Paul Morrow

Controller Paul Morrow
Space: 1999 character
Prentis Hancock as Second in Command Paul Morrow
Portrayed by	Prentis Hancock
Date of birth	29 October 1967, London, England
Date of death	2000?
Home planet	Earth
Affiliation	Moonbase Alpha
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Posting	6 April 1999, second tour of duty on Moonbase Alpha
Rank	Controller
Section	Main Mission

Paul Morrow is a fictional character who first appeared in "Breakaway", the premiere episode of the science fiction television show Space: 1999, and was portrayed by Prentis Hancock. He is a British national who appears to be in his early thirties.

Paul Morrow held the position of Main Mission Controller and was John Koenig's second-in-command. His pre-"Breakaway" responsibilities also included supervising Alpha's communications activity and co-ordinating flight traffic to and from Moonbase Alpha, as well as any spaceflights in Alpha airspace. He is also a competent Eagle pilot—both in a hands-on capacity (as seen in "The Last Sunset" and "Collision Course") and by remote-control ("Breakaway" and "The Last Sunset" among many others).

Morrow had served on Moonbase Alpha for several years prior to the Moon's departure from Earth orbit and was thus familiar with John Koenig when he assumed command of Alpha in September 1999. It can be assumed he was present on Alpha in some capacity during the Ultra Probe incident of 1996–1997.

Morrow is, as a rule, a by-the-book man; this unwavering devotion to duty can make him unpopular with other Alpha staff members (see "Black Sun", "The Testament of Arkadia" among others). He can sometimes seem a bit standoffish, but he does have an attraction to senior Data Analyst Sandra Benes. This develops into a romantic relationship after the death of Astronaut Mike Ryan, who had been involved with Sandra previously. In an alternate future witnessed after the Moon's passage through an unexplained space phenomenon, Morrow was found to have married Sandra and was the father of two children. In "The Last Sunset", they were the first Alphans to venture onto the temporarily habitable lunar surface, where they shared a kiss. Later, while strolling along the Alpha perimeter, they were involved in a discussion taking their relationship to the next level (as, while cooped up in Alpha, this was a 'thought we just can't allow ourselves to think'), as well as the potential of building a life outside Alpha and away from duty and responsibility.