Spies with swagger

For 50 years, Thunderbirds has been thrilling fans with daring rescues and unforgettable heroes. We look back at why International Rescue still has a place in our hearts

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65 years ago we welcomed a new breed of action hero to our TV screens – Danger Man – the somewhat strait-laced spy

THE GERRY ANDERSON STORY

To mark 50 glorious years since the first of 12 pitch-perfect episodes of John Cleese and Connie Booth’s hilarious sitcom, Fawlty Towers , hit our TV screens, we pick out five favourite guest stars who checked in and made life miserable for the hotel’s hapless owner

Talking Pictures TV talkingpicturestv.co.uk SKY 328 | FREEVIEW 82 FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445 Fate Takes a Hand (1961) (Wednesday 1 October, 7am) Drama. Director: Max Varnel. Starring: Ronald Howard, Val