The Duchess Assignment
- Studio
- Anderson Provis Films, ITC
Synopsis
Penelope and Jeff decide to help the Duchess of Royston, who has fallen on hard times, by arranging the rental of her precious Bricasso painting to the American Gazelle Corporation. Insisting that she ferries the painting to New York herself, the Duchess is kidnapped by a pair of ruthless crooks...
Characters
Jeff Tracy, Chandler, Casino Owner, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, Mrs. Godolphin, Air Terrainean Hostess, Scott Tracy, Virgil Tracy, Alan Tracy, Hendricks, John Tracy, Deborah, Duchess of Royston, Brophy, Fireflash Co-Pilot (featured in "Trapped in the Sky"), Percy's Friend, Aloysius Parker, Wilbur Dandridge III, Captain Hanson (featured in "Trapped in the Sky"), Percy, Customs Officer, Elevator, Tin-Tin Kyrano, Grandma Tracy, Grand Hotel Receptionist, Croupiers
Credits
Directing
- Director
- David Elliot
Producing
- Producer
- Gerry Anderson
- Associate Producer
- Reg Hill
Writing
- Writer
- Martin Crump
Voices
- Voice
- Peter Dyneley (Jeff Tracy, Chandler, Casino Owner, 1st Croupier), Sylvia Anderson (Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, Mrs. Godolphin, Air Terrainean Hostess), Shane Rimmer (Scott Tracy), David Holliday (Virgil Tracy), Matt Zimmerman (Alan Tracy, 2nd Croupier, Hendricks), Ray Barrett (John Tracy, Deborah, Duchess of Royston, Brophy, Fireflash Co-Pilot [featured in "Trapped in the Sky"], Percy's Friend), David Graham (Aloysius Parker, Wilbur Dandridge III, Captain Hanson [featured in "Trapped in the Sky"], Percy, Customs Officer, Elevator), Christine Finn (Tin-Tin Kyrano, Grandma Tracy, Grand Hotel Receptionist)
Music
- Music
- Barry Gray
Crew
- Cinematography
- John Reed
- Special Effects
- Derek Meddings
- Visual Effects
- Sylvia Anderson
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.
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.