Synopsis

The Hood steals an amazing surveillance device- the Mighty Atom- and uses it to photograph the interior of a new atomic irrigation plant in North Africa. He then causes a fire which will result in the explosion of the plant's nuclear reactor, so as to photograph the International Rescue craft when they are called in to help...

Characters

Jeff Tracy, Professor Holden, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, Scott Tracy, Reactor Control Assistant, Virgil Tracy, Alan Tracy, Press Officer, Gordon Tracy, Aloysius Parker, Brains, Kyrano, Reactor Controller Collins, Plant Tour Guide, John Tracy, The Hood, Tin-Tin Kyrano, Grandma Tracy, Reporters, Businessmen

Credits

Directing

Director: David Lane

Producing

Producer: Gerry Anderson
Associate Producer: Reg Hill

Writing

Writer: Dennis Spooner

Voices

Voice: Peter Dyneley (Jeff Tracy, Professor Holden, 1st Reporter), Sylvia Anderson (Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward), Shane Rimmer (Scott Tracy, Reactor Control Assistant), David Holliday (Virgil Tracy, 2nd Businessman), Matt Zimmerman (Alan Tracy, Press Officer, 2nd Reporter), David Graham (Gordon Tracy), Aloysius Parker, Brains, Kyrano, Reactor Controller Collins, Plant Tour Guide, Ray Barrett (John Tracy, The Hood), Christine Finn (Tin-Tin Kyrano, Grandma Tracy), John Tate (uncredited)

Music

Music: Barry Gray

Crew

Cinematography: John Reed
Special Effects: Derek Meddings
Visual Effects: Sylvia Anderson

Companies and other credits

Voice: 1st Businessman)

Production notes

Thunderbirds was the most expensive Supermarionation series up to that time. Although it had resemblances to the live-action CBS series Mission: Impossible, it actually premiered on British TV a year before Mission: Impossible was first seen in the U.S.

Gerry Anderson repeated the characters and plotlines for "Thunderbirds 2086," an animated series which ran on U.S. cable TV in 1984, then entered syndication a year later.