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Ring Around the Moon ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 19
Maintenance technician Ted Clifford is possessed by an eerie yellow glow, which ultimately kills him. It transpires that it is coming from a planet called Triton, which captures the Alphans and insists that Helena should become the Eyes of... See more »
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Commander John Koenig
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Dr. Helena Russell
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Professor Victor Bergman
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Paul Morrow
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David Kano
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Sandra Benes
Anton Phillips ...
Dr. Bob Mathias
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Alan Carter
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Ted Clifford
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Allyn ...
Security Guard Tony Allan (uncredited)
Andy Dempsey ...
Main Mission Operative (uncredited)
Joe Dunne ...
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Main Mission Operative (uncredited)
Robert Phillips ...
Main Mission Operative (uncredited)
Quentin Pierre ...
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Tanya Aleksandr (uncredited)
Michael Stevens ...
Main Mission Operative (uncredited)
Chris Williams ...
Medical Astronaut (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ray Austin

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Edward Di Lorenzo ... (screenplay) (as Edward di Lorenzo)
 
Gerry Anderson ... (series creator) and
Sylvia Anderson ... (series creator)

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Gerry Anderson ... executive producer
Sylvia Anderson ... producer

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Barry Gray

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Frank Watts ... director of photography

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Derek Chambers ... (as Derek Hyde Chambers)

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David Lane ... supervising editor (as Dave Lane)

Casting By

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Michael Barnes

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Keith Wilson

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Helene Bevan ... hair designer
Basil Newall ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Ron Fry ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ken Baker ... assistant director

Art Department

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Bill Beavis ... scenic artist (uncredited)
John Chisholm ... props (uncredited)

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David Bowen ... sound recordist
Roy Lafbery ... sound editor
Otto Snel ... re-recording mixer

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Nick Allder ... special effects director
Michael S.E. Downing ... electronics
Frank Drake ... camera operator
Brian Johnson ... special effects
Harry Oakes ... lighting cameraman
Andrew Kelly ... model maker (uncredited)

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Rick Lester ... stunt double: Martin Landau (uncredited)

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Neil Binney ... camera operator

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Rudi Gernreich ... costumes: moon city
Eileen Sullivan ... wardrobe

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Vic Elms ... associate
Alan Willis ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Johnny Byrne ... script editor
Gladys Goldsmith ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Ray Atkins ... driver (uncredited)
Steve Smith ... driver (uncredited)
Doug Wetherley ... driver (uncredited)

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Christopher Penfold ... story consultant
Jeremy Coote ... runner (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Maintenance technician Ted Clifford is possessed by an eerie yellow glow, which ultimately kills him. It transpires that it is coming from a planet called Triton, which captures the Alphans and insists that Helena should become the Eyes of Triton. Before long she is acting just as Ted Clifford did before his death. Written by don @ minifie-1

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  • Ring Around the Moon (United Kingdom)
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Trivia Filmed February 27th through March 14th, 1974 (fourth episode in production order). Barry Gray took a short leave from the series early on, so he left the soundtrack duties for this episode with Vic Elms (Sylvia Anderson's son-in-law; former guitarist for "Christie" who had the Top 40 hit "Yellow River" in 1970), who had performed the rock parts of the show's opening and closing theme music. Elmes was unable to read or write music, attempting to demonstrate his ideas to the orchestra with his guitar. His lack of professionalism caused most of the players to walk out of the project. Music Editor Alan Willis quickly stepped in and helped get the music recorded, assembling players in a rock format (drums, double bass, organ and piano, and Elmes on guitar), laying out some of Elmes' musical ideas to the players and conducting them himself. Elmes was also unfamiliar with soundtrack work, so several of the tracks were 2-3-minute compositions which Willis later edited to fit the visuals, some of which never made it into the episode. When Gray returned, Elmes was no longer allowed near the studio. Elmes eventually learned the soundtrack art and scored The Ups and Downs of a Handyman (1975), which starred Barry Stokes (Jim Haines on the Voyager's Return (1975) episode) and featured Valerie Leon (the well-endowed Thulian on the Death's Other Dominion (1975) episode). This episode also included one library track; the start of "Drumdramatics No.1" was used when the Alphans on the lunar surface were being threatened by the Sphere. See more »
Goofs The episode's biggest plot hole involves Victor Bergman's mysterious knowledge of the planet Triton's location and sudden demise, which Alpha's computer was unaware of (as should be the case, as Triton had been located countless light years from Earth), as well as Victor being familiar with the planet's name. See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Sandra Benes: [as Ted Clifford walks to the computer] Paul? What is he doing? He doesn't know anything about a computer.
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