About this season
Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, simply referred to as Terrahawks, was a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to utilize puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-laden TV series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Set in the year 2020, the series followed the adventures of the Terrahawks, a taskforce responsible for protecting Earth from invasion by a group of extraterrestrial androids and aliens led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode.
Episodes (13)
1. Expect the Unexpected (1)
Aired 8 October 1983 • 24 min
Zelda attacks NASA's outpost on Mars and establishes her home, then mounts an attack on Earth, forcing the Terrahawks into battle
2. Expect the Unexpected (2)
Aired 15 October 1983 • 25 min
The Terrahawks struggle to defend against the aliens' strange powers, and find they may be forced to stop the attack at the cost of Ninestein's life.
3. Thunder-Roar
Aired 22 October 1983 • 23 min
Zelda defrosts one of her monsters, Sram, who unleashes his devastating voice against the Terrahawks.
4. Happy Madeday
Aired 29 October 1983 • 23 min
Zelda unleashes MOID, Master of Infinite Disguise, who kidnaps Hiro and impersonates him.
5. The Ugliest Monster of All
Aired 5 November 1983 • 23 min
The Terrahawks find a teddy bear-like alien adrift in a space capsule and take him back to Hawknest. However, he is actually one of Zelda's monsters and begins to wreak havoc in the base.
6. Close Call
Aired 12 November 1983 • 23 min
The Overlander is hijacked, but the hijacker, a news reporter by the name of Darrel, is a potential security hazard for the Terrahawks.
7. The Gun
Aired 19 November 1983 • 23 min
Yung-Star devises a way to make the Cubes more powerful by combining them. Zelda forms a group of them into a gun and threatens to destroy a newly constructed dam.
8. Gunfight at Oaky's Corral
Aired 26 December 1983 • 23 min
Ninestein enters an old-fashioned gun fight between one of Zelda's Cubes in the Arizona desert.
9. Thunder Path
Aired 3 December 1983 • 23 min
Zelda gives Sram another chance to defeat the Terrahawks by sending him to hijack the Overlander, an automated vehicle that delivers vital supplies to Hawknest.
10. From Here to Infinity
Aired 10 December 1983 • 23 min
An old space probe approaches Earth, but the Terrahawks worry because it was never meant to return.
11. Mind Monster
Aired 17 December 1983 • 23 min
The Terrahawks pick up a capsule in space containing only a strange vapour. However, it actually contains a gaseous monster that meddles with their minds.
12. A Christmas Miracle
Aired 24 December 1983 • 23 min
Zelda attacks Earth on Christmas Eve, convinced that the Terrahawks' guard will be down. However, Ninestein anticipates such a move, and all-out war erupts. Perhaps the Christmas spirit can even reach someone like Zelda.
13. To Catch a Tiger
Aired 31 December 1983 • 23 min
Zelda lures Ninestein with the captured two-man crew of a commercial space transporter. When the Terrahawks electronically isolate themselves from after rescuing the men, Kate has to inform Ninestein that the mission to get him back is ahead of schedule.