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[@philipc2025]

This is where my love of SciFi started. It was the first SciFi show I ever saw.

[@RobertGraziose]

I loved this one as a kid. Supercar was great also.

[@vickers832]

Great Memories ,watched this as a kid back in the 60s on a black and white TV here in australia,,,,,great fun,,,very exciting,,,,visions of the future,,,,,i have the DVD set of these episodes ,which i watch every few weeks,,,gets me away from all the doom and gloom in the world and puts a smile on my face,,,,i was given a plastic model of a Glalisphere as a birthday present in the late 60s,,,,,lord only knows where it is now,,,,great stories,,,,and the opening sceans and the sound of the glasisphere wissing by the planets,,,and the full on shot of the sun close up,,,,,,great stuff,,,,,,yes ,,,i am 62,,,but still very young at hart,,,,,love these old shows,,,,,,big thank you to the people that made this show,and to the people that put this on u-tub,,,,and to the younger ones watching ,,,enjoy,,,,,,Robert,Brisbane,Australia,,,

[@johnbailey9651]

This is just amazing, so many prophesies of our future (now) world. This equals Anderson in brilliance and it is a shame Roberta Leigh's name is not as lauded as Gerry's. I saw this as a boy in the 60s and it was still gripping in 2024 when I am 68! Fortza Galasphere!

[@OdeeOz]

My keen eye detected several Inspirations for things in future show series. Captain White's rotating Desk? Original Fireball XL5 concept ship? Thunderbirds T5? And ... More to come. *There are not enough Thanks, in the world, Jamie Anderson & Richard James, for keeping the Anderson Legacy going, and growing.* 👍👍 10⭐

[@KeoMewak]

Well yes but remember this series comes from Roberta Leigh, the producer and writer of "The Adventures of Twizzle" and "Torchy the Battery boy" ... Space Patrol was aired soem months after Firebal XL5 and comparison is inevitable ... some people said Leigh 's Space Patrol is more realistic than Anderson's Firebal XL5, for example the space suits in SP vs. the "oxygen pills" form XL5 ... but I like both shows

[@trevorbrown6654]

Not seen in the UK since it was last transmitted (on ITV) back in the 1960s. The series was thought lost until Roberta Leigh found a set of prints in 1997 in her garage.

[@RobertGraziose]

I wondered what happened to this one.

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

Thank you, Gerry Anderson Channel. This has been an eye-opening event for me.

[@Graham_Shaw]

First time I've ever seen Space Patrol. WOW! Brilliant!!😃

[@UKHeritageRailways]

I remember watching this on tv. Even better, I have a box set of the complete series on DVD which came out in 2003.👍

[@vincentl.9469]

what year were these made?

[@UKHeritageRailways]

@@vincentl.9469 1962.

[@OdeeOz]

Gosh how I miss these greatly entertaining shows. So much fun and excitement packed into such a short time span. 👍👍 10

[@pauljohnson4590]

The electronics credit went to F C Judd - Fred Judd lived near where I live now, and was a radio ham who designed and built a few radio antennas that became quite popular like the Slim Jim. I the late 70s, he was quite ancient, and a bit grump but a very clever fella! Nice to remember him from the credits here,

[@vincentl.9469]

according to some info on the internet , this was NOT a Gerry Anderson production

[@monteceitomoocher]

​@@vincentl.9469It isn't, Roberta Leigh made and produced it on almost no budget, glad to see it survived.

[@monteceitomoocher]

Very well know gent in the electronics world, he was a real pioneer in the field and wrote a good many books on the subject.

[@Lee-cz6ss]

I've been a fan for 50 years and never saw this before .... GERRY " THE GENIUS " ANDERSON...how simple life was Back then, no pressures .... Everyone seemed so much happier...

[@Luke-1296]

This actually wasn’t a Gerry Anderson series. Although it was an Arthur provis series who Gerry originally started ap films with

[@KeoMewak]

@@Luke-1296 yep ... this is a Roberta Leigh series

[@mandolinic]

No expense spared on Slim's space back-pack special effect. 😁

[@Steeyuv]

That’s strange, I thought it was just a sparkler…

[@scofair5551]

Distant, hazy early 60s memories of this wonderful series. It's almost gothic futurism. TV Comic's 1966 Annual had a wonderful colour photo of Huskey, Dart, Slim and an Alien animal on it's front endapers.

[@sorvad99]

That was brilliant, I'm 54 and its the first time I've ever seen an episode of space patrol. It must not have been repeated by the time I was a kid.

[@Steeyuv]

This series might have a crude look today, but the writing and the ideas were so far ahead of their time.

[@vincentl.9469]

as with Thunderbirds, they were for all ages..not just 10 year olds

[@eldrinod]

Where on earth did you manage to find such a good print? I have been watching all the colourised episodes which I have been enjoying immensely but it is so lovely to watch a first generation episode as opposed to a copy of a copy. Thanks for making this 67 year old man happy👍🏻🌟

[@CaptainFabulous84]

It's crazy how much the sound effects and voices are similar to what came later in Star Trek.

[@alanalbin1988]

I'm a scientist, not a fortune teller.

[@edwardbrault5902]

Some of them also sound like the electronic score from Forbidden Planet.

[@RobertGraziose]

I loved this one. I can't believe they found it. Supercar was great also.

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

Fantastic! This series is new to me. I enjoyed the twists and turns they managed to squeeze into 25 minutes! The two different types of Venusians reminded me of the Treens and Therons from DAN DARE. 🇬🇧🚀🇬🇧🚀🇬🇧🚀

[@vincentl.9469]

me too ..

[@valentin1808]

Superb high definition ,superb of course not gerry anderson but his inspired competitor Roberta Liegh.

