Shane Rimmer was born Shane Lance Deacon in Toronto Canada on May 28th 1929. As a young man he got his start as...
By Chris DaleMay 29, 2022The Protectors ran for 52 episodes first broadcast across two seasons between 1972 and 1974, and was a decidedly atypical production from the...
By Chris DaleMay 8, 2022When Space Precinct entered production at Pinewood Studios in 1994, it was the beginning of a year of work for its cast and...
By Chris DaleMarch 6, 2022“The name’s Spanner, Dick Spanner – Private Investigator. A crime wave was washing over the Big Pear, but it was leaving law-abiding citizens...
By Andrew ClementsMarch 4, 2022Dick Spanner P.I., was first unleashed on the unsuspecting British public in May 1987. Set in a parallel universe not far from here,...
By Chris DaleFebruary 27, 2022Most television shows have seen scripts penned for them that ultimately never end up getting made, but very few episodes get so far...
By Chris DaleFebruary 1, 2022A general overview of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s joint television career sees them joining forces in the late 1950s to produce several successful...
By Chris DaleNovember 7, 2021In another sliding doors moment, the FAB Facts section of this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast features Tony Curtis’s near miss...
By Chris DaleMay 26, 2021Dick Spanner, the remarkable robotic private investigator from a parallel universe not far from here, has just completed a report on his latest...
By Andrew ClementsMarch 5, 2021by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The ever-intrepid investigator Dick Spanner has come to the end of another exciting adventure after tangling with a...
By Andrew ClementsOctober 16, 2020