 Logo used by the company until 1966 | |
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| Founded | 1957 (Maidenhead, UK)[1] |
| Founders | |
| Fate | Dissolved c. 1972[2] |
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Key people | |
| Owner | Lew Grade (from 1962) |
Number of employees | Over 200 (at its peak) |
| Parent | Century 21 Organisation (from 1966)[4] |
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AP Films or APF (renamed Century 21 Productions in 1966) was a British independent film production company of the 1950s until the early 1970s. The company became internationally known for its imaginative children's action-adventure marionette television series – most significantly Thunderbirds – produced for British ITV network companies Associated-Rediffusion, Granada, ABC and ATV. At its height, the company employed more than 200 staff.[6]
- ^ a b Archer, Simon; Hearn, Marcus (2002). What Made Thunderbirds Go! The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson. London, UK: BBC Books. pp. 34–37. ISBN 978-0-563-53481-5.
- ^ La Rivière, Stephen (2014) [2009]. "A Wonderland of Stardust: Fireball XL5". Filmed in Supermarionation (2nd ed.). London, UK: Network Distributing. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-992-9766-0-6.
- ^ Hearn, Marcus (2015). Thunderbirds: The Vault. London, UK: Virgin Books. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-753-55635-1.
- ^ Archer, Simon; Hearn, Marcus (2002). What Made Thunderbirds Go! The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson. London, UK: BBC Books. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-563-53481-5.
- ^ Archer, Simon; Hearn, Marcus (2002). What Made Thunderbirds Go! The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson. London, UK: BBC Books. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-563-53481-5.
- ^ Archer & Nicholls (1996), p. 120