Stingray (series)
Stingray was a science fiction series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Originally running as a televised puppet series, Stingray was also spun off into comics published in TV Century 21 alongside The Daleks.
The original run of the series on television spanned October 1964 to June 1965. In the chronology of Anderson-produced series filmed in supermarionation, Stingray was preceded by Fireball XL5 and succeeded by Thunderbirds.
Crossovers with the DWU
As the conceit of TV Century 21 was that all its series took place in a single universe, several Stingray stories from its pages crossed over freely with the Doctor Who universe. This included references to Stingray's characters and ongoing storylines in the prose "cover stories" and "Stop Press" panels at the end of The Daleks. The series was also involved in a crossover event between the series of TV21 in a story arc revolving around the planet Astra, originally created by David Whitaker for the First Doctor television story The Rescue. Some Stingray strips also featured concepts which had debuted in Dalek stories.
The following Stingray comic stories involved DWU elements and are thus covered on this Wiki:
| Title | Issue | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Curse of the Crustavons | 8-14 | 13 March - 24 April 1965 |
| The Atlanta Kidnap Affair | 15-21 | 1 May - 12 June 1965 |
| Stingray | 22 | 19 June 1965 |
Cast and crew connections
Alan Fennell wrote twenty-three of the thirty-nine episodes in the series, Dennis Spooner wrote thirteen, while Gerry and Sylvia Anderson co-wrote the remaining three. Barry Gray, who worked on Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., composed and conducted the theme song and all the music for Stingray.
Ray Barrett, who played Bennett in The Rescue, voiced Commander Shore, Lieutenant Fisher, and Titan. David Graham, best known to Doctor Who audiences for providing Dalek voices, played Admiral Denver, Oink the Seal, and some Aquaphibians.
