Thunderbirds stars to appear at RAF?Cosford
More than half the 200 tickets for an event featuring three of the actors from cult children's TV series Thunderbirds have been sold a week after going on sale.
Shane Rimmer, David Graham and Matt Zimmerman, the voices of characters including, Brains, Scott, Alan and Gordon Tracy and Parker in the Gerry Anderson puppet series will be at RAF Cosford on November 24. They will answer questions on the show, which first aired in 1965.
The show became famous for phrases such as 'Thunderbirds Are Go' and 'FAB' as well as the iconic rockets, air and sea craft and Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce.
Visitors will get to see puppets and models from Thunderbirds and Anderson's other series Joe 90, Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet and Terrahawks.
Canadian actor Matt Zimmerman, 77, played Thunderbird 3 astronaut Alan Tracy. He said: "The show is still loved today and I think one of the reasons for that is the vision that Gerry Anderson had" adding the imagined technology used by the characters 'in many cases has become a reality'.
The exhibition on November 24 and 25 is free. The actors will be there just for the Saturday. Tickets for their talks are £15. Call (01902) 376200.