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
Michael Begley (actor) Michael Begley (actor) Michael Begley is a British television and theatre actor and writer. Begley has written two stage plays: "Martha Loves Michael", which was co-written with Sally Abbott, and "The Guys". He wrote the television series "Cowboys and Indians" with Abbott and Jon Sen, and has written several episodes of "EastEnders". He won Best Newcomer at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in 1996 for his roles in "The Tempest", "Wildest Dreams" and "Life of Galileo", and was nominated in the TMA Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 2002. His television and film acting roles include "Vacuuming Completely Nude