Keith Wilson

Keith Wilson trained for his profession at Rochester's Medway College of Art and Design. From the mid-1960's, he had a long association with AP Films and Gerry Anderson, who initially hired him as an assistant to art director Bob Bell. Promoted to production designer, he was especially noted for his work on creating scenery and puppets for Thunderbirds (1965), as well as for his contribution to the sets of Anderson's iconic UFO (1970). Even more highly regarded in the science-fiction genre was his work on Space: 1999 (1975). He not only created the sets for 'Moonbase Alpha' and many of the show's alien creatures, but his influence carried over into the areas of costumes, hairdressing and make-up. Consulting with the scriptwriters on a daily basis, he thus exercised a profound impact on the look of the series as a whole. Wilson also won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for Stalin (1992).