Space 1999
(Space: 1999)
Season 2
24 Episodes
Episodes from the second season
25 - THE METAMORPH
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : The Metamorph
First Aired : 04.09.1976 (UK) - 03.08.1989 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Crichton
Writing credits : Johnny Byrne
Cast : Gerard Paqouis (Lew Picard), Rick Brimble (Ray Torens), Tony Anholt (Tony Verdeschi), Nick Tate (Alan Carter), Anouska Hemple (Annette Fraser), John Hug (Bill Fraser), Zienia Merton (Sandra Benes), Gerard Paquis (Lew Picard), Nick Brimble (Ray Torens), Peter Porteous (Petrov), Sarah Bullen (1St Operative), John Dixon (Small Chipping Alien), Neil McCaul (Zombie Chipping Alien), George Lane Cooper (Overseer), Roy Stewart (Coloured Chipping Alien), Anton Phillips (Dr. Mathias), Alf Joint (Overseer), Brian Blessed (Mentor)
The Story : Terror from a doomed planet - a planet of death, despite advanced scientific knowledge, But a new life for a beautiful girl who has learned the secrets of molecular transformation.
Note : Original titles known as "The Biological Soul" and "The Biological Computer"
26 - THE EXILES
Score
5.0
1 vote
Original title : The Exiles
First Aired : 11.09.1976 (UK) - 06.08.1989 (FRANCE)
Director : Ray Austin
Writing credits : Donald James
Cast : Peter Duncan (Cantar), Stacy Dorning (Zova), Margaret Inglis (Mirella).
The Story : Mysterious objects in the space sky. In them: humans from another planet, preserved in a frozen state for 300 years. Two who return to consciousness on the moon have a grim story to tell. But can they be trusted?
27 - ONE MOMENT OF HUMANITY
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : One Moment of Humanity
First Aired : 25.09.1976 (UK) - 10.10.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Crichton
Writing credits : Tony Barwick
Cast : Billie Whitelaw (Zamara), Leigh Lawson (Zarl)
The Story : A planet of human robots...but their complete mastery over those who have created them needs one further sense. They need the emotion that will enable them to kill. Can they learn from the Alphans?
Note : The original title for this episode was "One Second Of Humanity"
28 - ALL THAT GLISTERS
Score
5.0
1 vote
Original title : All That Glisters
First Aired : 28.10.1976 (UK) - 02.08.1989 (FRANCE)
Director : Ray Austin
Writing credits : Keith Miles
Cast : Patrick Mower (David Reilly)
The Story : A battle for life with rock that pulsates with power, energy, intelligence and purpose....a rock fighting desperately for its own preservation, seeking water that it can obtain only from the Alphans.
29 - JOURNEY TO WHERE
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : Journey To Where
First Aired : 18.09.1976 (UK) - 28.09.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Tom Clegg
Writing credits : Donald James
Cast : Freddie Jones (Charles Logan), Isla Blair (Carla), Roger Bizley (MacDonald), Laurence Harrington (Jackson)
The Story : The promise of a return to Earth - but the space-wandering Alphans find themselves lost in the midst of time. A voice comes through from Earth. With it, the hope of return to their own planet at last for the occupants of the runaway Moon and the end of their long journey through space. A handful of survivors have built up a new civilization.
30 - THE TAYBOR
Score
7.0
2 votes
Original title : The Taybor
First Aired : 04.11.1976 (UK) - 24.10.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Bob Brooks
Writing credits : Thom Keyes
Cast : Willoughby Goddard (Taybor)
The Story : A boisterous, flamboyant, larger-than-life trader from Hyper-space makes a remarkable appearance on the moon - and falls in love with Maya.
31 - THE RULES OF LUTON
Score
3.0
1 vote
Original title : The Rules of Luton
First Aired : 21.10.1976 (UK) - 03.10.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Val Guest
Writing credits : Charles Woodgrove
Cast : David Jackson (The Strong), Godfrey James (The Invisible), Roy Marsden (The Teleported)
The Story : Because of Maya's accidental "murder" of some flowers on a strange planet ruled by highly intelligent plant life, she and John Koenig must stand trial and engage in mortal combat with three horrifying aliens who committed a similar "crime."
32 - THE MARK OF ARCHANON
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : The Mark of Archanon
First Aired : 16.10.1976 (UK) - 30.09.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Crichton
Writing credits : Lew Schwartz
Cast : John Standing (Pasc), Michael Gallagher (Etrec), Veronica Lang (Lyra/Maura), Anthony Forest (Carson), Raul Newey (Dr. Raul Nunez)
The Story : Two aliens discovered sealed in a chamber beneath the moon's surface are released from suspended animation. They then begin to infect the Alphans with a mysterious disease that causes outbursts of violence.
