Alan Fennell

Writing

Alan Fennell

Born — Died

1936-12-10 — 2001-12-10

Place of birth

Colchester, Essex, UK

Known for

Writing

Credits

40 titles

Alan Leslie Fennell (10 December 1936 – 10 December 2001) was a British writer and editor best known for work on series produced by Gerry Anderson, and for having created the magazines TV Century 21 and Look-in. Fennell wrote episodes of Fireball XL5 and Stingray and more than ten episodes of Thunderbirds including "30 Minutes After Noon". He also wrote for many comic strip adaptations and was the first editor of TV Century 21. Between himself and Dennis Spooner they wrote 36 episodes of Stingray. He also wrote a number of books, including a novelisation of the film Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) and two original novels based on the TV series Freewheelers published in 1972 by Pi…

Known for

Behind the camera

Stingray: The Big Gun poster
NR

An undersea civilisation, the Solarstars, creates a weapon capable of obliterating entire islands, and the crew of Stingray must destroy this vessel before it destroys them first!

Stingray: The Big Gun

1965

Stingray: Plant of Doom poster
NR

Following the escape of his slave Marina, Titan plots revenge by planning to kill the Stingray crew with a deadly plant that gives off toxic fumes.

Stingray: Plant of Doom

1965

Stingray: Hostages of the Deep poster
NR

When an undersea alien named Gadus kidnaps World Navy Admiral Carson and his wife from their remote island home, Troy, Phones and Marina head off on a rescue mission in Stingray.

Stingray: Hostages of the Deep

1965

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

Stingray: The Ghost of the Sea poster
NR

Commander Shore keeps having nightmares about the time when he was crippled in a sea battle with an underwater craft five years ago and rescued by a mysterious stranger.

Stingray: The Ghost of the Sea

1965

Stingray: The Reunion Party poster
NR

While 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

Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds poster
NR

International Rescue founder Jeff Tracy takes his new agents, Lady Penelope and Parker, on a tour of his family's island, where his sons demonstrate their amazing Thunderbird machines.

Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds

2015

Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster poster
6.0

Jeff, Brains and Tin-Tin find themselves trapped onboard a crooked entrepreneur's automated cross-country monorail that is hurtling towards a collapsed bridge without means of stopping.

Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster

1966

Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5 poster
7.0

At the behest of a British Secret Service agent, Lady Penelope goes undercover in Monte Carlo to pursue a gang of murderous criminals who have stolen the plans for a nuclear weapon.

Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5

1966

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

Stingray: The Ghost Ship poster
NR

When an old galleon is spotted in the middle of the ocean, Commander Shore joins the Stingray crew to investigate, but they unknowingly walk into a trap set up by an undersea pirate.

Stingray: The Ghost Ship

1964

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

Stingray: Subterranean Sea poster
NR

The Stingray crew are about to go on a well-deserved vacation, but have to cancel when two scientists discover a new underground seabed.

Stingray: Subterranean Sea

1964

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 in Outer Space poster
NR

Calling International Resuce… a runaway rocket carrying three astronauts is heading for a collision course with the Sun… Impact imminent!

Thunderbirds in Outer Space

1981

Stingray: Emergency Marineville poster
NR

Marineville is targeted by a series of missiles fired from a seemingly uninhabited island, Stingray is sent to investigate but the crew are captured by an underwater race, who want information on Marineville's defenses.

Stingray: Emergency Marineville

1964

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

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

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

Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno poster
NR

While Jeff goes on vacation with Lady Penelope in Australia, Scott struggles to coordinate International Rescue's response to a fire that threatens an oil drilling platform in the Atlantic.

Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno

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

Stingray: Raptures of the Deep poster
NR

After rescuing two stranded aquanauts, Troy finds a load of jewels and becomes a rich, selfish snob. He turns his back on the WASPs and builds a palace on the ocean floor where he bosses his friends around.

Stingray: Raptures of the Deep

1964

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

Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril poster
7.0

The US Army are testing their new armoured vehicle, the Sidewinder, when suddenly the ground gives way, leaving the machine stuck in a burning pit. International Rescue are called in to haul it out and rescue the three-man crew on board.

Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril

1965

Thunderbirds: Sun Probe poster
8.0

The retro rockets fail on a manned mission to retrieve matter from a solar prominence, putting the spaceship on a collision course with the Sun. Thunderbird 3 and Thunderbird 2 are sent on a dual mission to transmit a radio signal that will remotely activate the Sun Probe's retros.

Thunderbirds: Sun Probe

1965

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

Stingray: Secret of the Giant Oyster poster
NR

After recovering a giant oyster, two explorers are captured by Troy in restricted waters.

Stingray: Secret of the Giant Oyster

1965

Thunderbirds: The Uninvited poster
9.0

While returning to base, Scott is attacked by mysterious fighter aircraft and shot down over the Sahara. Discovered by two archaeologists, they soon find themselves in search of the legendary lost Pyramid of Khamandides.

Thunderbirds: The Uninvited

1965

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

Stingray: The Disappearing Ships poster
NR

When three disused freighters that are to be blown up by remote control mysteriously vanish, Troy and Phones set off in Stingray to find them.

Stingray: The Disappearing Ships

1965

Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators! poster
NR

Thunderbirds is blasting off back to the cinemas once again with a double bill of two classic episodes restored, for the first time ever, in ultra HD with HDR and newly restored 5.1 surround sound.

Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!

2026

Stingray: Titan Goes Pop poster
NR

When Titan hears that Duke Dexter, currently the world's most famous pop singer, is visiting Marineville to perform for an audience of WASP recruits, he arranges for Agent X-2-Zero to kidnap him.

Stingray: Titan Goes Pop

1964

Stingray: The Man From The Navy poster
NR

When a boastful naval Captain arrives in Marineville to demonstrate a new missile, he and Troy immediately experience a clash of personalities. Meanwhile, Surface Agent X-Zero sabotages the test missile by loading it with real explosives.

Stingray: The Man From The Navy

1964

Stingray: Marineville Traitor poster
NR

When Lieutenant Fisher is attacked and an essential component for a new device is stolen from the control tower, all signs point to a traitor within Marineville. Troy believes that Commander Shore might be the spy and tries to get proof.

Stingray: Marineville Traitor

1965

Stingray: Tom Thumb Tempest poster
NR

Falling asleep whilst on duty, Troy has a dream in which he, Phones and Marina are inexplicably shrunk and stumble across preparations for a meeting of all of the WASP's undersea enemies.

Stingray: Tom Thumb Tempest

1965

Stingray: Pink Ice poster
NR

Reports come in from all over the world about pink ice appearing in the middle of earths oceans and Stingray and the WASPs are sent out to investigate before a new ice age begins.

Stingray: Pink Ice

1965

Stingray: Star of the East poster
NR

An Eastern dictator named El Hudat arrives in Marineville, wishing to become a member of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol.

Stingray: Star of the East

1965

Stingray: The Master Plan poster
NR

During a routine patrol, Stingray is attacked by a Terror Fish and is damaged. When Troy goes to make repairs, an Aquaphibian sprays him with some purple, poisonous liquid, which puts him into a coma.

Stingray: The Master Plan

1965

Stingray: Deep Heat poster
NR

After a robot probe inexplicably disappears, the Stingray crew is ordered to investigate.

Stingray: Deep Heat

1965

Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year poster
NR

After receiving the 'Aquanaut of the Year' award, Troy finds himself part of a 'This is Your Life' programme where he reminisces some of his greatest adventures.

Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year

1965