‘Jamie Anderson and Company do a marvellous job throughout this second box set, blending the usual social commentary with mythology to lend all the characters depth’ Sci-Fi Pulse
Terrahawks remains as daft and loveable as ever, with plenty of excitement, a dash of the grotesque and a healthy dollop or two of satire. Though the finale seems pretty climatic, we are keeping our fingers firmly crossed for a further series of launches from Hawknest.
Stay on this channel! 5/5 CultBox
“Terrahawks, stay on this channel…”
Back for more, after 2015’s popular release, is Terrahawks, the fondly remembered action adventure comedy originally brought to you by the men who createdThunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Dick Spanner.
In the not too distant future, the Earth finds itself under constant threat from Zelda, a blood-thirsty android who, along with her fiendish family and monstrous creations, has established a base on Mars. The only thing standing between this evil queen and her quest for the ultimate annihilation of mankind are the Terrahawks – an intrepid band of heroes led by the stern but fair clone, Doctor Tiger Ninestein.
In this new series, the Terrahawks defence grows all the more desperate, when a terrifying new enemy joins the Androids on Mars. This new villain has a sinister connection to Queen Zelda; and together with an army of new monsters, the Earth doesn’t stand a chance!
Eight episodes on four CDs, with a bonus, behind-the-scenes CD featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
1. Sale of the Galaxy by Andrew T Smith and Jamie Anderson
Guest starring Nicholas Parsons
Ninestein and Zelda both receive invitations to appear on a gruesome gameshow – The Sale of the Galaxy. But will grim gameshow host, Nickel-plate Starsons’ personal history with Zelda influence the outcome of the game?
2. The Trouble with Toy Boys by Chris Dale
A pernicious puppet – one half of a famous ventriloquist act – is on the loose, but even the Terrahawks can’t keep a bad dummy down as Timmy the Toy Boy takes his final act to Hawknest!
3. Return to Sender by Chris Dale
The return of a missing NASA probe and an encounter with an old flame of Ninestein’s means a case of fatal attraction for the Terrahawks.
4. Renta-Hawks by Andrew T Smith
A beautiful island in the pacific – the secret base of Global Rescue. So far – undetected. Outwardly the luxury home to billionaire ex-nightclub owner Dick Branston. But there’s something fishy about this gang of slick would-be heroes – particularly the firm’s backer.
5. Chain of Command by Geraldine Donaldson
With Zelda missing, the government’s focus is firmly on the Terrahawks, and Ninestein is under serious pressure to cooperate. So when a mysterious device lands in Texas, Kate and Mary must go on a Thelma and Louise style mission to prevent the package getting into the wrong hands.
6. Lights, Camera, Disaster by David Hirsch
It-Star’s plans for a propaganda movie go awry when Anderburr Pictures’ new owner – Lord Low Grade – decides to make a few alterations to the script.
7. Count Anaconda’s Magnificent Orbiting Circus by Terry Adlam
Roll up, roll up for the most amazing show in the Universe. Malevolent MC Count Anaconda welcomes one and all to the orbiting big top, although the chances are that you may never leave…
8. My Enemy’s Enemy by Jamie Anderson
Hiro and Ninestein finally decode Zelda’s message, and not a moment too soon. The android queen is in trouble – on the run from her greatest foe; a direct descendent of her original master – Prince Zegar of Guk. Finding themselves outgunned and outnumbered, could this be the end of the Terrahawks?
Guk Warning: This audio features murder, violence, destruction and warfare, all involving puppets – some scenes may be disturbing for puny Earth-scum!
Get your copy of Terrahawks Volume 2 from Big Finish’s website now!
Written By: Jamie Anderson, Andrew T Smith, Chris Dale, Geraldine Donaldson, Terry Adlam
Directed By: Jamie Anderson
Cast
Jeremy Hitchen (Ninestein, Hiro, It-Star [male], Hawkeye, Dick Branston), Robbie Stevens (101, Hudson, Yung-Star, Stew Dapples, Cy Splitter), Denise Bryer (Zelda, Mary Falconer, It-Star [female], Grandma Buggins), Beth Chalmers (Kate Kestrel, Cy-Star, Miss Donaldson), Nicholas Parsons (Nickel-plate Starsons), Richard James(Jeremy Vile)
