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Police Cruiser Hot Dogs. A Look Back on 2025

We’re in that liminal space between Christmas and New Year. It’s a period akin to Crossroads to Crime or the second season of Space: 1999 – it’s definitely there but we generally prefer to sleep through it. During this Thunderbird-2-sized time-void, we often reflect on the year that’s gone by and look ahead to what’s coming up in our next solar orbit. So join me for a nibble on some Security Hazard leftovers and enjoy a second helping of the tasty bits.

Space Police: Star Laws REVIEW

Before there was Precinct 88, Officer Jane Castle, and the planet Altor, there was Precinct 44 East, Officer Cathy Costello, and the planet Zar XL5 – to name but a few of the differences between the 1994 television series Space Precinct, and its original pilot episode filmed 8 years prior, Space Police: Star Laws. A lot can change in 8 years. While there are several recognisable elements of Space Police that made it into Space Precinct, I really feel like we’re assessing two completely different beasts, produced in two different eras of Gerry Anderson’s career.

Ep 31 – The Space Precinct Special

After an extensive series of episode reviews on the Security Hazard blog, Jack and Ben are now sitting down to perform a thorough study of Gerry Anderson’s Space Precinct, the live action sci-fi cop show from 1995 full of aliens and adventure. We’ll be digging into our thoughts and feelings on the show as a whole, ranking every episode in a grand tier list, and discussing the second season that never was. This is going to be an extra-long, bumper edition of The Security Hazard Show celebrating 30 years of Demeter City’s finest!

“The Security Hazard Show” Launching April 23!

A brand new podcast about the worlds of Gerry Anderson is blasting off from Security Hazard on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025. Hosted by Jack Knoll and Ben Wolf Page, The Security Hazard Show will broadcast live on YouTube every Wednesday at 6:00 pm GMT, and then be available to watch and listen to any time across podcast platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

“Security Hazard Minis” – New Episodes Every Monday on YouTube

Introducing “Security Hazard Minis,” a YouTube series featuring Gerry Anderson collectibles and Supermarionation insights from Security Hazard’s own Jack Knoll! Today we’re highlighting episodes you might have missed from January 2025 about unusual Thunderbirds statues, a 1993 Captain Scarlet annual, a unique signed vehicle design, and 1980s calendars showcasing various Anderson creations.

David Graham (1925-2024)

David Graham, the actor who brought us the voices of Parker, Brains, and countless other Supermarionation characters, has died at the age of 99. Grandpa Twink, Fernando, Red Scalp, Big Ben, Dr. Beaker, Mitch the Monkey, Zarin, Bill Gibson, Professor Matic, Zoonie, Lt. Ninety, Boris Spacespy, Oink, Aloysius Parker, Brains, Kyrano, and Gordon Tracy… ThoseContinue reading “David Graham (1925-2024)”

Filmed In Malta: Rare 1970s Interview with Gerry Anderson

Thanks to the team at Filmed In Malta, I am delighted to share and analyse two archive newspaper reports from The Times of Malta dated 1971 and 1973, which shed some light on Gerry Anderson’s visits to Malta during the filming of both The Protectors and The Investigator. They are revealing glimpses into the shift in Gerry Anderson’s career, as well as the British film industry as a whole during the early 1970’s.

VIDEO: The Complete Map of Four Feather Falls Explained

In 1959, musical maestro Barry Gray approached Gerry Anderson and the AP Films team with a concept for a television series set in the Wild West. AP Films had recently started developing the technique that would later become known as Supermarionation to produce puppets with automatic electronic lip sync. Having worked for several years under the control of children’s author Roberta Leigh on The Adventures of Twizzle and the first series of Torchy The Battery Boy, Barry Gray’s Western series was the stepping stone for AP Films to become television producers in their own right. 

The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity REVIEW

Appreciating the timeline surrounding The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity and its inherent ties with Space: 1999 make for some interesting food for thought. The first season of Space: 1999 was shot between November 1973 and February 1975. It was a long and expensive shoot, the fruits of which would not be screened until September 1975. ITC more desperately than ever wanted to make its money back from a US network sale. The fate of the series, and seemingly Gerry’s future prospects would be measured on its American reception. Always looking forward and keen to improve, Anderson already knew that some changes to Space: 1999’s format were needed for the second season even before the first had been transmitted. He requested that script writer Johnny Byrne conduct an analysis of the first season to find its strengths and weaknesses.