FILM & TELEVISION


















Stingray: A rare, original Pilot script and merchandise sheet,


ITC Entertainment / AP Films, 1964,the script's first page with cast and sets list and inscribed in black felt-tip pen (possibly by Gerry Anderson) Stingray - Pilot Script, with mimeographed pages with some handwritten deletions/amendments (some stapled in); together with a Character Merchandise Specification Sheet, folded
|The TV show ran for a total of 39 episodes with this, the first, broadcast on 4th October 1964 and followed the earlier Anderson series of 'Supercar' and 'Fireball XL5'. The storylines and special effects were an advancement on the previous shows and the first Supermarionation production to use puppets with interchangeable heads to convey various emotions. It was also the first British TV series to be filmed in colour throughout its production.