...the film producer who brought Thunderbirds to millions of homes in Britain...

It wasn't just British homes, though.  There's an explicit shout-out in the Oh My Goddess! manga (Chapter 175), when Keiichi solves a problem reminiscent of the premiere episode "Trapped in the Sky," and tells Belldandy he asked himself, "What would the Thunderbirds do?"

Ave atque vale, Gerry.

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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.