Terrahawks

Terrahawks was a TV series produced by Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The series was made up of 39 episodes which were originally broadcast in the UK in 3 separate 13 episode segments.

Terrahawks focused on the eponymous Terrahawks organisation which was tasked with defending planet Earth from alien threats. throughout the series these were orchestrated by an evil witch-like android named Zelda, who launched her attacks from Mars. The organisation was lead Dr. Tiger Ninestein, who was one of nine clones of Professor Gerhard Stein, who commanded Captain Mary Falconer, Captain Kate Kestrel, Lieutenant Hiro and Lieutenant Hawkeye.

The members were also assisted by a number of team of spherical robots known as Zeroids. These were often lead by Sergeant Major Zero, although assisting Hiro in space was Space Sergeant 101. Despite being mechanical each had their own personality, and other notable Zeroids include 18, who spoke with a French accent and whose name was often mispronounced as "Dicks Hewett", 21 who spoke with a stutter, and 55 who constantly rhymed when speaking.

Zelda was accompanied by her family which included her sister Cy-Star, her son Yung-Star, as well as Cy-Star's offspring It-Star. Zelda's family often remained on Mars, preferring to send other androids to actually attack Earth and the Terrahawks on their behalf. These included Sram who could produce a thunderous roar, MOID whose name was an acronym for Master Of Infinite Disguises, and Yuri the Space Bear. They were often assisted by a number of hissing Cubes, one of which was kept as a pet by Cy-Star.

Kate Kestrel was also an accomplished pop singer and she was often seen recording songs at Anderburr Records in the company of her A&R man Stew Dapples and Anderburr Records producer - the unseen Chic King. Hudson (a 1985 Rolls Royce) was often seen driving Kate to and from Anderburr Records.

Badwater County's Sheriff Cy Bull also featured in a few episodes along with Deputy Kilroy.

An audio series produced by Big Finish Productions was released some 30 years later, which consisted of three separate anthologies.

Regular Cast

Dr. Tiger Ninestein - Jeremy Hitchen
Captain Mary Falconer - Denise Bryer
Sergeant Major Zero - Windsor Davies
Captain Kate Kestrel - Anne Ridler (speaking) and Moya Griffiths (singing)
Lieutenant Hiro - Jeremy Hitchen
Lieutenant Hawkeye - Jeremy Hitchen
Space Sergeant 101 - Ben Stevens
Hudson - Ben Stevens
Zelda - Denise Bryer
Yung-Star - Ben Stevens
Cy-Star - Anne Ridler
Dix-Huit - Ben Stevens
Zeroid 21 - Ben Stevens
Colonel Johnson - Jeremy Hitchen
Stewart 'Stew' Dapples - Ben Stevens
Chic King - Jeremy Hitchen
Zeroid 55 - Ben Stevens
Sram - Ben Stevens
Moid - Ben Stevens
Yuri the Space Bear
Sheriff Cy Bull - Jeremy Hitchen
Deputy Kilroy - Ben Stevens
It-Star - Jeremy Hitchen and Denise Bryer
Dr. Kiljoy - Windsor Davies
Zeroid 13 - Ben Stevens
Lord Tempo - Ben Stevens
Sue Ellen - Anne Ridler

Episodes

(Production Order)

Season One:

Season Two:

Mind Monster
To Catch A Tiger
The Midas Touch
Operation SAS
Ten Top Pop
Unseen Menace
A Christmas Miracle
Midnight Blue
Play It Again, Sram
My Kingdom For A Zeaf
Zero's Finest Hour
The Ultimate Menace
Ma's Monsters

Season Three:

Two For The Price Of One
Child's Play
Jolly Roger One
Runaway
First Strike
Terratomb
Doppelganger
Cry UFO
Space Cyclops
Timewarp
Space Giant
Cold Finger
Operation Zero

(Broadcast Order)