David Elliott

Directing

David Elliott

Born 1931-05-07 · Slough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

David Elliott (May 7th, 1931 - November 10th, 2023) was a British television director and film editor. He worked on various series produced by AP Films / Century 21 Productions, including as a director on Thunderbirds.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Incredible Voyage of Stingray poster
6.0

Adventures 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

Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster poster
7.0

Brains 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

Thunderbirds: Security Hazard poster
NR

After discovering a young boy aboard Thunderbird 2, Jeff tries to decide how to deal with the stowaway while his sons break protocol by enthralling him with tales of their past adventures.

Thunderbirds: Security Hazard

1966

Thunderbirds: City of Fire poster
8.0

When a fire breaks out in the carpark of a massive skyscraper and causes the building's collapse, Scott and Virgil must use untested equipment to save a family trapped in the basement.

Thunderbirds: City of Fire

1966

Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon poster
6.0

International Rescue must save an innocent office worker and a British spy caught up in the bombing schemes of the dastardly Erdman Gang.

Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon

1965

Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment poster
8.0

When Lady Penelope's destitute friend, the Duchess of Royston, loans a valuable painting to an associate of Jeff's, she is kidnapped by crooks intent on stealing the fee for the painting.

Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment

1966

Thunderbirds: Vault of Death poster
6.0

When 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

Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction poster
7.0

When the drivers of a tree-logging machine, the Crablogger, fall unconscious due to food poisoning, International Rescue must stop the rampaging vehicle before it crashes into a dam.

Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction

1966

Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion poster
7.0

International Rescue rushes to a movie set to save two actors from a watery grave, unaware that the Hood has orchestrated the accident as a means of filming the Thunderbird machines.

Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion

1966

Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf poster
7.0

After 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

Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City poster
9.0

After Thunderbird 2 is heavily damaged in a mistaken attack, it leaves the team seemingly without a swift means to transport any rescue gear to New York City to save a news crew trapped underneath the collapsed Empire State Building.

Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

1965

Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies poster
NR

Lady Penelope and Parker pursue a pair of criminals who have been robbing stately homes of their valuables to the Tower of London, which they intend to blow up after taking the Crown Jewels.

Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies

2015

Invaders from the Deep poster
5.3

A compilation of four episodes from the Supermarionation series Stingray. When aquatic aliens plot to take over the planet, the world aquanaut security patrol are called in to battle the aliens.

Invaders from the Deep

1981

HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition poster
NR

Episodes 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

Countdown to Disaster poster
NR

International Rescue sends the incredible Thunderbirds on the most dangerous rescue missions yet. They must save the Empire State Building from collapsing on New York City and at the same time battle a deadly fire blazing out of control in a mid-Atlantic oil station.

Countdown to Disaster

1982

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City poster
10.0

Celebrating Thunderbirds 60th anniversary, this cinematic double-bill brings two of Thunderbirds’ best-loved adventures into an electrifying big screen experience – Trapped in the Sky and Terror in New York City, presented for the first time fully restored in 4K with a brand-new Dolby 5.1 surround mix. Trapped in the Sky - A criminal known only as the Hood places a bomb in the landing gear of a new supersonic airliner, Fireflash, hoping to draw out a newly created, privately funded emergency response team called International Rescue. Terror in New York City - After Thunderbird 2 is heavily damaged in a mistaken attack, it leaves the team seemingly without a swift means to transport any rescue gear to New York City to save a news crew trapped underneath the collapsed Empire State Building.

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

2025

This Is Supermarionation poster
8.0

A compilation of the best of Supermarionation in High Definition. Sit back and enjoy some rare treats on a journey through Supermarionationland. Parker, Lady Penelope and Brains are your hosts, introducing some of the very best episodes from the Supermarionation archive as well as news items, commercial breaks with tie-in adverts and much more. Stand By For Action! - Four Feather Falls: Gunfight on Main Street - Supercar: False Alarm - Fireball XL5: Space City Special - Stingray: Pilot - Thunderbirds: Terror in New York City - Captain Scarlet: The Mysterons - Joe 90: Hi-Jacked - The Secret Service: More Haste, Less Speed

This Is Supermarionation

2014