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Space: 1999 is a sci-fi drama that aired on ITV. Produced by Gerry Anderson it tells of the voyages of Moonbase Alpha. The moon has been used as a dumping ground for Earth's nuclear waste for some time, Alpha oversees this function amongst other things. In 1999 a freak accident occurs and the stockpile of nuclear waste explodes, pushing the moon out of Earths orbit and hurtling into space. With no way of returning to Earth, they find themselves stranded on Alpha, and are effectivley moving aimlessly through space. They encounter new life forms and civilisations, and hope one day they will be able to leave Alpha and settle on a habitable planet.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Martin Landau	Commander John Koenig	1	2
Barbara Bain	Dr. Helena Russell	1	2
Nick Tate	Alan Carter	1	2
Zienia Merton	Sandra "Sahn" Benes	1	2
Barry Morse	Prof. Victor Bergman	1
Catherine Schell	Maya		2
Tony Anholt	Tony Verdeschi		2
Anton Philips	Dr. Mathias	1	2
Prentis Hancock	Paul Morrow	1
Clifton Jones	David Kano	1
Suzzanne Roquette	Tayna Alexander	1
John Hug	Bill Fraser		2
Jeffrey Kissoon	Dr. Ben Vincent		2
Yasuko Nagazumi	Yasko Nugami		2
Sam Dastor	Dr. Ed Spencer		2
Alibe Parsons	Alibe		2

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
syndication
Season One	October 17, 1975	April 2, 1976	24
Season Two	September 4, 1976	May 1, 1978	24

[edit] In-Depth

The series bears many comparisons with Star Trek, especially season 2, which was produced by Fred Frieberger who worked on Star Trek too.

Maya was a Metamorph, meaning she could turn into any living thing she wanted to.

The series main stars Martin Landau and Barbara Bain are married in real life, and had worked together before on Mission: Impossible.

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
30th Anniversary Edition Megaset	July 31, 2007	17	purchase
Megaset	September 24, 2002	17	purchase
Episode Collections
Set 1	January 30, 2001	2	purchase
Set 2	January 30, 2001	2	purchase
Set 3	July 31, 2001	2	purchase
Set 4	July 31, 2001	2	purchase
Set 5	February 26, 2002	2	purchase
Set 6	February 26, 2002	2	purchase
Set 7	June 25, 2002	2	purchase
Set 8	June 25, 2002	2	purchase

[edit] External Sites