Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Edition

With humanity threatened by an ever-increasing array of technological, manmade and natural disasters, billionaire philanthropist Jeff Tracy has founded International Rescue. Operating from a secret base in the South Pacific, Tracy and his five sons take part in rescue missions around the globe using an impressive array of vehicles, the Thunderbirds. The organisation also finds itself the target of international criminals, so has a network of secret agents around the globe working to defend their interests.Back in the 1960s, British television producer Gerry Anderson wanted to make ambitious, impressive TV shows mixing action, technology and stunts. Unfortunately, 1960s British TV was not swimming in cash and could not realise his vision. Anderson hit on a solution to save money by building very small sets, model vehicles and using puppets and a tiny number of voice actors to stand in for a much larger cast. This format proved successful through a number of projects: The Adventures of…