Space: 1999 

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.

Stars:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Nick Tate

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Martin Landau	...	Commander John Koenig 48 episodes, 1975-1977
Barbara Bain	...	Dr. Helena Russell 48 episodes, 1975-1977
Nick Tate	...	Alan Carter 42 episodes, 1975-1977
Zienia Merton	...	Sandra Benes 35 episodes, 1975-1977
Sarah Bullen	...	Operative Kate / ... 25 episodes, 1975-1977
Barry Morse	...	Prof. Victor Bergman 24 episodes, 1975-1976
Catherine Schell	...	Maya / ... 25 episodes, 1975-1977
Prentis Hancock	...	Paul Morrow 23 episodes, 1975-1976
Clifton Jones	...	David Kano 23 episodes, 1975-1976
Anton Phillips	...	Dr. Mathias / ... 23 episodes, 1975-1976
Tony Anholt	...	Tony Verdeschi 23 episodes, 1976-1977

Storyline

In 1999, Moonbase Alpha, nestled in the Lunar crater Plato, is a scientific research colony and watchdog over silos of atomic waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side. On September 13, 1999, magnetic energy builds to cause an explosive chain-reaction of the waste, blasting the Moon out of Earth orbit and off the plane of the ecliptic, out of the Solar System. The inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive on their wandering Moon as it is displaced further into unknown space by freak space warps. Along the way, they are joined by an alien woman with the ability to change herself into any living creature at will.

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Plot Keywords:

outer space | moon | year 1999 | moon base | atomic waste | 

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Taglines:

An Adventure As Big As The Universe!

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Carlton Video Ltd

Country:

UK Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cosmos 1999

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Group 3, Incorporated Television Company (ITC), RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (48 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tony Verdeschi was named Simon Hays just two days before filming commenced.

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Goofs

In the pilot episode, the massive explosion on the moon is on the far side, yet the moon is thrown out of earth's orbit. it would be more reasonable to assume that an explosion on the far side would have driven the moon into the earth.

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Quotes

John Koenig: A killer who can't be killed.

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Crazy Credits

During the first season, excerpts for each week's episode were incorporated into the opening credits, which was something of a Gerry Anderson trademark.

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Alternate Versions

A number of syndicated and video-released TV movies were created by editing together assorted episodes. These are: Alien Attack, _Destination Moonbase Alpha (1976) (TV)_,Journey Through the Black Sun and Cosmic Princess.

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Connections

Featured in God Told Me To (1976)

User Reviews

Memories..............

When I think of Space 1999 I think of South Side Elem School, Schwinn Sting-Ray 5 Speed Bikes, My dad's Navy Blue 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme & my parents big 25in cabniet model Zenith TV. When this show was on the air it was the hottest thing to hit TV since the original Star Trek. I remember all the toys, the big plastic EAGLES and the walkie talkie communicators and battery powered laser guns. Catherine Schell as MAYA still holds the Sexiest Alien girl ever Trophy in my opinion. I was very sad to learn from this site that Tony Anholt passed away of a brain tumor in July 2002. To this day I am at a loss as to why this series had such a short life. I suspect production costs in the UK sank it. To any of the former cast & crew who may read this, Martin, Barbara, Nick, Catherine, & so many others thanks so much for the memories and for an outstanding job. I own all the DVDs now and show it to friend's kids every now and then and they LOVE IT !