Kate Kestrel (left), Hawkeye (right); bottom row (left to right): Ninestein, Hiro, Mary
Today Anderson Entertainment (founded by the late great Gerry Anderson MBE) announced that Terrahawks, Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr’s 1983 cult TV series, would be making its return with production company and publisher Big Finish for eight brand new audio episodes. Big Finish is best known for their audio adaptations of cult hits like Doctor Who and Blake’s 7.
Some thirty years after the original Terrahawks production ended on TV the original cast members are returning, with Jeremy Hitchen (Ninestein, Hiro, It-Star), Robbie Stevens (101, Hawkeye, Yung-Star) and Denise Bryer (Zelda and Mary Falconer).
As Jamie Anderson, Gerry’s son and Managing Director of Anderson Entertainment says, “39 episodes were originally produced of this hit TV series which had over 9 million viewers each week, with development of another series underway when production ceased in 1984. We’ll be using stories planned for the unmade third TV season, as well as developing new material and hope to release the box set in Spring 2015.”
Nicholas Briggs, Executive Producer of Big Finish Productions, added: “I’m a huge fan of Gerry Anderson’s great TV shows and, for quite some time, it’s been my personal ambition for Big Finish to produce a series based on the great man’s work. I was lucky enough to meet his son Jamie a year or so ago and for a while now we’ve been working towards this moment. Terrahawks is a glorious slice of authentic Anderson, packed with larger-than-life characters, exciting stories and great, futuristic technology! It’s going to sound awesome, and we hope to add a visual dynamic too. I’m really excited about this.”
Terrahawks Volume One pre-orders have already been made available for the release next year and can be found here (£5 is applied for pre-orders). Pre-orders will come with a CD featuring a ‘making of’ documentary and other, yet to be revealed, extras.
The late great Gerry Anderson MBE on set.
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Originally published April 19, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
