Desmond Saunders
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 24, 1926
- Died
- April 2, 2018 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Lewisham, London, England, UK
Biography
Desmond "Des" Saunders (24 June 1926– 21 April 2018) was a British television director and film editor. He had a long association with producer Gerry Anderson, having served as a director for the series Supercar (1961–62), Stingray (1964–65), Thunderbirds (1965–66), Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–68), Joe 90 (1968–69) and Terrahawks (1983–86). Saunders was also production controller for Joe 90 and co-wrote one of the episodes, "Lone-Handed 90". He briefly worked as a production supervisor for The Secret Service (1969). Elsewhere in television, Saunders had both production and post-production roles for The Protectors (1972–73). His film editing credits are: RX for Murder (1958), A Woman's Temptation (1959), Escort for Hire (1960), Compelled (1960), Tarnished Heroes and So Evil, So Young (both 1961) and Voyage of the Damned (1976). He was sound editor for Floods of Fear (1959). While working on puppet series for Anderson, the A.P. Films team received constant requests to make the puppets more real. Once, Saunders chose all of the male puppets and put little penises on them. When the girls came in during the morning, there was, as Saunders describes, "the most terrible uproar". In response, he said: "Well, you know, you gotta bring them to life somehow, haven't you?". He died on 21 April 2018 at the age of 91.
Known For
Filmography
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!
Movie · Director
Presented in Supercolorisation
TV · Director · 1 ep
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
Movie · Director
This Is Supermarionation
Movie · Director
Inside the Labyrinth
Movie · Director
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
Movie · Director
Terrahawks
TV · Director · 2 eps
Countdown to Disaster
Movie · Director
Invaders from the Deep
Movie · Director
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Movie · Director
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Movie · Director
Joe 90
TV · Director · 1 ep
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
TV · Director · 1 ep
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
Movie · Director
Stingray: Hostages of the Deep
Movie · Director
Stingray: Marineville Traitor
Movie · Director
Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year
Movie · Director
Stingray: Star of the East
Movie · Director
Stingray: Rescue from the Skies
Movie · Director
Stingray: Eastern Eclipse
Movie · Director
Thunderbirds
TV · Director · 11 eps
Stingray: The Ghost Ship
Movie · Director
Stingray: Subterranean Sea
Movie · Director
Stingray: Raptures of the Deep
Movie · Director
Stingray: In Search of the Tajmanon
Movie · Director
Stingray
TV · Director · 8 eps
Supercar
TV · Director · 10 eps