Supermarionation "Thunderbirds", who closely resembled Sylvia Anderson, and Captain Blue in "Captain Scarlet", who looked like Ed Bishop (the similarity was reportedly coincidental). Other characters were based on well-known film actors: Troy Tempest of "Stingray" was based on James Garner, Scott Tracy of "Thunderbirds" on Sean Connery and Captain Scarlet on Cary Grant. "Stingray" also featured the only non-speaking Supermarionation puppet: the water-breathing woman Marina. Occasionally, close-ups of a live actor's hand would be inserted to show actions such as turning keys and pressing buttons. This was affectionately parodied in the 2004 live-action feature film "Thunderbirds", with a brief shot of
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