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UFO (TV series)
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UFO
Titlescreen of UFO.
Also known as
Gerry Anderson's UFO (Australia)
Genre
Adventure
Alien invasion
Drama
Science fiction
Thriller
Format
Serial drama
Created by
Gerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
Reg Hill
Written by
Gerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
Tony Barwick
Bob Bell
Terence Feely
Alan Fennell
Donald James
Alan Pattillo
Ruric Powell
Dennis Spooner
Ian Scott Stewart
David Tomblin
Directed by
Gerry Anderson
Ron Appleton
Cyril Frankel
David Lane
Alan Perry
Jeremy Summers
David Tomblin
Ken Turner
Starring
Keith Alexander
Harry Baird
Steven Berkoff
Michael Billington
Ed Bishop
Ayshea Brough
Gabrielle Drake
Antonia Ellis
Peter Gordeno
Anouska Hempel
John Kelley
Dolores Mantez
Georgina Moon
Basil Moss
Gary Myers
Mel Oxley
Norma Ronald
George Sewell
Maxwell Shaw
Vladek Sheybal
Grant Taylor
Wanda Ventham
David Warbeck
Jeremy Wilkin
Composer(s)
Barry Gray
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language(s)
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
26
Production
Producer(s)
Gerry Anderson
Reg Hill
Editor(s)
Mike Campbell
Lee Doig
Harry MacDonald
Cinematography
Brendan J. Stafford
Camera setup
Single
Running time
50 mins approx. per episode
(excluding advertisements)
Production company(s)
Century 21 Television
Distributor
ITC Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel
ATV
Picture format
Film (35 mm)
Audio format
Mono
Original run
16 September 1970 (1970-09-16) – 24 July 1971 (1971-07-24)
UFO is a 1970-1971 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth, created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade's Century 21 Productions for Grade's ITC Entertainment company.UFO first aired in the UK and Canada in 1970 and in US syndication over the next two years (the shows were copyrighted in 1969). In all, 26 episodes, including the pilot, were filmed over the course of more than a year, with a five-month production break caused by the ultimate closure of the MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, where the show was initially made.The Andersons had previously made a number of very successful marionette-based children's science fiction series including Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. They had also made one live-action science fiction movie, Doppelgänger, also known as Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun, and now felt ready to move into live-action television and aim at a more adult market.UFO was the Andersons' first totally live-action TV series. Despite the assumption of many TV station executives, the series was not aimed at children but deliberately sought an older audience; many episodes featured adult themes such as adultery, divorce, and drug use. Most of the cast were newcomers to Century 21 although star Ed Bishop had previously worked with the Andersons as a voice actor on Captain Scarlet and The Mysterons.
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