodes, but soon disappeared altogether. Characters who faded into the background but still appeared until the …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems Captain Ochre of Spectrum says she’s fortunate to be alive after a failed Mysteron assassination attempt. Ochre, a Spectrum veteran with a distinguished service record, was on a routine mission investigating reports of Mysteron activity at a new resort complex under construction on the outskirts of Las Vegas. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police …

It’s that time of year again! Christmas is upon us once more, and along with all the food and drink and pressies there’s also the age-old argument to be had among fans – which is the best Gerry Anderson Christmas episode? Since there are only five its relatively easy to compile a top five list – but will you agree …

The Gerry Anderson universe is brimming with classic vehicles that everybody remembers and loves, but alongside these is a contingent of smaller single-occupant devices that could be used to reach areas these larger vehicles couldn’t; basically we’re thinking of any method of transportation primarily designed to be used by one person and which doesn’t feature wheels. Not quite a star …

As you may know, our dear friend Richard Gregory passed away unexpectedly recently. Not only was he a crucial part of many Gerry Anderson series like Terrahawks, Dick Spanner and Space Precinct, but he also designed and built many iconic pieces of science fiction history like the 1980s Cybermen and Chris Nolan’s Tumbler for the Dark Knight films. Pod 36 …

All manner of strange and nasty ailments can befall residents of the Gerry Anderson television universe, from brains melting on the Moon to an outbreak of dreaded Xyron fever in Demeter City. Luckily help is always on hand in the form of some of the finest medical professionals in the universe; splendid fellows, all fifteen of them! For this list, …