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Terrahawks
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Terrahawks is a 1980s British science fiction television series created by Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr for London Weekend Television. The series 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.
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★ 6.0Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, simply referred to as Terrahawks, was a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to utilize puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-laden TV series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Set in the year 2020, the series followed 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.
- Aired
- 1983–1986
- Seasons
- 3 · 39 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Gerry Anderson
- Network
- London Weekend Television
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- cloning
- Creator
- Gerry Anderson
- Composer
- Richard Harvey
- Narrative location
- South America
- Performer
- Richard Harvey
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- original broadcaster
- ITV
- number of episodes
- 39
- number of seasons
- 3
- language of work or name
- English language
- end time
- 1986-07-26
- start time
- 1983-10-03
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Premise
- Characters and vehicles
- The Terrahawks
- Terrahawks vehicles
- Aliens
- Zelda's monsters
- Production
- Opening and closing titles
- Music
- Spin offs
- Comic strip
- Video games
- Big Finish audio dramas
- Audio-only characters
- Web series
- TV reboot
- References
- External links
Terrahawks is a 1980s British science fiction television series created by Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr for London Weekend Television. The series 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.
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 led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode.
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