TV and Cinema Advertising

With Thunderbirds becoming a huge success, many companies became interested in using Thunderbirds to promote their products, such as Kit Kat, Specsavers Opticians, and Halifax. These are but a few of the many, many ads that have been seen on television sets and cinema screens all around the world.

Thunderbirds Kit-Kat advert from 1993

Thunderbirds Lyons Maid Cinema Commercials- TB5 Zoom

Swinton insurance 'Thunderbirds' advert 1990

DRENCH Spring Water Advert 2008 (Brains Thunderbirds)

Specsavers Thunderbirds Are Go! TV Ad

DVLA - Thunderbirds are (not) Go (2002, UK)

Pizza Hut - Thunderbirds (1993, UK)

Red Spot Specials - Pre-Roll

Lions Maid Zoom - Thunderbirds Lady Penelope Advert

Thunderbirds - Polygram Video advertisement - 1993 - 1 2

Thunderbirds Lyons Maid Cinema Commercial- New Zoom

Thunderbirds Travelcare Advert

Thunderbirds Halifax Advert – Full-Length Version (2017)

Kit Kat Advert[]

The Kit Kat advert was directed by Gerry Anderson.

Responsible for the arrangement of Scott Tracy shuffling in his seat, as well as the positioning of the puppet’s hands behind his head, were Christine Glanville and Richard Gregory. Glanville also operated the puppet for the commercial.

The interior of Thunderbird 1 was rebuilt by Bob Bell with the help of three assistants - Bill James, Mark Harris, and Mark Woollard.

2017 Advertising Campaign for Halifax[]

In 2016 or thereabouts, Century 21 Films Ltd were invited by ITV to assist advertising agency Adam & Eve DDB with an advertising campaign for Halifax.

Main Advert[]

The main advert was launched in March 2017 to promote Halifax's biggest ever Superdraw, which took place in June that year.

Made with the assistance of Thunderbirds 1965 production team members, the advert begins with Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward (voiced by Dee Anderson) and Aloysius Parker (voiced by David Graham) travelling to the Halifax branch in Marlow by means of FAB 1. When they arrive at said branch, the latter enters with a letter and finds out that he has won the top prize - £500,000 - in the Halifax Savers Prize Superdraw. Parker then imagines himself relaxing on a beach, while back at Creighton-Ward Mansion, Penelope rings the bell and calls for her chauffeur, who does not acknowledge her.