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Writers:
Gerry Anderson (creator) &
Sylvia Anderson (creator) ...
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TV Series:
Original Air Date:
17 October 1975 (Season 1, Episode 1)
Plot:
The pilot episode that introduces the main cast and sets the stage for the series. Located on the moon is Moonbase Alpha... more | add synopsis
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Episode Summary and plot. more (1 total)
Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | Martin Landau | ... | Commander John Koenig |
 | Barbara Bain | ... | Dr. Helena Russell |
| Barry Morse | ... | Prof. Victor Bergman |
| Roy Dotrice | ... | Commissioner Simmonds |
| Prentis Hancock | ... | Paul Morrow |
| Zienia Merton | ... | Sandra Benes |
| Anton Phillips | ... | Dr. Bob Mathias |
 | Nick Tate | ... | Alan Carter |
| Philip Madoc | ... | Commander Gorski |
| Lon Satton | ... | Benjamin Ouma |
| Eric Carte | ... | Collins |
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USA:60 min
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Ouma was meant to be a series regular but people disliked working with Lon Satton so he was fired. more
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Revealing mistakes: When the astronauts go berserk due to what they think is a virus, the helmet of one of the astronauts is not closed, and you can see the visor opening. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jim Nordstrom:
Professor Bergman, it's Jim Nordstrom. We've just passed through the laser barrier, and we should be ready to start Doctor Russell's manual check on the radiation seals in a couple of minutes.
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Edited into Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978) (TV) more
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Set in the year 1999 Commander John Koenig (Martin Landau) arrives on Moonbase Alpha to uncover the reasons why members of crew and meta prob astronaut's are falling ill and to get the Meta probe launched on schedule. Soon he discover's that it's magnetic radiation from the Nuclear waste dump's that is causing brain damage on the effected crew and that the waste dump's are about to explode, the larger waste dump explode's on the dark side of the moon and force's the moon out of earth's orbit and into space starting it's journey. The crew of Moonbase Alpha are now looking for a new home. The meta probe is destroyed by the explosion.