Lady Penelope Creighton Ward
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward is a fictional character introduced in the British 1960s Supermarionation television series ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'', which was produced by AP Films (APF) for ITC Entertainment. The character also appears in the film sequels ''Thunderbirds Are Go'' (1966) and ''Thunderbird 6'' (1968), the 2004 live-action film ''Thunderbirds (2004 film), Thunderbirds'' and the CGI remake series ''Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series), Thunderbirds Are Go''. In the world of ''Thunderbirds'', Penelope is employed by the secret organisation International Rescue as its London field agent. The puppet character of the TV series and first two films were voiced by Sylvia Anderson. In the live-action film, she was portrayed by Sophia Myles, while in the remake series she is voiced by Rosamund Pike. Background The original puppet character was devised with transatlantic viewers in mind. In a 2014 interview, ''Thunderbirds'' co-creator Sylvia Anderson explained: "I ...
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Thunderbirds (TV Series)
''Thunderbirds'' is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It was made between 1964 and 1966 using a form of electronic marionette puppetry (dubbed " Supermarionation") combined with scale model special effects sequences. Two series, totalling thirty-two 50-minute episodes, were filmed; production ended with the completion of the sixth episode of the second series after Lew Grade, the Andersons' financial backer, failed in his bid to sell the programme to American network television. Set in the 2060s, ''Thunderbirds'' is a follow-up to the earlier Supermarionation productions ''Four Feather Falls'', ''Supercar'', ''Fireball XL5'' and '' Stingray''. It follows the exploits of International Rescue, a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically-advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft; these are headed by a fleet of five vehicles nam ...
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