PLEASE!  CAREFULLY READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TAPES AND DVD: 

Be aware of the different Regions and recording Formats.  UK tapes and DVD are PAL format - and DVD discs are Region 2, which means that PAL TAPES ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH UK VIDEO SYSTEMS AND REGION 2 DVD DISCS ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH EUROPEAN PLAYERS --  THEY WILL NOT WORK IN US EQUIPMENT.  Unless you have a system that will enable you to, you will not be able to view these medias in North American machines, which use NTSC recording format, and Region 1 for DVD discs.  The same is true the other way around.  Please note that some DVD players can play any format.  Check the compatibility of your equipment before ordering.

UPDATES  MARCH  21, 2005:

 TORCHY THE BATTERY BOY AND SUPERCAR ON DVD, REGION 2 (PAL FORMAT)

Torchy the Battery Boy was one of the earlier Gerry Anderson's puppets productions.  It was made available, for the first time on DVD,  on  April 11, 2005.   The complete series is offered in two box set, each comprising 26 episodes of 15 minutes each.

Definitely a children series, Torchy the Battery Boy follows the adventures of Torchy, and all the other toys of Topsy-Turvy Land.  

You can order your copy of  Torchy the Battery Boy - Series 1,  at Amazon.co.uk,  by clicking one of the links below.

Actors: Olwen Griffiths, Kenneth Connor
Directors: Vivian Milroy

This is the ultimate collection of all of Anderson TV Series filmed in black and white.  The 17 discs set, spanning from 1959 to 1962, contains the following shows:

• Torchy The Battery Boy (Series 1)

• Four Feather Falls

• Supercar

•  Fireball XL5

Format: Box set, original full screen presentation, Black & White, PAL, Region 2
Language English
Number of discs: 17
Classification: U
Studio: Network
DVD Release Date: 9 Oct 2006
Run Time: 2600 minutes

available online through AMAZON.CO.UK