The Mighty Atom (Thunderbirds)

"The Mighty Atom"
Thunderbirds episode
Episode no.Series 1
Episode 6
Directed byDavid Lane
Written byDennis Spooner
Cinematography byPaddy Seale
Editing byHarry Ledger
Production code6[1]
Original air date30 December 1965 (1965-12-30)
Guest character voices
Australia Plant Announcer
Controller Wade
General Speyer
Security Guard
Australia Plant Fire Chief
Professor Holden
1st Reporter
Controller Collins
Australia Plant Tour Guide
Conference Delegate
Australia Plant Assistant Controller
2nd Reporter
Speyer's Press Officer
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"The Mighty Atom" is an episode of Thunderbirds, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films for ITC Entertainment. Written by Dennis Spooner and directed by David Lane, it was first broadcast on 30 December 1965 on ATV Midlands as the 14th episode of Series One. It is the sixth episode in the official running order.[2]

Set in the 2060s, the series follows the exploits of International Rescue, an organisation that uses technologically-advanced rescue vehicles to save human life. The main characters are ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy, founder of International Rescue, and his five adult sons, who pilot the organisation's main vehicles: the Thunderbird machines. In "The Mighty Atom", the Tracys' nemesis the Hood attacks atomic irrigation plants in Australia and the Sahara.

  1. ^ Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). London, UK: Reynolds & Hearn. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.
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