
Person
Alan Fennell
Writing · 1936–2001 · Colchester, Essex, UK
Biography
Alan Leslie Fennell (10 December 1936 – 10 December 2001) was a British writer and editor best known for work on series produced by Gerry Anderson, and for having created the magazines TV Century 21 and Look-in. Fennell wrote episodes of Fireball XL5 and Stingray and more than ten episodes of Thunderbirds including "30 Minutes After Noon". He also wrote for many comic strip adaptations and was the first editor of TV Century 21. Between himself and Dennis Spooner they wrote 36 episodes of Stingray. He also wrote a number of books, including a novelisation of the film Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) and two original novels based on the TV series Freewheelers published in 1972 by Piccolo/TV Times, entitled Freewheelers - Sign of the Beaver and Freewheelers - The Spy Game.
Known for

UFO
Writer

Thunderbirds
Writer

Fireball XL5
Writer

Stingray
Writer

Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Teleplay

Presented in Supercolorisation
Writer

Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Teleplay

Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
Writer

Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
Writer

Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
Writer
Filmography
- 2025Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York CityWriter
- 2022Presented in SupercolorisationWriter
- 2022Thunderbirds 55/GOGOTeleplay
- 2020Thunderbirds: The Anniversary EpisodesTeleplay
- 2016HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High DefinitionWriter
- 1982Countdown to DisasterWriter
- 1981Thunderbirds in Outer SpaceWriter
- 1981Invaders from the DeepWriter
- 1980The Incredible Voyage of StingrayWriter
- 1970UFOWriter
- 1966Thunderbirds: Atlantic InfernoWriter
- 1966Thunderbirds: Martian InvasionWriter
- 1966Thunderbirds: Brink of DisasterWriter
- 1966Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5Writer
- 1966Thunderbirds: City of FireWriter
- 1965Thunderbirds: Sun ProbeWriter
- 1965Thunderbirds: The UninvitedWriter
- 1965Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After NoonWriter
- 1965Thunderbirds: Terror In New York CityWriter
- 1965Thunderbirds: Pit of PerilWriter
- 1965ThunderbirdsWriter
- 1964StingrayWriter
- 1962Fireball XL5Writer
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