This week in Gerry Anderson news!

We were hugely sorry to learn this week that actor Prentis Hancock passed away on May 30th, 2025, aged 83. Prentis is best known to Gerry Anderson fans for his role as Main Mission controller Paul Morrow throughout the first series of Space: 1999. Prentis portrayed Paul in 23 of the first series' 24 episodes. Our condolences go out to his family and all who knew him, and you can read a tribute to him here or watch his Gerry Anderson Podcast interview here.

It's all change for the Gerry Anderson Podcast as we welcome comedian Wendy Wason to the wonderful world of Space: 1999! We've made some changes to the Podcast based on your feedback; it now has its own new dedicated YouTube channel, with a single main episode per month followed by the Randomiser section in a separate video two weeks later. What do you think of it so far?

This week's archive of the Randomiser produced a true rarity; episode three of You've Never Seen This!

With the Stingray W.A.S.P. Technical Operations Manual now shipping, we took a deep dive into the fantastic vehicular aesthetic of Stingray to examine why it's so unique in this week's new article!

This week's free episode of Terrahawks on our YouTube channel was The Gun!

This week's big merchandise launch is volume two of our Super Space Theatre Blu-ray collection, which brings together all four Space: 1999 compilation movies, the Italian compilation Spazio: 1999, and a brand new Space: 1999 compilation Prisoners in Space! Pre-order your set here or read more in a new article here!

This week's free episode of Space Precinct is one of the show's most popular! Two Against the Rock goes live on our YouTube channel this evening at 6pm UK time.

This week saw the anniversaries of the births of four Anderson actors; Thunderbirds are Go voice artist Bob Monkhouse (June 1st 1928), Torchy and Four Feather Falls voice artist Kenneth Connor (June 6th 1918), The Secret Service star Stanley Unwin (June 7th 1911), and actor Jeremy Wilkin (June 6th 1930), an Anderson stalwart who voiced such characters as Virgil Tracy and Captain Ochre and played Lt. Gordon Maxwell in UFO just to name a few.

Popular Anderson episodes to receive their first British television airings this week in years past include Four Feather Falls' Buffalo Rocky (June 2nd 1960), Fireball XL5's Faster Than Light (June 2nd 1963), Supercar's The Lost City (June 3rd 1961), Space Precinct's The Power (June 3rd 1995), Stingray's The Golden Sea (June 6th 1965), and Terrahawks' Child’s Play (June 7th 1986).