Although not an Anderson production, Roberta Leigh's 1963 sci-fi puppet series Space Patrol was often mistaken for one! First airing in the UK five months after Fireball XL5 premiered, the two shows often blurred into one in the minds of some viewers as the decades passed! Although produced on a lower budget than XL5 the series is not without its charms or fans - were (or are) you an avid viewer of the crew of Galasphere 347? | Official Gerry Anderson

26K views · 1.1K reactions | Space Patrol, sometimes confused as a Gerry Anderson production, was a science fiction puppet series produced by author Roberta Leigh (creator of Twizzle and Torchy) and former APF cameraman Arthur Provis. To celebrate Anderson Entertainment's upcoming re-release of Space Patrol on Blu-ray, here's a feature on how the series came to be! | Official Gerry Anderson | Facebook