The Dorcans demand that Moonbase Alpha hand over Maya so that the use of her brain stem can continue their immortal existence.The Dorcans demand that Moonbase Alpha hand over Maya so that the use of her brain stem can continue their immortal existence.The Dorcans demand that Moonbase Alpha hand over Maya so that the use of her brain stem can continue their immortal existence.
Del Baker
- Dorcon Soldier
- (uncredited)
Peter Brayham
- Security Guard
- (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
- Security Guard
- (uncredited)
Jenny Cresswell
- Maya Transformation
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaITC had initially planned a 13-episode third season of the show (solely for the purpose of increasing the show's syndication package from 48 to 61 episodes, with some reports indicating it to have been running concurrently with a spin-off starring Catherine Schell as Maya). Unfortunately, not enough stations had placed renewal orders for the following season. It was rumored that had the show continued into a third season, Tony Anholt would've passed it up (after this episode finished filming, Anholt hired a new agent and went back to theater work where casting agents could see him in roles other than Tony Verdeschi). In a 1986 Starlog interview, Martin Landau expressed his belief that the real reason the show's third season failed to materialize was due to head of ITC Lew Grade's interest in branching out into motion pictures, which absorbed most of his finances. Schell confirmed this, stating that their third season was sacrificed to provide advertising budgets to support three different ITC films to prevent them from failing at the box office (The Cassandra Crossing (1976), March or Die (1977), Circle of Iron (1978)); the three films failed anyway at this series' expense. The only TV series Grade had funded after this show's second season (besides The Muppet Show (1976)) was Return of the Saint (1978), which only lasted one season due to its budget also being diverted toward Grade's film projects. Grade lost control of ITC in 1982; apparently, his film Raise the Titanic (1980) ended up sinking him.
- GoofsMaya states that she is the last living Psychon, but Dorzak (1977) featured another surviving member of her race, Dorzak, who was a prisoner of the Crotons.
- Quotes
Malic: So you got the Psychon?
Consul Varda: Yes, Malic.
[Varda begins to walk away]
Malic: Wait! You will carry out the brain stem transfer?
Consul Varda: [laceratingly sarcastic] No. No, Malic, we went to all that trouble for no reason.
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fair attempt to bring a climax to the series
The dorcons is more action orientated than we are used to from year two, with a bit of the space war vibe that marked out some of year one's more dramatic episodes like war games or the last enemy. there is a fair bit of excitement throughout and it is well maintained, this ends the show in a fair manner but it some ways it would have been better to see something else with a bit more ambition ending the show; the immunity syndrome, which came just before this episode, would have been a better choice. patrick troughton is a strong presence in this episode and the other actors are just as good, catherine schell in particular manages to convince you of the danger which she is in at all times, some of the best acting of the entire season. the dorcons is as intense as space: 1999 can get without bringing in any horror elements as some other (and quite good) stories did.
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- marcgreenman
- Jul 22, 2020
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