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Thunderbirds (1965)

English action TV series on ITV1

Series facts

Seasons
232 episodes in all
Channel
ITV1
Premiered
30 September 1965
Status
Ended on 25 December 1966
Episode length
50 min on average
TVmaze rating
7.3 / 10
Language
English

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Thunderbirds is an English TV series on ITV1. 2 seasons, 32 episodes. Premiered 30 Sep 1965. Cast: Jeremy Wilkin, David Holliday, Shane Rimmer.

Seasons and episodes

Season 126 episodes, 30 Sep 1965 to 31 Mar 1966
  1. E1Trapped in the Sky30 Sep 1965
  2. E2Pit of Peril7 Oct 1965
  3. E3The Perils of Penelope14 Oct 1965
  4. E4Terror in New York City21 Oct 1965
  5. E5Edge of Impact28 Oct 1965
  6. E6Day of Disaster4 Nov 1965
  7. E730 Minutes After Noon11 Nov 1965
  8. E8Desperate Intruder18 Nov 1965
  9. E9End of the Road25 Nov 1965
  10. E10The Uninvited2 Dec 1965
  11. E11Sun Probe9 Dec 1965
  12. E12Operation Crash-Dive16 Dec 1965
  13. E13Vault of Death23 Dec 1965
  14. E14The Mighty Atom30 Dec 1965
  15. E15City of Fire6 Jan 1966
  16. E16The Impostors13 Jan 1966
  17. E17The Man from MI.520 Jan 1966
  18. E18Cry Wolf27 Jan 1966
  19. E19Danger at Ocean Deep3 Feb 1966
  20. E20Move - and You're Dead10 Feb 1966
  21. E21The Duchess Assignment17 Feb 1966
  22. E22Brink of Disaster24 Feb 1966
  23. E23Attack of the Alligators!10 Mar 1966
  24. E24Martian Invasion17 Mar 1966
  25. E25The Cham-Cham24 Mar 1966
  26. E26Security Hazard31 Mar 1966
Season 26 episodes, 2 Oct 1966 to 25 Dec 1966
  1. E1Atlantic Inferno2 Oct 1966
  2. E2Path of Destruction9 Oct 1966
  3. E3Alias Mr. Hackenbacker16 Oct 1966
  4. E4Lord Parker's 'Oliday23 Oct 1966
  5. E5Ricochet6 Nov 1966
  6. E6Give or Take a Million25 Dec 1966

Cast and crew

Cast
Jeremy Wilkin as Pilot Thunderbird 2 Virgil Tracy, David Holliday as Pilot Thunderbird 2 Virgil Tracy, Shane Rimmer as Pilot Thunderbird 1 Scott Tracy, Matt Zimmerman as Astronaut Thunderbird 3 Alan Tracy, Ray Barrett as Astronaut Thunderbird 3 Alan Tracy, David Graham as Aquanaut Thunderbird 4 Gordon Tracy, Ray Barrett as Space Monitor John Tracy, David Graham as Engineer Brains, Sylvia Anderson as London Agent Lady Penelope

Questions people ask

How many seasons does Thunderbirds have?

Thunderbirds ran for 2 seasons and 32 episodes.

Where can I watch Thunderbirds?

Thunderbirds airs on ITV1.

Has Thunderbirds ended?

Yes. Thunderbirds ended on 25 December 1966.

Who is in the cast of Thunderbirds?

The cast of Thunderbirds includes Jeremy Wilkin, David Holliday, Shane Rimmer, Matt Zimmerman, Ray Barrett and David Graham.

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