Plot:
In the year 2065, Jeff Tracy (on the left), then a lunar astronaut gives up his space carreer to take care of his five sons after the passing away of his wife. His great skill as a construction engineer has made him one of the richest men in the world. He finds that he must use this fortune to benefit others. His answer is to create International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service equipped with customed designed vehicles and equipment that enable the organization to react to any crisis whether it be in sea, air, land, or space. Jeff's sons volunteer to operate as the field agents. All his time is dedicated to the service of International Rescue. This he establishes with the help of ‘Brains’ (on the right in the middle), whom he discovered when he scoured the world to find a scientist who could realise the project of the Thunderbird machines. Brains is a rather nervous but brilliant scientist whose idea of a relaxing break is the study of Trigonometry and Thermodynamics…..He's also known as Hiram Hackenbacker…but no one knows his true identity.
Jeff's friend, Kyrano and his niece Tin Tin agree to be the support staff. International Rescue also maintains an intelligence network with Lady Penelope and her ex-con chauffeur, Parker as the chief agents in this arm. The series depicts this team as they answer various calls for help around and beyond the world while they prevent enemies like the Hood from learning and exploiting their secrets.

Thunderbird 1
is International Rescue's reconnaissance aircraft.
Boasting an amazing top speed of 15,000 miles per hour, Thunderbird 1's task is to be first on the scene of an incident, allowing pilot Scott Tracy to quickly relay vital information to the rest of the team.

Scott Tracy
As pilot of Thunderbird 1, Yale and Oxford educated Scott is always first on the scene of an incident, ready to assess the situation and set up a local command control. Sash color: pale blue.

Thunderbird 3
Alan Tracy pilots Thunderbird 3 to tackle rescues in space and also to service Thunderbird 5.

Alan Tracy
Youngest of the Tracy brothers, Alan is the astronaut with primary responsibility for Thunderbird 3. He also shares duty on Thunderbird 5. Sash color: off-white.

Thunderbird 4
This one man submarine is carried in Thunderbird 2's Pod 4. With Gordon Tracy at the helm, it is deployed directly into the ocean to perform underwater rescue missions.

Gordon Tracy
Former World Aquanaut Security Patrol member Gordon is the joker of the family. As a past Olympic swimming champion, he is ideally suited to commanding Thunderbird 4. Sash color: orange.

Kyrano
Faithful friend and manservant to Jeff Tracy, Kyrano is coincidentally half-brother to the Hood, who wields an uncanny and unnatural power over him.

Tin Tin
Daughter of Kyrano, Tin Tin joined International Rescue after completing her education in Europe. Alan Tracy is never far from her side, except when he's in space.

The Intelligence Network of The International Rescue

Parker
Aloysius Parker was recruited by Lady Penelope as her assistant, butler and chauffeur. He also made a slight career change. Previously a singularly skilled safe-cracker (known in the underworld as ‘Nosey’), his skills are now entirely at the service of Lady Penelope's noble espionage activities.

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
British agent for International Rescue, Lady Penelope operates from her stately home in England. Though she was the daughter of Sir Hugh Creighton-Ward and destined for a life of sophisticated leisure, she opted instead for the career of Secret Agent and soon became a central figure in the daring escapades of International Rescue.

FAB 1
Beneath the gleaming bodywork of Lady Penelope's pink Rolls-Royce lies a car loaded with high-tech gadgets and weaponry. With Parker at the wheel, there's no escape!