Mission of the Darians

Episode aired Oct 30, 1975
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

381

YOUR RATING

Joan Collins and Martin Landau in Space: 1999 (1975)

Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The Alphans encounter a miles-long ark from the planet Daria, where the inhabitants have a very distinctive class separation.The Alphans encounter a miles-long ark from the planet Daria, where the inhabitants have a very distinctive class separation.The Alphans encounter a miles-long ark from the planet Daria, where the inhabitants have a very distinctive class separation.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

381

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Barbara Bain had put up quite a squawk as soon as she saw Joan Collins's wardrobe for the episode, demanding that her skirt be longer, so as not to appear sexier than herself. Gerry Anderson refused the "request", explaining that Collins's legs were one of the reasons she was hired for the episode. As a result, Bain spent the last half of the show dressed in barbarian garb that was shorter than Collins's. Hence, the nickname "Barbara Pain" Anderson's crew had come up with early on during the show's production (not to her face, of course).

Goofs
Paul (his stunt double) dives through the closing doors just a few yards behind the suited alien who abducts Helena - but now on the floor he looks around and both have somehow completely vanished ahead of him. (Note: A deleted scene shows Morrow immediately following them, which was how he wound up at the aliens' operation center).

Quotes
[last lines]
Alan Carter: If the same thing happened on Alpha, would you have chosen differently?
Cmdr. John Koenig: Remind me to tell you sometime.

Connections
Referenced in Inglorious Treksperts: 101 Greatest Sci-fi Episodes Ever Holiday Special (Eps. 101 - 74)! (2020)

Soundtracks
A Wand'ring Minstrel I
(uncredited)
Composed by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan for Act I of "The Mikado"
Performed by Barry Morse
(hummed just before the conclusion)

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10/10

Awesome

Awesome episode with hot cast and the wild haired lass on the sub level is hot!! A great episode and worth watching. If not for the women for the great storyline yet annoying that alpha team think they are right when under circumstances would have found themselves in a similar situation.