Stars: Troy Tempest

Summary: Featuring the complete set of episodes from the television series. The Stingray crew continue to thwart the evil schemes of Titan as the adventures go on...

Featuring all 39 episodes spread over 5 discs, this series comes from Supermarionation genius Gerry Anderson, the man responsible for THUNDERBIRDS, SPACE: 1999 and CAPTAIN SCARLET. Taking place in the year 2065, Troy Tempest leads the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) against the evil aquaphibians, causing much undersea mayhem and adventure. Combining a cult following amongst adults with a broad popularity amongst children, STINGRAY has been a hit all over the world.

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Drums pound, building excitement; the music bursts into life with a cry of "Stingray! Stingray!" Who can resist? Especially when a dramatic voice announces, "Anything can happen in the next half hour!". Stingray(1964) was the show Gerry Anderson made just before he really hit the big time with Thunderbirds(1965), producing 39 episodes of the 21st-century adventures of Troy Tempest--tall, dark and handsome (his voice was based on James Garner) captain of the titular submarine. His mission: to protect the seas on behalf of WASP (World Aquanaut Security Patrol). With complex underwater model and puppet effects, this was ground-breaking television, especially as it was the first UK series to be made in colour, though for years it was only seen in black and white. Special effects director Derek Meddings later graduated to the James Bond movies, while Moneypenny herself (actress Lois Maxwell) voiced Atlanta Shore. Here, just as in the Bond movies, she played second fiddle in our hero's affections, the mute Marina becoming Stingray's sex-goddess. The end-credits even featured a song in her honour, "Aqua Maria", which became an international hit. As for the bad guys: half-man, half-fish Titan and his Terror Fish wage dastardly war against humanity and the peaceful underwater citizens of Pacifica. Four decades on the model and underwater sequences still impress, and surely much of the inspiration for the underwater city in The Phantom Menacecame from locations in Stingray. Whether as bizarre 60s nostalgia, or winning a new generation of fans, Stingrayremains eccentric cult family entertainment. --Gary S Dalkin

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Gerry Anderson Commentary, Audio Adventures, Original TV Ads, Original Publicity Merchandise And Character Features
Year:	1961
Release Date:	April 2, 2001
Runtime:	999 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	37115 01263
Label:	I T C
Keywords:	Box, General, Series, Set, Stingray, Childrens, Complete
Genre:	Childrens