This is an episode guide for the Gerry Anderson television series Terrahawks, made for the British company LWT by Anderburr Pictures and first broadcast from 1983 to 1986 on ITV. A total of 39 episodes, listed here in their recommended broadcast order, were filmed in two production blocks at Bray Studios in Berkshire from January 1983 to August 1984, on a combined budget of £6.4 million. The 26 episodes of the first production block aired as two series from October to December 1983 and September to December 1984; the third series, comprising the final 13 episodes, from May to July 1986.
Originally, most ITV regions networked the episodes on Sunday afternoons. In November, several ITV companies moved the series to a Saturday morning timeslot. The last two episodes, "A Christmas Miracle" and "To Catch a Tiger", were broadcast across the network on Saturday mornings. TVS followed the network pattern until November, when it moved episodes to Thursdays. In some weeks, LWT were unable to broadcast episodes but made up for it by broadcasting double episodes in other weeks. Granada Television held back the series by two weeks and completed its run on 21 January 1984. Tyne Tees Television held back the series for over a month and moved the series to Thursdays, completing its run on 16 February 1984.[1]
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Episodes were mostly networked, airing on Anglia, Border, Central, Granada, London Weekend, Tyne Tees, TSW, Yorkshire and UTV regions simultaneously on Sunday afternoons (occasionally in a different timeslot in regions such as Grampian, Scottish Television and TVS).[2]
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The 13 episodes of the second production block were networked, airing in all ITV regions simultaneously on Saturday mornings.[2] Before making its first appearance on British television, the whole of Series Three had already been broadcast in Japan, with eight episodes also having aired in the United States.[2] Production codes start at 27 (skipping 26) to resolve the inconsistency in the numbering caused by the two-part pilot episode, "Expect the Unexpected", and reflect the number of distinct episodes made for the first production block.[2]
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From 1983 to 1984, six compilation films comprising re-edited versions of episodes from Series One were released on VHS in the UK.[2] Each film is approximately 86 minutes in length.[2]
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It was announced on 19 April 2014[4] that Terrahawks would be returning as a run of full-cast audio dramas featuring original cast members Denise Bryer, Jeremy Hitchen and Robbie Stevens. Anne Ridler who played Kate Kestrel and Cy-Star had died in 2011, and was replaced by Beth Chalmers, and Windsor Davies (since retired) who played Sergeant Major Zero was replaced by Jeremy Hitchen. The new audio stories were produced by Anderson Entertainment in association with Big Finish Productions. The first new series was released in April 2015,[5] [6] followed by a second series in April 2016 and a third in July 2017. Each series consisted of a 5-CD set, with eight episodes across four CDs and a behind-the-scenes documentary on the fifth featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
| Ep.# | Title | Written by | Director | Duration | Synopsis | |
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| 46 | The Price is Right | Jamie Anderson | Jamie Anderson | 35.31 | With the prospect of budget cuts and a spot inspection looming over their heads, the Terrahawks intend to showcase themselves to the best of their ability. A surprise attack from Zelda, however, gives them a bigger chance to demonstrate their worth than originally bargained for. | |
| 47 | Deadly Departed | Stephen La Rivière & Andrew T. Smith | Jamie Anderson | 34.07 | After an epic battle, it appears that Zelda has finally died, but when their beloved matriarch's will is read her android family is disgusted to discover that she has left everything to Ninestein. In retaliation, they organise a funeral the likes of which has never been seen. | |
| 48 | A Clone of My Own | Andrew T. Smith & Stephen La Rivière | Jamie Anderson | 37.57 | When his clones begin to fall foul of mysterious circumstances, Ninestein is forced to face some difficult home truths. | |
| 49 | Clubbed to Death | Stephen La Rivière & Andrew T. Smith with Jamie Anderson | Jamie Anderson | 31.40 | A night on the town turns deadly for the Terrahawks when the desperate proprietor of a hot new club just so happens to be in serious debt with Zelda's new loan shark venture. | |
| 50 | 101 Seed | Gerry Anderson, adapted by Jamie Anderson | Jamie Anderson | 33.31 | Zelda conspires to help the Terrahawks enter the record books when a seed of destruction is sewn on Hiro's happy birthday. | |
| 51 | No Laughing Matter | Terry Adlam | Jamie Anderson | 29.30 | Zelda intends to use her latest creation - Cy Splitter, the universe's funniest cyborg - to leave her enemies helpless with laughter. The Terrahawks only hope is that Twostein can play that game. | |
