Space Patrol (1962 TV series)

Space Patrol is a British science fiction television series featuring marionettes that was produced in 1962 and first broadcast on ABC Weekend TV from 7 April 1963. Comprising 39 half-hour episodes, it was written and produced by Roberta Leigh in association with ABC. It features the voices of Dick Vosburgh, Ronnie Stevens, Libby Morris, Murray Kash and Ysanne Churchman.

The marionettes used in the series incorporated some elements of Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation technique – specifically, their mouths would move in sync with dialogue. Leigh had worked with Anderson on the children's series The Adventures of Twizzle and Torchy the Battery Boy, but Anderson did not develop Supermarionation until after his association with Leigh ended. Although there are similarities between Space Patrol and Anderson's Fireball XL5, Space Patrol was made on a lower budget.

The series is also known by its US title Planet Patrol to avoid confusion with the 1950s American series of the same name.