Thunderbirds - Season 1 - Eps 1: Trapped in the Sky

Name: Eps 1: Trapped in the Sky
Released: 1965-09-30
Rating: 3.8

1965-09-30 • 50 min • ⭐ 7.6/10

The Fireflash, on its maiden flight from London to Tokyo, is sabotaged by the Hood, a criminal who has learned of the formation of International Rescue, and is unable to land. The Hood's attack is intended to draw out International Rescue so he can record secrets of its machinery for sale to the highest bidder, an attempt thwarted by the intervention of the organization's London Agent.

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About Thunderbirds

Title: Thunderbirds

First Air Date: 1965-09-30

Last Air Date: 1966-12-25

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.6/10 (from 91 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 32

Network: Associated Television

Genres: Family, Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies: AP Films (APF), Century 21 Television, ITC Entertainment

Synopsis

Thunderbirds is a 1960s British science-fiction television series which was produced using a mixed method of marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects termed "Supermarionation". The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of International Rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles and equipment, launched from a hidden base on Tracy Island in the South Pacific Ocean.