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Post by Virgil Tracy on Apr 14, 2015 12:13:55 GMT
Had he still been with us Gerry Anderson would have been 86 years old today.
Thanks from all of us for the legacy that he's left behind - Supermarionation.
R.I.P. Gerry
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Post by Dirty Epic on Apr 14, 2015 12:16:00 GMT
All the best Gerry a true visionary.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Apr 16, 2015 22:16:28 GMT
How could I have missed this thread?
Supermarionation was legendary to the young me: Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 - those were the days!
Certainly a visionary.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Apr 16, 2015 22:21:55 GMT
I know the chap who was the voice of Joe 90 - Len Jones.
How do I know him ?
I did a lot of research many years back about the locations of a 1969 film called Spring and Port Wine, in which Len Jones starred. My interest in the film led to eventually meeting up with Len and having a day travelling around the locations used in the film. A lovely chap who now lives near London and is a bus driver !
Gene.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Apr 16, 2015 22:28:08 GMT
Who'd have thought that Joe 90 would have become a bus driver?
Quite the reverse of Terry Parsons then:
Joe 90 had fame then became a bus driver whereas Terry was a bus driver before finding fame!
Thanks for that snippet, I'd always imagined that the voice of Joe 90 was someone that would have continued doing voiceover work.
Sam.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Apr 16, 2015 22:44:36 GMT
Another snippet he told me - but I can't validate it.
When they were casting for The Sweeney, Len Jones applied for the role of George Carter. He missed the first interview, then turned up late for the second chance. The rest is history. Len told me this himself but as I say, I can't validate it.
Gene.
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Post by Metcalf on Apr 19, 2016 13:59:27 GMT
Gene,
Really interesting to read your post about Len Jones.Does he have fond memories of Joe 90 as I thought I had read he did not want to be associated with the series ?
Metcalf
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Post by Gene Hunt on Apr 19, 2016 16:40:39 GMT
When I last chatted with Len he was more than happy to talk about Joe 90. Certainly no hint of him wishing to distance himself from the show at all. He just doesn't seem that type of bloke to be honest.
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Post by Metcalf on Apr 19, 2016 16:48:46 GMT
Thanks Gene.
It's a pity he does not seem to have been included in the Anderson documentaries as that would have been interesting.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Apr 19, 2016 18:34:13 GMT
All this has reminded me that I haven't been in touch with Len for a while now. I'll try and contact him soon and have a natter.
Gene.
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