Gerry Anderson Associated Television (ATV) boss who offered to buy the show. This began a long friendship and a very successful professional association between the two men. The new series, "Supercar", (1960–61) was developed by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson and Reg Hill based on a story written by Sylvia Anderson and marked several important advances for APF. Sylvia Anderson took on a larger role and became a partner in the company. The series was also the official debut of Supermarionation, the electronic system that made the marionettes more lifelike and convincing on screen. The system used the audio signal from pre-recorded tapes
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984 TV series) reviving the Mike Hammer franchise. A year later, Stacy Keach returned to his role as Hammer in the made-for-TV movie "The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer", which aired on April 18, 1986. Thanks to the positive reception of the movie and the tenacity of Jay Bernstein, the series was continued, but this time under the title "The New Mike Hammer". The reboot took over its old 9:00-10:00 pm time slot when it first aired on Saturday, September 22, 1986, but was hastily shifted to the 8:00-9:00 Wednesday time slot after the failure of Better Days and Together We Stand.