Paul Starr is the pilot episode for a 1960s sci-fi puppet series that never made it to television. It was filmed in colour and starred Ed Bishop as the voice of heroic space agent, Paul Starr. But here’s the twist – it wasn’t produced by Gerry Anderson. This show was the brainchild of former AndersonContinue reading “Ep 10 – Paul Starr”
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How Not To Do Supermarionation: Roberta Leigh’s ‘Paul Starr’
Many of you will know the name Roberta Leigh for her role in giving Gerry Anderson and AP Films their first television series – The Adventures of Twizzle. This followed into a series of Torchy The Battery Boy. By the end of 26 episodes of Torchy, AP Films had just about enough money saved up to produce a pilot episode for their own series, Four Feather Falls. The formula of a charming idea and great writing along more sophisticated puppetry proved to be a tremendous success for the team who went on to find success with Lew Grade and the creation of Supermarionation.
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