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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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It's not all FAB in the Thunderbirds camp

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Thunderbirds ... explosive stuff. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive

Gerry Anderson may have set the pulses of Thunderbirds fans racing yesterday when it emerged that he wanted to create a new series of the 1960s children's show. However, according to the Sun the subsequent Anderson/Thunderbirds nostalgic love-in seems to have irked none other than his ex-wife, Sylvia. Proving that old bones of contention never die, the 73-year-old – who voiced Lady Penelope and co-created Stingray and Joe 90 – is peeved that her ex-hubbie is always the one to receive all the praise. "It's not about the money, it's about the recognition. I invented all the characters and he came up with the stories."

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