GERRY ANDERSON MISCELLANY

Gerry Anderson's Sci-Fi movie-Doppleganger



 

At the end of last year the great Gerry Anderson passed away. Gerry's work needs no introduction to people of a certain age (like me) suffice it to say that Gerry Anderson's work played a huge part in my childhood. His work was inventive, exciting and above all inspiring. I covered his work in a past blog but here are some of his lesser known works, projects and examples of his tremendous contribution to TV and Cinema, proving that Gerry Anderson was diverse and creative outside of his most popular creations and series.

 

The Investigator

 

Dick Spanner PI

 

Space Precinct

 

Marina-French version

 

The Protectors

 

Firestorm

 

The day after tommorow AKA Into infinity

 

Lavender Castle

 

Gerry & Sylvia Anderson

 

with acknowledgement to: http://www.fanderson.org.uk



 

PUPPET LOVE

Lt Gay Ellis aka Gabrielle Drake

Of course as a kid me and my mates fancied the Angels; Harmonie, Fantasie, Rhapsodie,Melonie and Symphonie. Who wouldn't? in Captain Scarlet each week the girls in their white jumpsuits and flash jets would fly the skies protecting our planet. Trouble was that they were puppets. Yes puppets. Fortunately Gerry Anderson took the bull by the horns and launched UFO his live action masterpiece.

This time there were real women. Sexy powerful and space age. Purple hair, wow! more jumpsuits,cor! futuristic vehicles to be manned, Hurrah!Secretaries and soldiers,Blimey!

This was more like it. UFO was wall to wall babes. Or so we thought. As kids the understanding of attraction is a bit abstract. So we saw UFO as a stepping stone to riskier stuff , like the older kids showing you a page out of Mayfair or Men Only.

But every now and again I find myself thinking about those space age sirens, and those innocent days of science fiction, adventure and pretty women. What a combination.

My favourite was Colonel Virginia Lake played by the lovely Wanda Ventham.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diLW5f93rM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE273dqN6Z8

even the credits were 'at it'