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
The Ghost Ship (Stingray) bottom line [is] 'blast them before they blast us'" and that the other two episodes "riff on pretty much the same theme, the stock response to the unknown usually being to shoot first." Law also praises the flute music accompanying the scene in which the galleon makes its first appearance, calling it "unforgettable" and arguing that it "perfectly encapsulates the whole series." The Ghost Ship (Stingray) "The Ghost Ship" is the third episode of "Stingray", a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by their company AP Films. Written by Alan Fennell and directed by