| 52 | Timesplit | Chris Dale | Jamie Anderson | 30.50 | Past, present and futures collide when an audacious plan by Lord Tempo leads to the capture of one of the Terrahawks. Zelda is thrilled, but the resulting temporal instability has the potential to unravel the fabric of space and time. | |
| 53 | Into the Breach | Mark Woollard | Jamie Anderson | 37.22 | The Zeroids face termination when Ninestein and Hiro roll out their newest creation - the Cyberzoids. These super-soldiers attempt to fend off a direct attack on Hawknest from Zelda's mothership. |
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| 54 | Sale of the Galaxy | Andrew T. Smith & Jamie Anderson | Jamie Anderson | 38.13 | Ninestein and Zelda both receive invitations to appear on a gruesome gameshow – The Sale of the Galaxy. However the grim gameshow host, Nickel-plate Starsons’ personal history with Zelda just might influence the outcome of the game. | |
| 55 | The Trouble with Toy Boys | Chris Dale | Jamie Anderson | 40.36 | A pernicious puppet – one half of a famous ventriloquist act – is on the loose, but even the Terrahawks cannot keep a bad dummy down as Timmy the Toy Boy takes his final act to Hawknest. | |
| 56 | Return to Sender | Chris Dale | Jamie Anderson | 42.20 | The return of a missing NASA probe and an encounter with an old flame of Ninestein's means a case of fatal attraction for the Terrahawks. | |
| 57 | Renta-Hawks | Andrew T. Smith | Jamie Anderson | 25.35 | A beautiful island in the pacific - the secret base of Global Rescue. So far – undetected. Outwardly the luxury home to billionaire ex-nightclub owner Dick Branston. But there is something suspicious about this gang of slick would-be heroes – particularly the firm's backer. | |
| 58 | Chain of Command | Geraldine Donaldson | Jamie Anderson | 32.46 | With Zelda missing, the government's focus is firmly on the Terrahawks, and Ninestein is under serious pressure to cooperate. So when a mysterious device lands in Texas, Kate and Mary must go on a Thelma and Louise style mission to prevent the package getting into the wrong hands. | |
| 59 | Lights, Camera, Disaster | David Hirsch | Jamie Anderson | 32.41 | It-Star's plans for a propaganda movie go awry when Anderburr Pictures’ new owner – Lord Low Grade – decides to make a few alterations to the script. | |
| 60 | Count Anaconda's Magnificent Orbiting Circus | Terry Adlam | Jamie Anderson | 31.58 | Malevolent MC Count Anaconda welcomes one and all to the orbiting big top, although the chances are that one may never leave. | |
| 61 | My Enemy's Enemy | Jamie Anderson | Jamie Anderson | 59.21 | Hiro and Ninestein finally decode Zelda's message, and not a moment too soon. The android queen is in trouble – on the run from her greatest foe; a direct descendant of her original master – Prince Zegar of Guk. The Terrahawks find themselves outgunned and outnumbered. |
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| 62 | No Second Chances | Jamie Anderson | Jamie Anderson | 39.31 | Zelda has pulled off the ultimate heist, and now her victory seems inevitable. To stop her, and against all the odds, at least one of the Terrahawks will have to make the ultimate sacrifice. | |
| 63 | The Wrong Clone Number | Terry Adlam | Jamie Anderson | 37.44 | Leaderless and desperate, the Terrahawks turn to pun-meister Twostein. After his victory against Cy Splitter, the comedy clone's arrogance could prove royally problematic for Earth's defenders. | |
| 64 | Set Sail for Mis-adventure | David Hirsch | Jamie Anderson | 35.29 | Sixstein is drafted in to service for an escort mission. Professor Otto Maddox's new weapon is travelling via the Atlantic Ocean, and Zelda is poised and ready to take piracy to new extremes. | |
| 65 | You-Foe | David Hirsch | Jamie Anderson | 38.45 | It is the last chance for the Terrahawks to replace their lost leader. But it becomes a race against time as Zelda and her family try to take advantage of the final clone, Threestein's, good nature. | |
| 66 | Living Legend | Chris Dale | Jamie Anderson | 37.34 | It is time for Threestein's first major mission, and he is in for a treat - meeting one of his idols. But soon his encounter with galactic explorer Elias Crick proves that one should never meet one's heroes. | |
| 67 | The Prisoner of Zelda | Chris Dale | Jamie Anderson | 39.26 | Threestein and Lois Price are kidnapped and taken to an unknown coastal location - where a bizarre village - The Community - becomes their prison. They are all now addressed by letters rather than their names, and encounter the mysterious ‘Z’. | |
| 68 | Star Crossed | Mark Woollard | Jamie Anderson | 34.18 | It is a case of romance, and Threestein's final chance to prove himself as a capable leader. But when it comes to matters of the heart, Stein clone must overcome his genetic shortcomings. | |
| 69 | Enemies, Negotiation and Deceit | Jamie Anderson | Jamie Anderson | 42.39 | With both the androids and Terrahawks weary of the constant conflict and seemingly unending stalemate, a new approach is tabled. It is up to the humans and androids to settle their differences. |