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many of the cast of the feature film 'Doppelganger' (aka 'Journey To The
Far Side Of The Sun'), the basic premise of this part model, part live
action series is defence of the Earth against aliens. In the (then future)
year 1980 a secret organisation is formed to defend the planet against
aliens from a dying race who are raiding Earth and abducting people in
order to use their body parts to elongate their own lifespans. Called
S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation), the organisation
operates Moonbase, a highly secret installation on the moon, as a first-line
strike defence against incoming alien craft and has its Earth-based headquarters
located beneath the Harlington-Straker film studios, just outside London,
which act as its cover. The third line of defence is provided by the SkyDiver
submarine which has the capability of launching air strike vehicles. Incoming alien UFOs are detected at long range by SID (Space Intruder Detector), a satellite in Earth orbit, and attempts are made to destroy them using short-range interceptor craft based on the moon. Those which manage to reach Earth's atmosphere are largely dealt with by the Sky craft launched from SkyDiver, but there are still some who manage to land on the planet and these are hunted down with a range of sophisticated ground mobile vehicles and futuristic technology, directed from the base under the film studios. The nominal head of the film studio is Ed Straker (Ed Bishop), who is also the commander of the SHADO organisation, assisted by Colonel Paul Foster (Michael Billington), Colonel Alec Freeman (George Sewell) and Colonel Virginia Lake (Wanda Ventham). The command of SkyDiver is split between Captain Peter Carlin (Peter Gordeno) and Captain Lew Waterman (Gary Myers) and Moonbase is generally commanded by Lieutenant Gay Ellis (Gabrielle Drake) and Lieutenant Nina Barry (Dolores Mantez). It is notable in this series how Gerry Anderson features many women in command or high profile positions, mirroring the growing importance and acceptance of females in top management. Storylines are quite variable, but the usual central themes running through the series are the main premise to prevent aliens carrying out their unwelcome activities on Earth, various attempts to kill Straker and destroy the organisation or, quite realistically, the difficulties in maintaining the secrecy of the organisation and the difficulty in maintaining sufficient funding. |
  
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Producer: Gerry Anderson Producer: Gerry Anderson, Reg Hill Production Supervisor: Norman Foster Directors: David Lane (8), Ken Turner (6), Alan Perry (5), David Tomblin (2), Jeremy Summers (2) & Cyril Frankel Century 21 Fashions: Sylvia Anderson Director of Photography: Brendan J. Stafford Art Director: Bob Bell Script Editor: Tony Barwick Special Effects Supervisor: Derek Meddings Senior Special Effects Assistant Supervisor: Jimmy Elliott Special Effects Directors: Bill Camp, Shaun Whittacker-Cook & Derek Meddings Series Music Composed and Directed by Barry Gray Writing: Gerry Anderson (26), Sylvia Anderson (26), Reg Hill (26) Tony Barwick (12), David Tomblin (3), Ruric Powell (2) Alan Fennell (2), Terence Feely (2) |
Ed Bishop - Commander Ed Straker George Sewell - Colonel Alec Freeman Wanda Ventham - Colonel Virginia Lake Michael Billington - Colonel Paul Foster Gabrielle Drake - Lt. Gay Ellis Dolores Mantez - Lt. Nina Barry Gary Myers - Captain Lew Waterman Peter Gordeno - Captain Peter Carlin Norma Ronald - Miss Ealand Harry Baird - Lt. Mark Bradley Keith Alexander - Lt. Keith Ford Jon Kelley - Lt. John Masters Mel Oxley - Voice of S.I.D. Jeremy Wilkin - Lt. Gordon Maxwell Grant Taylor - General James Henderson Ayshea Brough - Lt. Ayshea Johnson Vladek Sheybal - Dr. Doug Jackson Georgina Moon - Lt. Sylvia Howell Antonia Ellis - Lt. Joan Harrington Anouska Hempel - SHADO Radio Operator Maxwell Shaw - Dr. Shroeder Andrea Allan - Moonbase Operative Carol Miller Philip Madoc - Steven Rutland Shane Rimmer - Lt. Bill Johnson Penny Spencer - SHADO Operative Lois Maxwell - Miss Holland Shakira Caine - SHADO Operative |
Steven Berkoff - Captain Steve Minto Basil Moss - Dr. Frazer Gito Santana - Alien Alan Tucker ... Lunar Module Pilot Suzanne Neve - Mary Rutland Mark Hawkins - Lt. Gary North Peter Burton - Dr. Murray Al Mancini - Lt. Andy Conroy Burnell Tucker - Albatross Pilot Turner Craig Hunter - G.S.P. 4 Pilot Hudson Peter Blythe - First Officer Cooper Gordon Sterne - German Delegate Michael Mundell - Lt. Ken Matthews Anthony Chinn - Alien Louise Pajo - Miss Scott David Warbeck - Skydiver Captain David Weston - Phil Mitchell Barnaby Shaw - John Rutland Barry Stokes - Skydiver Engineer Nigel Gregory - Ben Culley Basil Dignam - Cabinet Minister Stanley McGeagh - SHADO Guard John Lyons - SHADO Guard Tom Oliver - 1st Technician Peter Halliday - Dr. Segal Dennis Plenty - Lt. David Worth Jack Silk - Motorcyclist |
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Identified 2. Computer Affair 3. Flight Path 4. Survival 5.Exposed 6. Conflict 7. The Dalotek Affair 8. A Question Of Priorities 9. Ordeal |
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The Responsibility Seat 11. The Square Triangle 12. Court Martial 13. Close Up 14. Confetti Check A-O.K. 15. E.S.P. 16. Kill Straker! 17. Sub-Smash 18. The Sound Of Silence |
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The Cat With Ten Lives
20. Destruction 21. The Man Who Came Back 22. The Psychobombs 23. Reflections In The Water 24. Timelash 25. Mindbender 26. The Long Sleep |
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UFO Sounds Straker (mp3) Ellis (wav) SID 1 (wav) Incidental Music (wav) SID 2 (wav) UFO Intro Theme (wav) UFO Sound (wav)  Click to download UFO Screen Saver (zip) |
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