FOUR FEATHER FALLS REUNION: ANDERCON GUESTS 2

The second round of guest talks on the Saturday was the Four Feather Falls Reunion.

Now, I don’t remember ever seeing this series on television so really it has no nostalgic aspects for me apart from the fact that it was Gerry Anderson’s first series using the Supermarionation techniques,  and watching the odd episode these days does show how  Gerry’s shows  developed and improved over the years.

Amongst the four guests were the surviving voice artists and one of the series' directors. 

Denice Bryer , who had already worked with Gerry on The Adventures of Twizzle and the Blue Cars commercial,  would return many years later to voice Zelda in Terrahawks. She provided the voice of both Martha ‘Ma’ Jones and Little Jake.

David Graham really needs no introduction to Anderson fans. He has contributed to many Anderson series and films over the years, as well as creating the original voice of the Daleks.  He provided, amongst others, the voice of Grandpa Ebenezer Twink in Four Feather Falls.

Nicholas Parsons was the speaking voice of hero, Tex Tucker. Parsons was married to Denise Bryer at the time and was just helping out during a script read- through in the presence of Gerry, with whom he had previously worked with on the Blue Cars commercial. It was found he had an appealing vocal interpretation of the Tex Tucker character, and subsequently got the job.

Director, David Elliott worked with Gerry from the early 50’s, before leaving A.P. films in 1966 during Thunderbirds to join the BBC.

This guest panel was a lot of fun with Nicholas Parsons, an accomplished entertainer and a surprisingly sprightly 90 year old, quite naturally taking centre stage.

Next on – Expect the Unexpected Terrahawks Reunion