ITV has released an exclusive look of the characters from its much anticipated new children’s and family series, Thunderbirds Are Go.
The pictures feature, engineer Brains; smooth operator, Lady Penelope and her trusty bodyguard and driver, Parker in front of the pink, six-wheeled car FAB1.
Lady Penelope is voiced by Oscar-nominated, Rosamund Pike and David Graham reprises his original role as Parker. Kayvan Novak voices inventor, Brains.
ITV has also revealed that Sylvia Anderson – who voiced Lady Penelope in the original 1960’s series – will voice a new character in an episode due to air later this year. Written by comedian, David Baddiel, the episode titled Designated Driver sees Sylvia voice the character of Lady Penelope’s Great Aunt Sylvia.
Inspired by the 1960’s classic “Thunderbirds” series, created by legendary puppet master Gerry Anderson, Thunderbirds Are Go is the exciting, new action adventure series. A co-production between ITV Studios and New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures in association with world-famous Weta Workshop (The Lord of the Rings, Avatar), the new series is scheduled to debut on Channel 9 in Australia in April 2015 and in the UK exclusively on ITV and CITV.