Thunderbirds Are Go! - 5 Things It Got Right (And 5 It Didn't)
1. Aloysius Parker
Despite appearing in only half of the original episodes, Aloysius Nosey Parker still managed to become a stand out success in what is one of Britain's most iconic series. Capturing the hearts of fans everywhere, it was he who would be the yardstick with which Thunderbirds Are Go would be measured, and passes with flying colours.
Parker's highly recognisable and rearranged h'aitches meant there was only ever one man for the job when casting such a hugely loveable character, and one who jumped at the chance to voice him once more. Already an Anderson veteran when first cast in a variety of roles back in 1965 (he also voiced Brains and Gordon among others), David Graham copied Parker's voice from a wine waiter who had himself previously worked for the Queen.
Although arguably on the lowest rung of the International Rescue operatives' career ladder (even if he did try to teach Kyrano a thing or two about butlering), Parker was given a surprising amount of backstory, with more depth than even that of ex-Astronaut and IR founder Jeff Tracy. An ex-con who had spent time in jail, he was still an expert safe cracker, and was once hired by the Bank of England to test the security of their vault. Not only was this a challenge that he overcame with a mere hairpin, but did so in mere seconds.
A scenario highly familiar to anyone who saw The Hexpert, a new episode based on the original Vault of Death, it is something that shows when remaking the elements that really matter, the producers of Thunderbirds Are Go didn't forget the most important lesson of all:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.