[@larrrevenga49]

Thank you @ 63 I just watched my first space patrol truly great stuff loved it

[@johnaquillo3397]

This must be a remastering of the original and it looks fantastic. The opening credits look so much brighter and sharper. It almost took my breathe away when I first saw it! I hope all the other episodes get this treatment! :))

[@GerryAndersonTV]

All episodes have indeed had this treatment, restored in HD and available now on BluRay and digitally on Amazon Prime. Learn more about the restoration here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHPJfXx6a6uiidE

[@bob-sb2zu]

Always remembered this from childhood, the music & sound effects were made quite an impression at the time ! Factually a bit ropey , Neptune is a gas giant for example, & Venus is the temperature of molten lead ! But who cares!? Great yarns 👍👍👍👍

[@noob1138]

Is it me or did the episode get a massive remaster? It looks great :) Even though Space Patrol wasn't by Gerry Anderson, it's nice to see it as as part of the GA catalogue now Great way to honour Roberta Leigh, if it wasn't for her Twizzle and Torchy series the later Anderson shows (especially the Supermarionation series) might not have existed

[@KeoMewak]

maybe this episode is one of those 3 or 4 35mm episodes that survived, the rest are 16mm copies from a personal collection of Roberta Leigh, the creator of the series (all the episodes) ... but in 2018 they sold a Blu-Ray restored editon ... don´t know if they enhanced the pisodes too

[@GerryAndersonTV]

All episodes have been lovingly restored in HD for the recent BluRay release, find out more about the restoration here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHPJfXx6a6uiidE

[@DavidThomas-fb8bq]

Hollywood, eat your heart out.

[@lillianflorence6056]

Use to watch, Anderson's first one I think,

[@johndzwon1966]

It was produced by Roberta Leigh, who used to work with Anderson prior to creating Space Patrol.

[@lonophonic117]

Cool! Nice to see you’ve uploaded one of the episodes!

[@lucifarian93]

This is fabulous. the design and script is engaging to say the least! At first I thought it was Raumpatrouille if you like this you'll be interested in that but without the unique element that is the Englishness of Space Patrol .

[@chrisbritt4266]

That was real cute I enjoyed it. I assume it probably never aired over here on American television and if it did. I would not be old enough to have remembered when it came out, but it was really good.

[@KeoMewak]

not sure but as far as I know it was called "Planet Patrol" in USA (copyright issues with a 50s TV series with the same name) but obviously it was in the 60s an maybe you are too young

[@timepoet77]

It did air over here under a different title. Planet Patrol, and it was syndicated all over the US.

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

the flames are so powerful they can endure the vacuum of *Outer SPAAAAAAAACE!*

[@jerryrichards8172]

I never seen so many of these as a kid in the 60s raised in the country with 2 channels and sometimes a 3rd if imoved the outside antenna just right. If really lucky i could watch creatures features out of the bay area on channel 2 Fantastic the Andersons and century 21 are on utube ❤

[@RobertGraziose]

Supercar, Fireball Xl5, Space Patrol, Stingray, Stingray, Thunderbirds, I watched them all. Oh yea Captain Scarlett.

[@RobertGraziose]

Here in the NYCity transmitting aera we had ch 2,4,5,7,9,11, and later13. I watched them all, Supercar, Fireball Xl5, Stingray, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett. Only they were not interrupted by ads on how you can grow your husband's member by 25%.

[@samdamanerskine]

This is Boss!

[@jamessnee7171]

I feel this episode. There has been a heat wave for a week where I live. Its not normal. Maybe its those light-bulb Neptune dudes?

[@anthonycurr3161]

It was F C Judd's futuristic theme music that drew me into this.

[@iandeeley9033]

Quite a fascinating episode, could it be another, surprise inclusion to the Randomiser perhaps?!

[@NigelLawrence-z1j]

Not an anderson show but great😊

[@shrunkenheadache]

It would be lovely if these could be colourised.

[@deanseawa]

These have been colorized. Just do a search on KZbin and you'll find them.

[@rexfreeman4981]

No thanks.

[@james68908]

That would be awesome and interesting to see what space patrol would look like in colour.

[@LandersWorkshop]

Yes please.@@rexfreeman4981

[@miguelchapa8748]

I have seen it in color

[@Penfolduk001]

The one trouble with this is where did they get (a) the rocket fuel and (b) the power to pump the fuel into the rocket.

[@phils263]

Knew it would be Neptune...

[@subject20productions2]

Have new vault materials been discovered? It's said except for two episodes no prints seemingly exist, only video masters.

[@GerryAndersonTV]

These are HD restorations from film material. Blu-ray available here: shop.gerryanderson.com/products/space-patrol-the-complete-series-blu-ray-region-b

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

The closing music makes the Logan's Run film musical score seem less impressive.

[@RobertGraziose]

Is that Phil Collins in the lab?

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

1970's album covers don't seem so clever to me now.

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

I didn't know that Lady Elaine Fairchild had a son?

[@jerryrichards8172]

When working with a woman just AGREE😂❤

[@calvinskye]

With the only shows I know Roberta Leigh from being Torchy the Battery Boy and the Paul Starr pilot, I wasn't expecting much, but darn it this was actually pretty good! The main city model was pretty impressive too. About the only negative things would be the choice of music, and that one random bit of sudden sexism.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Man whos gonna colorize this?

[@Zulkarnain-r6i]

............😂.😂.😂.😂............

[@redengine4433]

what even is this, this not really Gerry anderson, it is supermarionation in a way

[@GerryAndersonTV]

It’s a series made by his former collaborators - Arthur Provis and Roberta Leigh