Thunderbirds

In the year 2026, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure

Cast:Sylvia Anderson , Peter Dyneley , David Graham , Shane Rimmer , Matt Zimmerman , Ray Barrett , Christine Finn , David Holliday , Jeremy Wilkin , John Tate , Charles 'Bud' Tingwell , Paul Maxwell

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Trapped in the Sky

Thu, Sep 30, 1965

The Hood plants a bomb aboard the Fireflash. Can International Rescue bring the airliner down without using its landing gear?

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Pit of Peril

Thu, Oct 7, 1965

The Army's new Sidewinder falls down a burning pit. Can International Rescue haul the machine out of the pit before it breaks up?

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Perils of Penelope

Thu, Oct 14, 1965

Professor Borender is kidnapped and his assistant, Sir Jeremy Hodge goes to Lady Penelope help find the missing scientist. While on the trail, they are captured on a monorail train by the villainous, Dr. Godber. Along with his henchman, Roache, Godber has Lady Penelope tied to the monorail track and threatens her life when the next train comes through unless the two scientists reveal the details of a conversion formula that Godber demands.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Terror in New York City

Thu, Oct 21, 1965

After Thunderbird 2 is heavily damaged in a mistaken attack, it leaves the team seemingly without a swift means to transport TB4 to New York City when a news crew is trapped underneath the collapsed Empire State Building.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Edge of Impact

Thu, Oct 28, 1965

The Hood has been paid by General Bron to destroy Red Arrow - a new British Fighter plane. However, two men are placed in deadly danger when the second prototype crashes into a television relay tower.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Day of Disaster

Thu, Nov 4, 1965

Brains and Lady Penelope find themselves involved in a rescue mission when the Arlington Bridge collapses, trapping the Mars Probe rocket in the river bed.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ 30 Minutes After Noon

Thu, Nov 11, 1965

Thomas Prescott picks up a strange hitch hiker who suddenly attaches a bomb to his wrist, then tells him he needs to get to the 'Hudson Building' before 8pm to find the key and avoid being killed in the explosion. Prescott makes it to the building but is still in an elevator when the bomb detonates trapping the man amid the carnage of the bombing and subsequent fire. International Rescue spring into action deploying all their resources in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped man

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Desperate Intruder

Thu, Nov 18, 1965

The Hood sees an opportunity to affect International Rescues operations when he hears of their involvement in an archaeological expedition to Africa. By using his mental connection with his half brother Kyrano, the Hood develops a trap that could place Tin Tin and Brains in the ultimate peril. Will International Rescue be able to stop the Hood and save to valuable members of the organization

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ End of the Road

Thu, Nov 25, 1965

A construction team finishes work on a new road in Asia, and Eddie Housman decides to take a holiday and visit an old girlfriend - Tin Tin. Arriving at the island, Eddie soon becomes emotionally attached to Tin Tin, much to the annoyance of Alan. A phone call summons Eddie back to the construction site and International Rescue is suddenly caught in one of the most dangerous rescues they've attempted, all while trying to hide their identities from Eddie.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Uninvited

Thu, Dec 2, 1965

Scott has been dispatched in Thunderbird 1 to rescue a pair of archeologists who've become stranded in the desert. Little does he suspect they've stumbled into the secret pyramid lair of the mysterious and hostile Zombites!

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Sun Probe

Thu, Dec 9, 1965

An exciting mission to the sun runs into trouble when their retro rockets fail to fire. International rescue springs into action using a two pronged plan to get a signal to the doomed ship. The mission succeeds but suddenly International Rescue discover they themselves are in need of rescue

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Operation Crash-Dive

Thu, Dec 16, 1965

When Fireflash airliners start inexplicably crashing with all crew and passengers in the same area, International Rescue volunteers to assist in the investigation.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Vault of Death

Thu, Dec 23, 1965

Parker is challenged to break into the vaults of the Bank Of London. When he succeeds the bank decides to upgrade the alarm system. Unfortunately one of the bank employees is trapped after the upgrade and International Rescue are called to help. Parker does all he can to slow the operation down thinking he is protecting a former safe cracking rival

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ The Mighty Atom

Thu, Dec 30, 1965

The Hood takes a special interest in the technology being used to run atomic irrigation plants around the world. His first attempt at stealing the technology leads to an atomic explosion. His second attempt using newly acquired spy equipment proves more successful but he decides to take everything a further step and try to steal the secret technology used by International Rescue

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ City of Fire

Thu, Jan 6, 1966

The world's largest skyscraper, the 'Thompson Tower', is opened amid great fanfare and excitement. Two miles high and containing twelve hotels, it also has space for 10,000 cars. However, a fire breaking out in the basement of the building quickly turns into a major disaster - and International Rescue are called to save the people trapped in the ill-fated building.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ The Impostors

Thu, Jan 13, 1966

When IR is framed, the organization's intelligence network must clear its name before the Tracys are arrested responding to a distress call they cannot ignore.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ The Man from MI.5

Thu, Jan 20, 1966

Plans for a nuclear device have been stolen and MI.5 call International Rescue to help find them. Lady Penelope goes undercover to track down the criminal that stole the plans but is captured and left tied up with a bomb.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Cry Wolf

