Roberta Leigh (Producer)

Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted

Gerry Anderson’s successful career spanned 60 years. Released a decade after his death, this documentary draws on exclusive access to over 30 hours of previously unpublished interviews, in order to share the untold stories that defined his life and body of work.

Release Date: 2022-04-15

Character: Self (archive footage)

Vote Count: 3

The Solarnauts

A variation on the format of Space Patrol, featuring an organisation operating a fleet of patrol craft responsible for protecting the Earth and other Solar planets.

Release Date: 1967-11-30

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

The Solarnauts

A pilot for an unproduced British science fiction space adventure series.

Release Date: 1967-01-01

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Vote Count: 2

Space Patrol

Space Patrol is a science-fiction television series featuring marionettes that was produced in the United Kingdom in 1962 and broadcast beginning in 1963. It was written and produced by Roberta Leigh in association with the Associated British Corporation.

Release Date: 1963-04-07

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Episode Count: 39

Vote Count: 1

Torchy the Battery Boy

Torchy the Battery Boy was the second television series produced by AP Films and Gerry Anderson, running from 1960 to 1961. It was another collaboration with author Roberta Leigh and was directed by Anderson, with music scored by Barry Gray, art direction from Reg Hill and special effects by Derek Meddings. The second series of 26 episodes was produced by Associated British-Pathé without the involvement of Anderson and AP Films. Both series have been released on DVD. The series followed adventures of the eponymous boy doll with a battery inside him and a lamp in his head, and his master Mr Bumbledrop, voiced by Kenneth Connor, who also voiced a number of other characters.

Release Date: 1960-02-23

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 3

The Adventures of Twizzle

The Adventures of Twizzle is the very first television show produced by AP Films and specifically Gerry Anderson, after being approached by author Roberta Leigh and her colleague Suzanne Warner. Sources vary as to who directed the series. In addition to his production duties, Anderson also directed the action whilst photography was directed by Arthur Provis, Anderson's founding partner at AP Films. The music for the songs were written by Leslie Clair, the music was scored by Barry Gray, art direction came from Reg Hill and special effects were by Derek Meddings, all of whom would become long-time collaborators with Anderson. Twizzle and all the puppets for the 52 films were made by Joy Laurey, and there were two Twizzle puppets made for filming, one Twizzle puppet for conventional shots and another Twizzle puppet for the stunt shots when Twizzle's arms and legs became longer. The trick of extending Twizzle's arms and legs were based on a system of curtain rings and puppet strings pulled internally inside the puppets arms and legs.

Release Date: 1957-11-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 52

Vote Count: 2