33 - BRIAN THE BRAIN
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : Brian the Brain
First Aired : 02.10.1976 (UK) - 31.10.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Kevin Connor
Writing credits : Jack Ronder
Cast : Bernard Cribbins (Captain Michael)
The Story : A super-robot, originally from Earth, kidnaps Koenig and Dr. Russell on a planet with a poisonous atmosphere and threatens Moonbase Alpha with gravitational disturbance.
34 - NEW ADAM, NEW EVE
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : New Adam, New Eve
First Aired : 09.10.1976 (UK) - 18.08.1989 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Crichton
Writing credits : Terence Freely
Cast : Guy Rolfe (Magus)
The Story : A space being bearing gifts and calling himself "God" offers the Alphans a new planet Earth to colonise.
35 - CATACOMBS OF THE MOON
Score
5.0
1 vote
Original title : Catacombs Of the Moon
First Aired : 25.11.1976 (UK) - 14.11.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Robert Lynn
Writing credits : Anthony Terpiloff
Cast : James Laurenson (Patrick Osgood), Pamela Stephenson (Michelle Osgood), Jeffrey Kissoon (Dr. Ben Vincent)
The Story : Blasted from a tunnel by an underground explosion, surrealistic visions of the destruction of Alpha haunt a miner as his critically ill wife fights for her life.
Note : The original title for this episode was "The Catacombs Of The Moon"
36 - THE AB CHRYSALIS
Score
7.0
1 vote
Original title : The AB Chrysalis
First Aired : 18.11.1976 (UK) - 02.01.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Val Guest
Writing credits : Tony Barwick
Cast : Ina Skriver (A), Sarah Douglas (B), David Sebastian (C)
The Story : Maya, Alan Verdeschi and John Koenig head for a planet protected by powerful energy beams from which shock waves wreaking devastation upon Alpha have been emanating for a week.
Note : The original title for this episode was "The Chrysalis A-B-C"
37 - SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : Seeds of Destruction
First Aired : 11.11.1976 (UK) - 19.08.1989 (FRANCE)
Director : Kevin Connor
Writing credits : John Goldsmith
Cast : Martha Nairn (Female Operative), Jack Klaff (Guard), James Leith (Guard), Albin Pahernik (Creature)
The Story : On an asteroid, John Koenig collapses inside a cave whose crystal-like walls reflect myriad images of himself, one of which, an evil duplicate of Koenig, returns in his stead to Alpha.
38 - THE BETA CLOUD
Score
5.0
1 vote
Original title : The Beta Cloud
First Aired : 16.12.1976 (UK) - 21.11.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Robert Lynn
Writing credits : Charles Woodgrove
Cast : David Prowse (The Creature)
The Story : Many Alphans are already mysteriously incapacitated when they are further menaced by a huge creature in a space cloud sent by another planet to steal their life-support system.
39 - SPACE WARP
Score
4.0
1 vote
Original title : Space Warp
First Aired : 02.12.1976 (UK) - 09.01.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Peter Medak
Writing credits : Charles Woodgrove
Cast : Peter Porteous (Petrov), Tony Osoba (1st Security Guard), John Judd (2nd Security Guard), Trevor Thomas (Refuel Eagle Pilot), Andrew Lodge (Captain Duro)
The Story : Her powers disturbed by a mysterious disease, Maya loses control over her metamorphic powers, changing from one creature to another. Meanwhile, Koenig is separated light years from Alpha when the moon travels through a strange space warp, and Moonbase Alp ha inhabitants are afflicted by sudden madness.
Note : Later incorporated into the second half of Cosmic Princess.
40 - A MATTER OF BALANCE
Score
5.0
1 vote
Original title : A Matter of Balance
First Aired : 09.12.1976 (UK) - 16.01.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Crichton
Writing credits : Pip & Jane Baker
Cast : Lynn Frederick (Shermeen/Arnelle), Stuart Wilson (Vindrus), Nicholas Campbell (Eddie Collins), Brian Osborn (Chris Potter).
The Story : The keeper of an alien temple whose dying race are moving back in time threatens to exchange them with Alpha's crew through a "time portal".
41 - THE BRINGERS OF WONDER (1/2)
Score
7.0
1 vote
Original title : The Bringers of Wonder (1/2)
First Aired : 04.08.1977 (UK) - 12.12.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Tom Clegg
Writing credits : Terence Freely
Cast : Stuart Damon (Guido Verdeshi), Patrick Wetswood (Dr. Shaw), Toby Robbins (Diana Morris), Nicholas Young (Peter Rockwell), Drew Henley (Erlich), Bill Mitchell (Professor Hunter), Jeremy Young (Jack Bartlett), Robert Sheedy (Henry), Earl Robinson (Sandstrom)
The Story : A "Superswift" spaceship from Earth arrives to rescue the Alphans, but an experimental machine enables Koenig to perceive the apparent rescuers for what they really are: horrifying aliens intending to destroy the moon.
