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UFO (1970–1971)

TV Series  -  45 min  -  Action | Sci-Fi
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Season:

1

Year:

1973 | 1971 | 1970
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Ed Bishop Ed Bishop ...
Cmdr. Ed Straker (26 episodes, 1970-1973)
Mel Oxley Mel Oxley ...
Space Intruder Detector SID (24 episodes, 1970-1973)
Dolores Mantez Dolores Mantez ...
Nina Barry (23 episodes, 1970-1973)
Michael Billington ...
Col. Paul Foster (21 episodes, 1970-1973)
Ayshea Brough Ayshea Brough ...
SHADO Operative (18 episodes, 1970-1973)
George Sewell George Sewell ...
Col. Alec Freeman (17 episodes, 1970-1973)
Keith Alexander Keith Alexander ...
Lt. Keith Ford (15 episodes, 1970-1973)
Antonia Ellis Antonia Ellis ...
Joan Harrington (14 episodes, 1970-1973)
Gabrielle Drake Gabrielle Drake ...
Lt. Gay Ellis (11 episodes, 1970-1973)
Norma Ronald Norma Ronald ...
Miss Ealand (11 episodes, 1970-1973)
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Storyline

In the year 1980 the Earth is threatened by an alien race who kidnap and kill humans and use them for body parts. A highly secret military organization is set up in the hope of defending the Earth from this alien threat. This organization is named SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization) and operates from a secret location beneath a film studio. They also operate a fleet of submarines and have a base on the moon as well as an early warning satellite that detects inbound UFOs. UFOs can be destroyed in space by Interceptors which are launched from Moonbase. If one gets through it can be attacked in the Earth's atmosphere by a high altitude aircraft launched from one of the submarines. If a UFO also avoids this and manages to land it can be tracked and destroyed by a number of Mobiles (armored vehicles) which are deployed throughout the world. Written by Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>  

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Gerry Anderson's UFO See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In this series, the term "U.F.O." is usually not "spelled out". Most often, it is pronounced as a word: "you-foh." Only automated systems like the voice of the computer on the interlink satellite pronounce it "you-eff-oh". See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Although set (and filmed) in England, all the futuristic cars are left-hand drive, and everyone drives on the right-hand side of the road. Several other series by the Andersons featured the same driving system, presumably because England was predicted to switch over sometime before the future events depicted. Flashback scenes showed the "normal" English driving arrangement. See more »

Quotes

Ed Straker: Well, Nina. We were pretty close down there.
Nina Barry: Yes. If there was anything I said which, em, well...
Ed Straker: Or didn't say? That's what life's all about, I guess. The things we never say.
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Crazy Credits

Guest stars are credited as "guest artists." See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Comedy Connections: The Fast Show (#4.1)" (2006) See more »