Thunderbirds - Season 2 - Eps 5: Ricochet

Name: Eps 5: Ricochet
Released: 1966-11-06
Rating: 3.8

1966-11-06 • 50 min • ⭐ 7.6/10

A staffed, pirate telecommunications satellite (which broadcasts a music programme of which Tin-Tin is a devoted fan) is disrupted by the detonation of a rogue unmanned space rocket and is set on collision course with a Middle Eastern oil refinery.

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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.