Hood (Thunderbirds) who never becomes too evil". Philip Tibbetts of Den of Geek argues that while some aspects of the film are "frustratingly infantile", and Kingsley himself "hams it up on occasion, too", the actor nevertheless "manages to restore some menace to proceedings". Hood (Thunderbirds) The Hood is the main villain and adversary of International Rescue in the "Thunderbirds" TV series. The name "Hood" was derived from the term ""; Gerry Anderson also observed that the character was frequently masked, and that a mask "could be described as a 'hood'." Sylvia Anderson acknowledges that the Hood's appearances became less regular towards the
Thunderbirds (TV series) studio space were divided between the two productions, filming of the TV series progressed at half the previous speed, as APF's B crew produced one episode per month. Filming on "Thunderbirds Are Go" was completed by June, allowing A crew to resume work on the series to shoot what would prove to be its penultimate episode, "Ricochet". Production of "Thunderbirds" ended in August 1966 with the completion of the sixth episode of Series Two. In February that year, it had been reported that Grade had been unable to sell the series in the United States due to disagreements over timeslots.