Article: A fab chance to bid for Lady Penelope

THE original Lady Penelope and Parker puppets from the classic science fiction television series Thunderbirds will go under the hammer for an estimated GBP 100,000 later this year.

Gerry Anderson, the creator of the children's classic, has decided to auction the marionettes of Lady Penelope and her faithful servant, saying he was not a collector and was getting rid of the puppets to get on with three major new projects he has in the pipeline.

The 72-year-old said yesterday: "I've got nothing of the collector in me and as soon as I've finished one project I can't wait to get rid of it all to make room for the next."

Mr Anderson said he had owned the Parker doll, which is clad in its ...

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