 Torchy The Battery Boy
1 9 5 7 - 1 9 5 9 (UK)
An early Gerry Anderson puppet series, pre-dating
classics such as Stingray and Thunderbirds, and this
time aimed at a slightly younger audience.
Torchy was a clockwork toy with a battery powered
light on his hat. He travelled in his space rocket to and from
Topsy-Turvy Land, where all the neglected and mistreated toys live and
come alive to join in his adventures.
Three-dimensional sets were introduced for the first
time on this series and the puppets were fitted with moving mouths and
eyes. Creator Roberta Leigh went on to make a second series of Torchy
with Associated British Pathe.
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