Thunderbirds: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Thunderbirds are Go!! The year is 2065. A secret organization has been formed by multi-millionaire Jeff Tracy. The team consists of his 5 sons and his engineer, Brains. His Grandma, Kyrano, and Tin-Tin also live with the family. They live on Tracy Island somewhere in the South Pacific. They have many secret undercover agents for the organization. One in particular is Lady Penelope and Nosey Parker. The two live in a mansion in London. Scott Tracy pilots Thunderbird 1. This ship is like a scout ship. Thunderbird 2 is piloted by Virgil Tracy. This ship carries all the rescue equipment including Thunderbird 4. Thunderbird 3 is piloted by Alan, John, and sometimes Scott. The craft is used as a ferry between Thunderbird 5 and space rescues. Thunderbird 4 is piloted by Gordon Tracy. This craft is for water rescues. Thunderbird 5 is a space station in outer space. It is monitored by John and Alan on monthly shifts.

Series details

• Title: Thunderbirds
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1965-09-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-12-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 3474

Cast and credited roles

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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1965-09-30; final listed air date 1966-03-31; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1966-10-02; final listed air date 1966-12-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Thunderbirds on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.