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Big Finish Productions has acquired the rights from Anderson Entertainment to create new audio adventures for Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr’s 1980s series Terrahawks. Eight new episodes will be produced.

The original cast is on board, with Jeremy Hitchen (Ninestein, Hiro, It-Star), Robbie Stevens (101, Hawkeye, Yung-Star) and Denise Bryer (Zelda and Mary Falconer) all joining the new audio series 30 years after production ended on the original TV show.

As Jamie Anderson, Gerry’s son and Managing Director of Anderson Entertainment says, “39 episodes were originally produced of this hit TV series which had over 9 million viewers each week, with development of another series underway when production ceased in 1984.  We’ll be using stories planned for the unmade third TV season, as well as developing new material and hope to release the box set in Spring 2015.”

Nicholas Briggs, Executive Producer of Big Finish Productions, added: “I’m a huge fan of Gerry Anderson’s great TV shows and, for quite some time, it’s been my personal ambition for Big Finish to produce a series based on the great man’s work. I was lucky enough to meet his son Jamie a year or so ago and for a while now we’ve been working towards this moment. Terrahawks is a glorious slice of authentic Anderson, packed with larger-than-life characters, exciting stories and great, futuristic technology! It’s going to sound awesome, and we hope to add a visual dynamic too. I’m really excited about this.”

Terrahawks Volume 1 can be pre-ordered here; the box set will include a documentary and other extras.