Gerry Anderson is a British producer who was to British TV in the 60's what Walt Disney was to U.S. TV in the 50's--THE purveyor of children's television. As the children of the 60's grew up, so did Gerry's programming, with more adult puppet shows and live-action dramas to appeal to his maturing audience.

Though he may have appeared to go out of style in certain areas of the world, pockets of Anderson fandom have always existed worldwide (THUNDERBIRDS is one of Japanese television's most popular shows ever, for example). With the recent showings of most of the Anderson library on the BBC and U.S. showings of THUNDERBIRDS on FOX, runs of SPACE:1999, UFO, CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS, STINGRAY, and TERRAHAWKS on The Sci-Fi Channel, a newly-recut and redubbed version of THUNDERBIRDS called TURBOCHARGED THUNDERBIRDS running in syndication, and the syndicated live-action show SPACE PRECINCT, Anderson is enjoying a revival of sorts.

Anderson's first partner was Arthur Provis, with whom he founded APFilms Ltd. and produced all the work up to THUNDERBIRDS. Most of Anderson's 60's and 70's shows were co-produced with his now-ex-wife, Sylvia Anderson (nee Thamm); in recent years, Anderson has teamed with Christopher Burr, John Needham, and Roger Lefkon.

Other important names in Anderson productions:

• Mary Anderson, who started off as a secretary during the production of SPACE:1999 and ended up becoming Gerry's second wife and a staff member during the production of TERRAHAWKS
• Derek Meddings, who supervised miniature and special effects from the earliest puppet days up until the end of UFO when he moved on to do the effects for the James Bond films
• Brian Johnson, who started off as a model maker during the production of THUNDERBIRDS and supervised miniature and special effects during the production of SPACE:1999
• Steve Begg, a fan and reader of SIG magazine who supervised miniature and special effects during the production of TERRAHAWKS, DICK SPANNER, and SPACE PRECINCT
• Martin Bower, a fan and reader of TV21 magazine who built most of the miniature models used in SPACE:1999
• Christine Glanville, puppetry supervisor during the production of most or all of the Supermarionation programs
• Lord Lew Grade, ITC executive who bankrolled all of the Supermarionation programs produced after SUPERCAR
• Tony Barwick, script writer extraordinaire who served as chief writer for CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS, UFO, and TERRAHAWKS
• Shane Rimmer, voice artist in THUNDERBIRDS who became one of Anderson's most frequent writers, guest stars, and voice artists in later productions
• Barry Gray, longtime Anderson music composer who did the bulk of the Anderson music through Year One of SPACE:1999