The Secret Service (TV)

Description: TV Program / Genre: Children's TV. / The Secret Service is the title of a British children's "Spy-fi" series, the last ... more

The Secret Service (TV) ... to use Gerry Anderson's trademark Supermarionation process which made use of specialised marionettes.

Newest Review: ... replacing loud explosions and rapid editing with a slow overview of a country church and the star Stanley Unwin looking out of a window at the Nothing that’s happening outside. While there are abundant rumours concerning the supposed resemblance of Supermarionation puppet characters to real-life individuals, the lead character of this final series was the first to be based almost entirely on ... more

... the celebrity star voice actor who shared his name. The problem with this as a publicity stunt (which it clearly was not) is that the celebrity in question was Stanley Unwin, a well-liked old man whose respectable broadcasting career has been overshado...more

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The Secret Service (TV): Speed of Your Penceload Must Defeat My Eyebold (1289 words)
by - written on 09/09/07 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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I’m a bit of a sucker for overlooked or prematurely cancelled TV series, which tend to take on a false sense of maverick awe and unrecognised genius in my clearly distorted mind, even though their brief innings is usually due to them being a bit rubbish. A bit rubbish, unpopular and deservedly almost completely forgotten is the final project of Gerry Anderson’s highly lucrative Supermarionation franchise of the late sixties, continuing in the tradition of its predecessor ‘Joe 90’ to distance Anderson’s work from the action-packed science fiction clichés of his more popular projects. It was also allegedly Anderson’s personal favourite of his puppet series in a ... Read the complete review

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