About
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).
Filmography
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO2022 · Teleplay
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition2016 · Director
This Is Supermarionation2014 · Director
Inside the Labyrinth1986 · Director
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected1983 · Director
Countdown to Disaster1982 · Director
Invaders from the Deep1981 · Director
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 901981 · Director
Thunderbirds to the Rescue1980 · Director
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons1980 · Director
Voyage of the Damned1976 · Editor
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril1965 · Director
Tarnished Heroes1961 · Editor
So Evil, So Young1961 · Editor
Date at Midnight1960 · Editor
A Taste of Money1960 · Editor
A Woman's Temptation1959 · Editor
Rx Murder1958 · Editor