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''But against all adversity, sails homeward '''BOOOOOOUND!"'''''' }} |
''But against all adversity, sails homeward '''BOOOOOOUND!"'''''' }} |
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'''''Stingray''''' is a children's marionette television show, created by [[Gerry Anderson|Gerry]] and Sylvia Anderson, that ran from 1964-65. Stingray was also the first British television programme to be filmed entirely in colour (the earlier series [[The Adventures |
'''''Stingray''''' is a children's marionette television show, created by [[Gerry Anderson|Gerry]] and Sylvia Anderson, that ran from 1964-65. Stingray was also the first British television programme to be filmed entirely in colour (the earlier series ''[[The Adventures of Sir Lancelot]]'' had been made in colour from halfway through its run). |
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Set [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], the show's focus was the day-to-day adventures of the crew of WASP, the '''W'''orld '''A'''quanaut '''S'''ecurity '''P'''atrol (why, [[White Anglo Saxon Protestant|what WASP were ''you'' thinking of]]?), a Californian naval organization dedicated to keeping the world's waters free of any danger -- in particular, any danger caused by the Aquaphibians, a race of evil [[Human Alien|fish-men]]. Helping them to lead the way is Captain [[Alliterative Name|Troy Tempest]], who pilots the titular Stingray submarine alongside George Lee "Phones" Sheridan (so named because he operates the ship's hydrophones). |
Set [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], the show's focus was the day-to-day adventures of the crew of WASP, the '''W'''orld '''A'''quanaut '''S'''ecurity '''P'''atrol (why, [[White Anglo Saxon Protestant|what WASP were ''you'' thinking of]]?), a Californian naval organization dedicated to keeping the world's waters free of any danger -- in particular, any danger caused by the Aquaphibians, a race of evil [[Human Alien|fish-men]]. Helping them to lead the way is Captain [[Alliterative Name|Troy Tempest]], who pilots the titular Stingray submarine alongside George Lee "Phones" Sheridan (so named because he operates the ship's hydrophones). |