Supercar (1961-62) - British TV Nostalgia

Supercar is a British children's science fiction television series. Two series totalling 39 episodes were filmed between September 1960 and January 1962. Budgeted at £2,000 per 25-minute episode, it was Gerry Anderson's first science fiction production. The series uses Supermarionation puppetry and scale model special effects.

The star of the series was Supercar, a multi-environment craft invented by Professor Rudolph Popkiss and Doctor Horatio Beaker, and piloted by Mike Mercury.

Production company/ies	Created by	Written by	Directed by	Music by	Special effects
AP Films for ATV and ITC	Gerry Anderson Reg Hill	Gerry & Sylvia Anderson Martin & Hugh Woodhouse	Gerry Anderson David Elliott Bill Harris Alan Pattillo Desmond Saunders	Barry Gray	Roger Woodburn (Series 1) Derek Meddings (Series 2)

Main cast

Heroes

Mike Mercury, Supercar test pilot: Graydon Gould
Prof Rudolph Popkiss, Supercar co-inventor:
- George Murcell (Season 1)
- Cyril Shaps (Season 2)
Dr Horatio Beaker, Supercar co-inventor: David Graham
Jimmy Gibson, kid saved by Mike in episode 1: Sylvia Anderson
Mitch, Jimmy's pet monkey: David Graham

Recurring villains

Masterspy, foreign spy obsessed with stealing Supercar:
- George Murcell (Season 1)
- Cyril Shaps (Season 2)
Zarin, Masterspy's henchman: David Graham
Mr Harper, posh English criminal: George Murcell
Ben Judd, lower-class Cockney criminal: David Graham

Other recurring characters

Bill Gibson, Jimmy's elder brother and Mike's pilot friend: David Graham
Felicity Beaker, Dr Beaker's cousin: Sylvia Anderson

Opening titles

Episodes

Season 1 (1961-62)	Season 2 (1962)
Rescue Amazonian Adventure The Talisman Of Sargon False Alarm What Goes Up Keep It Cool Grounded Jungle Hazard High Tension Island Incident A Little Art Ice-Fall The Tracking Of Masterspy Phantom Piper Deep Seven Pirate Plunder Flight Of Fancy Hostage The Sunken Temple Trapped In The Depths Crash Landing The Dragon Of Ho Meng The Lost City The Magic Carpet The White Line Supercar "Take One"	The Runaway Train Precious Cargo Operation Superstork Hi-Jack Calling Charlie Queen Space For Mitch The Sky's the Limit 70-B-Lo Atomic Witch Hunt Jail Break The Day That Time Stood Still Transatlantic Cable King Cool

Soundtrack

Barry Gray composed the music for Supercar, but during the production of the first series additional music was provided by an uncredited Edwin Astley.

Find out more

Fanderson	The Gerry Anderson Encyclopedia	itvX	YouTube	Other
Supercar Series 1 Supercar Series 2	Supercar	Supercar (currently only "Rescue" and "Supercar Take One" available)	@GerryAndersonTV	IMDb tvdb Wikipedia

First broadcast in 1961 A P Films Created by Gerry Anderson Supermarionation Created by Reg Hill Music by Barry Gray Graydon Gould David Graham Sylvia Anderson