Terrahawks
British science fiction TV series (1983–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Terrahawks, is a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures for London Weekend Television and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to use puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-centric TV series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.[2]
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Genre | Children's science fiction |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Harry Oakes Paddy Seale |
Editors | Alan Killick Tony Lenny Desmond Saunders Tony Hunt |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | Anderson Burr Pictures in association with LWT |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 8 October 1983 (1983-10-08) – 26 July 1986 (1986-07-26) |
Set in the year 2020, the series follows the adventures of the Terrahawks, a taskforce responsible for protecting Earth from invasion by a group of extraterrestrial androids and aliens led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode.