The Invaders

(The Invaders)

 Season 1

17 Episodes

Episodes from the first season

1 - BEACHHEAD

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Original title : Beachhead
First Aired : 10 janvier 1967 (USA) - 04.09.1969 (FRANCE)
Director : Joseph Sargent
Writing credits : Anthony Wilson
Cast : Diane Baker (Kathy Adams), J.D. Cannon (Alan Landers), John Milford (Carver), Ellen Corby (Aunt Sara)


The Story : Architect David Vincent sees a flying saucer whilst coming home from a business trip. He pursues the aliens to a deserted village which is being completely taken over by the Invaders.

2 - THE EXPERIMENT

Score
9.0
1 vote

Original title : The Experiment
First Aired : 17 janvier 1967 (USA)
Director : Joseph Sargent
Writing credits : Anthony Wilson
Cast : Roddy McDowall (Lloyd Lindstrom), Laurence Naismith (Dr. Curtis Lindstrom), Harold Gould (Dr. Paul Mailer), Dabbs Greer (Priest), Willard Sage (Lieutenant James), Stuart Lancaster (Superintendant), Jackie Kendall (The Owner)


The Story : David Vincent seeks the help of an astrophysicist's son to prove that the earth has been invaded. But David doesn't know that the young man is in the aliens' power.

3 - THE MUTATION

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Original title : The mutation
First Aired : 24 janvier 1967 (USA)
Director : Paul Wendkos
Writing credits : David Chandler
Cast : Suzanne Pleshette (Vikki), Edward Andrews (Mark Evans), Lin McCarthy (Fellows), Roy Jenson (An Invader), Rudolfo Hoyos (Miguel)


The Story : A female Invader defects and decides to help David Vincent while she is supposed to be handing him over to the aliens.

4 - THE LEECHES

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Original title : The Leeches
First Aired : 31 janvier 1967 (USA)
Director : Paul Wendkos
Writing credits : Dan Ullman
Cast : Arthur Hill (Warren Doneghan), Mark Richman (Tom Wiley), Diana van der Vlis (Eve Doneghan), Robert H. Harris (Hastings), Theo Marcuse (Noel Markham)


The Story : The head of an electronics company tries to thwart the Invaders plans to kidnap him and forcibly extract his scientific knowledge

5 - GENESIS

Score
8.0
1 vote

Original title : Genesis
First Aired : 07 février 1967 (USA)
Director : Richard Benedict
Writing credits : John W. Bloch
Cast : John Larch (Lt Greg Lucather), Carol Rossen (Selene Lowell), Franck Overton (Dr. Grayson), Louise Latham (Joan Corman), Tim McIntire (Steve Gibbs), William Sargent (Dr. Ken Harrison), Philipp E. Pine (Sergeant Hal Corman)


The Story : An oceanography lab in Rhode Island has been taken over by the Invaders. David Vincent tries to stop them using the labs facilities to save the life of a key Alien leader

6 - VIKOR

Score
8.0
1 vote

Original title : Vikor
First Aired : 14 février 1967 (USA)
Director : Paul Wendkos
Writing credits : Don Brinkley
Cast : Jack Lord (Georges Vikor), Alfred Ryder (Mr. Nexus), Diana hyland (Sherry Vikor), Richard O'Brien (Police Sergeant), Sam Edwards (Hank)


The Story : George Vikor, a Korean war veteran, sells out the human race and collaborates with the Invaders. David Vincent tries to expose him, with the help of Vikor's wife

7 - NIGHTMARE

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Original title : Nightmare
First Aired : 21 février 1967 (USA)
Director : Paul Wendkos
Writing credits : John Kneubuhl
Cast : Robert Emhardt (Mr. Ames), Kathleen Widdoes (Eleen Woods), Jeannette Nolan (Miss Havergill), James Callahan (Ed Gidney), William Bradley (Gabbard)


The Story : A school teacher suffers a nervous breakdown after being attacked by a swarm of locusts which are being controlled by the Invaders.

8 - DOOMSDAY MINUS ONE

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Original title : Doomsday Minus One
First Aired : 28 février 1967 (USA)
Director : Paul Wendkos
Writing credits : Louis Vittes
Cast : William Windom (Major Rick Graves), Andrew Duggan (General Beaumont), Wesley Addy (Tomkins), Robert Osterloh (Carl Wyeth), Tom Palmer (Spencer)


The Story : The Aliens plan to knock the Earth off its axis by detonating an anti-matter bomb to coincide with an atomic test to be carried out by the US Army and Department of Energy.

9 - QUANTITY: UNKNOWN

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Original title : Quantity: Unknown
First Aired : 07 mars 1967 (USA)
Director : Sutton Rolley
Writing credits : Don Brinkley From a Story by Clyde Ware
Cast : James Whitmore (Harry Swain), Milton Selzer (A.J. Richards), William Talman (Colonel Griffith), Susan Strasberg (Diane Oberly), Barney Philipps (Walt Anson)


The Story : The aliens try to recover a strange weightless cylinder from a science laboratory. David Vincent tries to stop them, but his plan back-fires.

10 - THE INNOCENT

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Original title : The Innocent
First Aired : 14 mars 1967 (USA)
Director : Sutton Rolley
Writing credits : John W. Bloch From a Story by Norman Klenman, Bernard Rothman & John W. Bloch
Cast : Michael Rennie (Magnus), William Smithers (Nat Greely), Patricia Smith (Edna Greely), Katherine Justice (Helen), Dabney Coleman (Captain Ross), Robert Doyle (Sergeant Ruddell), Paul Carr (Billy Steams)


The Story : An Air-Force captain sets up a committee to investigate the Invaders activities. While tracking down a man who has taken one of the Invaders weapons, David Vincent notices that the aliens are behaving rather out of character.

11 - THE IVY CURTAIN

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Original title : The Ivy Curtain
First Aired : 21 mars 1967 (USA)
Director : Joseph Sargent
Writing credits : Don Brinkley
Cast : Jack Warden (Barney Cahill), Susan Olivier (Stacy), Murray Matheson (Dr. Reynard), David Sheiner (Mr. Burns), Barry Russo (Lieutenant Alvarado)


The Story : The pilot of a private plane accepts large amounts of money to transport the Invaders men into the field, only realising what he's let himself in for when it's too late

12 - THE BETRAYED

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Original title : The Betrayed
First Aired : 28 mars 1967 (USA)
Director : John Meredyth Lucas
Writing credits : John W. Bloch
Cast : Ed Begley (Simon Carver), Laura Devon (Susan Carver), Nancy Wickwire (Evelyn Bowers), Norman Fell (Neal Taft), Neal Fletcher (First Invader)


The Story : David Vincent steals an alien computer-tape with which he predicts when the next alien space-ship will land. To get the tape back, the Invaders manipulate a girl who has fallen in love with him.

13 - STORM

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Original title : Storm
First Aired : 04 avril 1967 (USA)
Director : Paul Wendkos
Writing credits : John Kneubuhl
Cast : Joseph Campanella (Father Corelli), Barbara Luna (Lisa), Dean Harens (Dr. MacLeuen), Carlos Romero (Louis Perez), Simon Scott (Pr. Gantley), John McLiam (Receptionist)


The Story : Whilst investigating the Invaders scheme to devastate the East Coast with artificially produced hurricanes David Vincent is given a drug which brings on insanity. The parish priest must decide whether Vincent is simply a sick man, or truly evil.

14 - PANIC

Score
9.0
1 vote

Original title : Panic
First Aired : 11 avril 1967 (USA)
Director : Robert Bulter
Writing credits : Robert Sherman
Cast : Robert Walker (Nick Baxter), Lynn Loring (Madeline Flagg), R.G. Armstrong (Gus Flagg), Len Wayland (Sheriff's Assistant Wallace), Ross Hagen (Jorden), Ford Rainey (George Grundy), Rayford Barnes (Sheriff's Assistant "Invader")


The Story : An infected alien is on the run from his own people and the police. Having captured him, David Vincent must compete with his captive for the co-operation of those around them.

15 - MOONSHOT

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Original title : Moonshot
First Aired : 18 avril 1967 (USA)
Director : Paul Wendkos
Writing credits : Alan A. Amer
Cast : Peter Grave (Gavin Lewis), John Ericson (Hardy Smith), Kent Smith (Stan Arthur), Joanne Linville (Angela Smith), Anthony Eisley (Tony LaCava), Richar X. Stallery (Riley), Paul Lucather (Correll), Strother Martin (Charlie Coogan), John Lupton (Major Banks)


The Story : After several astronauts die in mysterious circumstances, David Vincent realises that the Invaders are interfering with America's first manned Moonshot.

16 - WALL OF CRYSTAL

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Original title : Wall of Crystal
First Aired : 02 mai 1967 (USA)
Director : Joseph Sargent .
Writing credits : Don Brinkley & Dan Ullman From a Story by Dan Ullman
Cast : Burgess Meredith (Theodore Botth), Linden Chiles (Dr Bob Vincent), Julie Sommars (Grace Vincent), Edward Asner (Taugus), Lloyd Gough (Joe McMullen), Russ Conway (Harding)


The Story : David Vincent gains the support of Theodore Booth of the San Fransisco Courier. The Invaders pressurise him to stop publication by kidnapping his brother.

17 - THE CONDEMNED

Score
5.0
1 vote

Original title : The Condemned
First Aired : 09 mai 1967 (USA)
Director : Richard Bendict
Writing credits : Robert Sherman
Cast : Ralph Bellamy (Morgan Tate), Marilyn Mason (Carol Tate), Murray Hamilton (Lewis Dunhill), Larry Ward (Carter), John Ragin (John Finney)


The Story : David Vincent is arrested on a charge of murder after he is witnessed killing an alien being.