
Writing
Dennis Spooner
Born — Died
1932-09-20 — 1986-09-20
Place of birth
Tottenham, London, England, UK
Known for
Writing
Credits
32 titles
Dennis Spooner (1 December 1932 – 20 September 1986) was an English television writer and script editor, known primarily for his programmes about fictional spies and his work in children's television in the 1960s. He had long-lasting professional working relationships with a number of other British screenwriters and producers, notably Brian Clemens, Terry Nation, Monty Berman and Richard Harris, with whom he developed several programmes. Though he was a contributor to BBC programmes, his work made him one of the most prolific writers of televised output from ITC Entertainment.
Known for
NRAtlanta joins the Stingray crew when they investigate why a series of oil rigs keep getting destroyed, and ends up being captured by a race of undersea aliens protecting their home.
Stingray: Sea of Oil
1965
NRA film crew arrives at Marineville to make a movie on Stingray. Everyone will play themselves except Troy, who is to be replaced by an actor.
Stingray: Stand By For Action
1965
NRThe Stingray crew is assigned to make monthly visits to Professor Darren and his team, who have developed a method for making gold from minerals taken from the sea bed.
Stingray: The Golden Sea
1965
NRAs part of his plan to destroy Marineville, Surface Agent X-2-Zero infiltrates the base by posing as a professor who can teach mute people to speak.
Stingray: Count Down
1965
NRWhen Admiral Jack Denver, an old buddy of Commander Shore, is frightened by what appears to be the Loch Ness monster whilst fishing in Scotland, he uses his position to order Stingray to investigate the long running mystery.
Stingray: Loch Ness Monster
1964
NRWhen Phones buys a Treasure map for $500, he inadvertently causes Stingray to go off course and on an adventure involving undersea pirates, who were using the treasure as bait...
Stingray: Treasure Down Below
1965
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRAtlanta joins the Stingray crew when they investigate why a series of oil rigs keep getting destroyed, and ends up being captured by a race of undersea aliens protecting their home.
Stingray: Sea of Oil
1965
NRA film crew arrives at Marineville to make a movie on Stingray. Everyone will play themselves except Troy, who is to be replaced by an actor.
Stingray: Stand By For Action
1965
NRThe Stingray crew is assigned to make monthly visits to Professor Darren and his team, who have developed a method for making gold from minerals taken from the sea bed.
Stingray: The Golden Sea
1965
NRAs part of his plan to destroy Marineville, Surface Agent X-2-Zero infiltrates the base by posing as a professor who can teach mute people to speak.
Stingray: Count Down
1965
NRWhen Admiral Jack Denver, an old buddy of Commander Shore, is frightened by what appears to be the Loch Ness monster whilst fishing in Scotland, he uses his position to order Stingray to investigate the long running mystery.
Stingray: Loch Ness Monster
1964
NRWhen Phones buys a Treasure map for $500, he inadvertently causes Stingray to go off course and on an adventure involving undersea pirates, who were using the treasure as bait...
Stingray: Treasure Down Below
1965
NRAgent X-2-Zero creates a false underwater sounding to lure Stingray away from a mission in an attempt to get Phones' competency called into question. Troy must fight to clear his friend's name before Phones is dismissed from the WASPs.
Stingray: An Echo of Danger
1964
6.0Adventures of the super-sub Stingray and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol and their battles against Titan, leader of the underwater city of Titanica.
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
1980
6.0When a banker gets trapped in the Bank of England's new vault, International Rescue races to save him, but Parker frets that he will spoil his old cellmate's dream of robbing the bank.
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
1965
NRWhile waiting for Atlanta and Marina, Commander Sam Shore shows Admiral Denver films depicting the previous missions that Troy Tempest and Phones had with the submarine Stingray.
Stingray: The Reunion Party
2008
8.5A robbery is prevented by an undercover art dealer pretending to be a criminal. Edited from TV series, The Baron.
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
9.0When an old flame of Tin-Tin's is trapped inside a tractor on a collapsing ledge with a case of explosives beside him, the Tracys must save him without revealing their identities.
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
1965
NRWhen International Rescue is framed for theft, the organisation's intelligence network must clear their name before the Tracys are arrested, responding to a distress call they cannot ignore.
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
1966
7.0Brains and Lady Penelope find themselves involved in a rescue mission when the Arlington Bridge collapses, trapping the Martian Space Probe and its engineers in the river bed.
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
1965
NRStingray and its crew are sent to look for the missing Tajmanon temple in Africa, after it mysteriously vanishes and evidence points to a certain tribe as the culprits. The situation quickly worsens when the crew find themselves captured.
Stingray: In Search of the Tajmanon
1964
NRLieutenant Fisher is training to be an aquanaut and is in command of Stingray for a training exercise involving target practice. However, Agent X-2-Zero has planted a bomb on the last target, hoping for a chance to destroy Stingray.
Stingray: Rescue from the Skies
1965
NRThe Stingray crew fall into a trap set at a weather station by undersea aliens and are interrogated about Marineville's defence systems.
Stingray: The Invaders
1965
NRAdmiral Denver believes that today's sailors are going soft, so he decides to lead a crew to sail an ancient Galleon to prove his point. When a storm injures the admiral, it causes him to lose his memory and think he is a real pirate.
Stingray: Set Sail for Adventure
1964
6.0The Hood steals a surveillance robot disguised as a mouse to photograph the inner workings of both a Saharan nuclear power plant and the Thunderbird machines.
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
1965
6.7The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 — one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789. The travellers become involved with an escape chain rescuing prisoners from the guillotine and get caught up in the machinations of an English undercover spy, James Stirling.
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
1964
7.0After being reprimanded by International Rescue for sending them a false alert, two Australian boys are trapped by the Hood in a mine when he tries to steal secret photos from their father.
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
1966
8.0A secret agent is interrogated by his superiors on suspicion of being a double agent and being involved with a Tibetan guru who has supernatural powers.
Legend of the Champions
1983
7.9In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time. Only the Doctor and his friends can prevent catastrophe — and there is no guarantee they will escape with their lives...
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
7.0SHADO receive a report that a former Olympic champion has disappeared from a farm in the English countryside, thinking it might be an alien abduction, Colonel Paul Foster is dispatched to track down the UFO and eliminate it.
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972
7.5In England, 1066, the Doctor confronts a mysterious Monk who is attempting to change history.
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965
8.0The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history...
Doctor Who: The Romans
1965
5.0A woman hears her fiancee's ghostly voice telling her to find him.
Won't Write Home, Mom–I'm Dead
1975
8.0A doctor and his wife are held hostage in their country home by an escaped convict and his sidekick, but a journalist's arrival complicates matters.
The Crazy Kill
1975
Follows three United Nations agents whose plane crashes into the Himalayas. Upon being rescued by an advanced civilization secretly living in Tibet, they are granted enhanced intellectual and physical abilities. When the agents return to the outside world, they use their new superhuman abilities to become champions of law, order and justice.
The Champions
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NREpisodes from Gerry Anderson's Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and The Secret Service in High Definition.
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
2016
5.3Workmen digging in a building discover the remains of a 300 year-old devil cult.
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
1984

