Revealing mistake: When Thunderbird 3 lands in London, the jets do not burn the grass they land on.
Thunderbirds (2004)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Brady Corbet, Lou Hirsch, Debora Weston, Soren Fulton
Lady Penelope figures out a way to release everybody who has been captured by The Hood and escape from the fridge they are locked in on Tracy Island. They manage to save Thunderbird 5, where Alan's family is trapped. Alan, Tintin, Fermat, and Lady Penelope travel to London to stop The Hood, Mullion, and Transom from robbing the Bank of London. Alan, Tintin, and Fermat go and save the monorail in London, which fell into the water because of The Hood, while Lady Penelope goes to the Bank of London to stop The Hood. Jeff, Alan, Tintin, and Fermat get there, and Alan manages to stop The Hood with help from Tintin. The Hood goes to jail and Alan, Tintin, and Fermat are now a part of International Rescue and the Thunderbirds.
Gabrielle
Lady Penelope: Oh, and England won the footbal last night.
Parker: YES! EN-GER-LAND.
Question: Was Patrick Stewart ever considered or asked to play the role of The Hood? Considering his Star Trek connection with director Jonathan Frakes, it would have seemed like an ideal piece of casting.
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Answer: I did hear that Patrick Stewart was on the short list of actors to play the role, but he was in demand of both stage and film. He may have been doing X2 at the time.
keith summers