Invasion: Earth (1998– )

In the lonely Scottish highlands, a small band of military personnel fight a desperate battle against a formidable alien intruder to prevent an invasion of the Earth.

Writer:

Jed Mercurio (creator)

Stars:

Vincent Regan, Fred Ward, Eric Jorrin

Cast

Series cast summary:
Vincent Regan	...	Flight Lt. Chris Drake (6 episodes, 1998)
Fred Ward	...	Maj. General David Reece (6 episodes, 1998)
Eric Jorrin	...	RAF Field OP (6 episodes, 1998)
Maggie O'Neill	...	Dr Amanda Tucker (6 episodes, 1998)
Vivienne Soan	...	Dr. Thompson (6 episodes, 1998)
Paul J. Medford	...	Nick Shay (5 episodes, 1998)
Anton Lesser	...	Lt. Charles Terrell (4 episodes, 1998)
Laura Harling	...	Emily Tucker (3 episodes, 1998)
Nicola Buckingham	...	Echo (2 episodes, 1998)
Phyllis Logan	...	Squadron Leader Helen Knox (2 episodes, 1998)
Nicola Grier	...	Detective Sgt. Rebecca Holland (2 episodes, 1998)
Sheila Grier	...	Jenny Marchant (2 episodes, 1998)
John Shrapnel	...	Air Marshal Bentley (2 episodes, 1998)
Zoe Telford	...	Nurse Louise Reynolds (2 episodes, 1998)

Storyline

One normal night over the Scottish highlands, Flt. Lt. Chris Drake (Vincent Regan) was scrambled and shot down an unidentified flying object little knowing the consequences of this rash act of bravado. At the same time Dr. Amanda Tucker ('Maggie ONeill) and her assistant Nick Shay ('Paul Shay' ) were monitoring the sky for intelligent forms of communication and detected much more than they bargained for. The search for the downed aircraft led to the discovery of Lt. Charles Terrell (Anton Lesser), who subsequently turned out to be an army officer who went missing in 1945. After initial reticence Lt. Terrell started to reveal his story about the peaceable Echo's who had abducted him years ago and an ancient, merciless enemy, the nD's, who sought to enslave the Echo's for their own evil purposes. As his story unfolds and the evidence of Dr. Tucker's observations and the construction of the alien spacecraft lends credence to it, the nightmarish prospect of a full scale invasion of the ...

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Plot Keywords:

invasion | alien | spacecraft | military | sergeant | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Invasión: la Tierra

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Sci-Fi Channel, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (6 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Jurassic Park (1993)

User Reviews

A great science fiction miniseries

Invasion: Earth in my opinion should have been up for an Emmy in several categories. The plot, though it used alien abduction, is very original in most other aspects. The special effects look believable. The characters are all well rounded. The finale of the (I won't give it away) was one of the great, non-Hollywood endings that leave you wondering.