Thank you, old mate.”īrains, as voiced by Fonejacker star Kayvan Novak, now has an Indian accent. “He came over and said, ‘Would you like to see the wine list, sir?’ And Parker was born. He said the voice of Parker had come from a wine waiter who used to work in the royal household, whom Anderson had taken him to see in a pub in Cookham, Berkshire. Although I am older my voice hasn’t changed too much over the years.” ![]() “I was absolutely thrilled to repeat the voice and character of Parker. “I think they were checking me out to see if I was still in one piece,” said Graham, now 89, of the meeting when he was first approached to appear in the new series. There is also a nod – blink and you miss it – to another Anderson puppet series, Stingray.ĭavid Graham, who voiced Parker in the original series, returns in the same role. When she is not saving the world she is visiting Buckingham Palace or attending receptions at 10 Downing Street. ![]() Lady Penelope – as voiced by Pike – still has a cut-glass accent and is entirely unflappable. The theme music is intact, albeit given a 21st century makeover, as is the Tracy Island setting – complete with the avenue of palm trees that makes way for Thunderbird 2 and the swimming pool that slides into the mountain for the launch of Thunderbird 1. “The basic DNA of the show – five young brothers on a secret hideaway island with the most fantastic craft you could imagine, helping people around the world who are in trouble, that’s not a bad place to start.” ![]() Speaking after the first screening of the new ITV series on Tuesday, executive producer Giles Ridge said: “We felt we should pay tribute to all those elements that made it special but at the same time update it so it’s suitable and compelling for a modern audience. ![]() Gone are the puppet strings – audience research found that younger viewers wanted something more dynamic – but along with computer generated effects are models and miniature sets (“actually rather huge” said executive producer Estelle Hughes) that faithfully recall the original Thunderbirds.
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