Note : Both parts later re-edited into the movie Destination: Moonbase Alpha.
42 - THE BRINGERS OF WONDER (2/2)
Score
7.0
1 vote
Original title : The Bringers of Wonder (2/2)
First Aired : 11.08.1977 (UK) - 19.12.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Tom Clegg
Writing credits : Terence Freely
Cast : Stuart Damon (Guido Verdeshi), Patrick Wetswood (Dr. Shaw), Toby Robbins (Diana Morris), Nicholas Young (Peter Rockwell), Drew Henley (Erlich), Bill Mitchell (Professor Hunter), Jeremy Young (Jack Bartlett), Robert Sheedy (Henry), Earl Robinson (Sandstrom)
The Story : The Alphans send Maya to infiltrate the ranks of alien warriors who are posing as rescuers from Earth. Conclusion of a two-part story.
Note : Both parts later re-edited into the movie Destination: Moonbase Alpha.
43 - THE LAMBDA FACTOR
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : The Lambda Factor
First Aired : 23.12.1976 (UK) - 23.01.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Charles Crichton
Writing credits : Terence Dicks
Cast : Deborah Fallender (Carolyn Powell), Jess Conrad (Mark Sanders), Dallas Adams (Sam), Lucinda Curtis (Tessa), Greg de Polnay (Pete Garforth), Lydia Lisle (Sally Martin)
The Story : The appearance of a cosmic cloud coincides with the mysterious death of a young woman and nightmares experienced by Koenig, transforming one of moonbase Alpha's women into a megalomaniac with strange super powers.
44 - THE SEANCE SPECTRE
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : The Seance Spectre
First Aired : 18.08.1977 (UK) - 30.01.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Peter Medak
Writing credits : Donald James
Cast : Ken Hutchinson (Sanderson), Carolyn Seymour (Eva), Nigel Pegran (Cernik), James Snell (Stevens)
The Story : Dissident Alphans challenge Commander Koenig's authority when the Moonbase appears to be on a collision course with a huge planet, an no one can agree on how to handle the crisis.
45 - DORZAK
Score
7.0
1 vote
Original title : Dorzak
First Aired : 25.08.1977 (UK) - 07.10.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Val Guest
Writing credits : Christopher Penfold
Cast : Lee Montague (Dorzak), Jill Townshend (Sahala), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Yesta), Suretta Wilson (Clea), Richard Parmentier (Ed Malcolm)
The Story : An evil space criminal, survivor from Maya's destroyed home planet Psychon, arrives on Moonbase as the exiled prisoner of an alien woman, threatening the Alphans.
46 - DEVIL'S PLANET
Score
-
No vote
Original title : Devil's Planet
First Aired : 01.09.1977 (UK) - 06.02.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Tom Clegg
Writing credits : Michael Winder
Cast : Hildegard Neil (Elizia), Doris Reisser (Assistant), Cassandra Harris (Guard), Angus McInnus (Jelto), Arthur White (Kinano), Michael Dickinson (Blake Maine), Alibe Parsons (Alibe)
The Story : Commander Koenig is sent to the moon of an alien's penal colony planet, and is captured and held prisoner by a race of whip-wielding cat women.
Note : The original title for this episode was "Devil's Moon"
47 - THE IMMUNITY SYNDROME
Score
-
No vote
Original title : The Immunity Syndrome
First Aired : 29.10.1977 (UK) - 05.12.1987 (FRANCE)
Director : Bob Brooks
Writing credits : Johnny Byrne
Cast : Alibe Parsons (Alibe), Roy Boyd (Joe Lustic), Hal Galili (The Entity), Walter McGonagle (Les Johnson)
The Story : The disintegration of their Eagle spacecraft traps John, Alan and a critically injured Tony on a planet they were exploding. As they are stranded on the nearby planet, they discover that they are being stalked by an alien and that they are now the prey o f unknown creatures.
Note : The original title for this episode was "The Face Of Eden"
48 - THE DORCONS
Score
6.0
1 vote
Original title : The Dorcons
First Aired : 12.11.1977 (UK) - 13.02.1988 (FRANCE)
Director : Tom Clegg
Writing credits : Johnny Byrne
Cast : Anna Firbank (Conseillor Varda), Gerry Sundquist (Malic), Patrick Troughton (Archon), Alibe Parsons (Alibe), Hazel McBride (Medical Assistant)
The Story : The warrior Dorcons threaten to invade Alpha unless Maya is handed over to them for use in their medical experiments.
Note : The original titles for this episode were "The Last Of The Psychons" and "Return Of The Dorcons"