Stingray (1964 TV series) to HO". The process of designing and making the puppets took four months and each of the main characters was sculpted in duplicate to allow two episodes to be filmed simultaneously using both puppet stages. The likenesses of some of the puppets were inspired by real-life actors: Titan was based on a young Laurence Olivier and Surface Agent X-2-0 on either Claude Rains or Peter Lorre. Troy Tempest was modelled on James Garner at Gerry Anderson's suggestion. Atlanta Shore has been likened to Lois Maxwell (who voiced the character) and Marina to both Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress. "Stingray" was
Emu (puppet) Danny Mulheron the same director of Paradise Café by the same company. The second series was filmed in Singapore with shots at South Bridge Road Chinatown buildings and more shots at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. It was shown on CITV with repeats until April 2014. The programme was distributed to other countries and channels TVNZ in New Zealand, Abc in Australia and Playhouse Disney (now Disney Junior) in the US. Emu (puppet) Emu is a puppet emu given to British entertainer Rod Hull in the 1960s while he was presenting a children's breakfast television programme in Australia. Hull adopted the