Thu, Jan 27, 1966

Two boys play at being International Rescue, their small transmitters accidentally contact the real International Rescue and spark a full blown rescue. After hearing the boys' story, Scott decides to take the children to International Rescues secret location. Later the same children go out and play. This time they get into real trouble and International Rescue has to decide is the call real or are the children crying wolf again

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Danger at Ocean Deep

Thu, Feb 3, 1966

A new tanker, the Ocean Pioneer is lost under mysterious circumstances. The team at International Rescue work to understand the reasons behind the loss. They discover the tragic truth behind the loss just as the latest Ocean Pioneer begins the same fatal voyage

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Move - And You're Dead

Thu, Feb 10, 1966

Alan returns to motor racing and a rival team wants access to Brains' advanced designs of his car. He and Grandma are left to die on an abandoned bridge with a motion sensitive bomb. International Rescue must figure out how to rescue them.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ The Duchess Assignment

Thu, Feb 17, 1966

Lady Penelope discovers her friend, the Duchess of Roysten is in need of financial assistance. Penelope helps the Dutchess to loan out her prized portrait of a gazelle to a New York tycoon. However, the Duchess is kidnapped by crooks who want the painting and the money owed to her.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Brink of Disaster

Thu, Feb 24, 1966

Lady Penelope and Jeff Tracy get asked to become involved in a scam to finance a new monorail system. Brains checks the system over and has grave concerns about the safety backups. Brains' fears appear to be confirmed when a series of unfortunate circumstances lead to Jeff, Brains and the whole project being involved in a series of life-threatening situations that only International Rescue can resolve.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Attack of the Alligators!

Thu, Mar 10, 1966

Dr Orchard has developed a food additive called theramine. It has the ability to substantially increase the size of animals. A sample is accidentally spilled into the drain system that feeds into the local swamp. The effects are devastating on the local wildlife and the isolated laboratory comes under attack by giant alligators. This triggers International rescue to try and save those trapped inside and contain the spread of a biological disaster

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Martian Invasion

Thu, Mar 17, 1966

The Hood infiltrates a film set and engineers an accident during production that leaves two of the main actors trapped in a cave. As International Rescue responds the Hood sets about once again trying to steal footage of the organization in action.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ The Cham-Cham

Thu, Mar 24, 1966

A series of strange crashes of military aircraft come under investigation by Lady Penelope and the International Rescue organization. A strange web of intrigue is discovered involving a music act in Switzerland and some very strange non standard electronic equipment.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ Security Hazard

Thu, Mar 31, 1966

A young boy manages to stow away on Thunderbird 2 and manages to get to International Rescue's island base undetected. On the island the Tracy boys are worried when they realize how much about the day to day operations have been revealed to the boy. Jeff comes up with a novel way to get around the issue and preserve all of International Rescue's secrets.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Atlantic Inferno

Sun, Oct 2, 1966

Lady Penelope invites Jeff Tracy for a vacation on her Australian ranch. Jeff reluctantly agrees and leaves Scott in command of International Rescue, after getting an update from John that a World Navy exercise is taking place in the Atlantic Ocean. This exercise involves warning a nearby mid-ocean drilling rig, the Seascape, whose crew chief, Frank Hooper, isn't pleased that the exercise involves firing nuclear warheads underwater. His concern proves justified when an errant nuclear torpedo detonates on the ocean floor and the resulting wave batters the rig. The swell settles and no damage is incurred, but that night a jet of fire erupts from the sea floor, the result of detonation of a gas pocket beneath of ocean floor. John hears radio calls about the fire jet, and Scott, after considerable agonizing over what to do, sends IR to plug the fire jet. The mission succeeds, but Jeff hears about it on the news and harangues Scott for getting involved. Penelope calms them both down, but the Seascape is further threatened when the gas pocket erupts in several areas; when Frank Hooper and his radioman man a diving sphere to examine damaged supports, they become trapped when the rig buckles and the sphere is buried on the sea floor. Now IR must work with the World Navy to evacuate the threatened rig and rescue Hooper and his radioman from the buried diving sphere.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Path of Destruction

Sun, Oct 9, 1966

A tree-logging machine is out of control in South America and it's about as easy to stop it as it is to win a guerrilla war. Can International Rescue stop the thing before it reaches a dam construction site?

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Alias Mr. Hackenbacker

Sun, Oct 16, 1966

A plane designed by Brains is hijacked with Lady Penelope on board. International Rescue are contacted and must diffuse a tense situation and ensure that the plane somehow lands safely.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Lord Parker's 'Oliday

Sun, Oct 23, 1966

A critical piece of a solar power station is destroyed in a storm. Now a town is threatened by uncontrolled heat from the sun. The International Rescue team must find a way to shut the system down before the whole town is destroyed.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Ricochet

Sun, Oct 30, 1966

A pirate radio station in orbit suffers a malfunction and begins to crash back to Earth - International rescue must save the disc jockey on board and try to stop the craft from landing in a populated area.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Give or Take a Million

Sun, Dec 25, 1966

On Christmas Eve, two crooks break into the Second National Bank in New York. When the alarm is raised, they flee the crime scene and stow away inside a rocket which is delivering presents to a local children's hospital. One of those presents is an invitation to be a guest at Tracy Island for Christmas.