Space: 1999: The Dorcons

Space: 1999The 48th and final episode of Gerry Anderson’s space adventure series Space: 1999 airs on British broadcaster ITV, starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Catherine Schell. Patrick Troughton (Doctor Who) guest stars in the series finale. The show’s run, and very tentative plans for either a third season or a spinoff led by Catherine Schell as Maya, have already ended thanks to a combination of cast members’ demands for raises and creative control, the slowly unraveling marriage of producers Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, and ITC head Lord Lew Grade’s desire to redirect the funds for the series toward a pet film project, Raise The Titanic. Read more

Space: 1999: Message From Moonbase Alpha

Space: 1999The Space: 1999 short film Message From Moonbase Alpha is premiered at the Space: 1999 Breakaway convention in Los Angeles, starring original series cast member Zienia Merton (Sandra Benes). Filmed days earlier from a script written by frequent Space: 1999 writer Johnny Byrne, the short is later released on home video. Read more