UFO (TV series)
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| Also known as | 'Gerry Anderson's UFO (Australia) |
| Genre |
Adventure Alien invasion Drama Science Fiction Thriller |
| Created by |
Gerry Anderson Sylvia Anderson Reg Hill |
| 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 |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gerry Anderson Reg Hill |
| Cinematography | Brendan J. Stafford |
| Editor(s) | Mike Campbell Lee Doig Harry MacDonald |
| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | 49–51 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Century 21 Television |
| Distributor | ITC Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | ATV |
| Picture format | Film (35 mm) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 16 September 1970 – 24 July 1971 |
UFO is a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. It was 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 was first broadcast in the UK and Canada in 1970, and in US syndication over the next two years. In all, 26 episodes (including the pilot) were filmed over the course of more than a year; a five-month production break was caused by the closure of the MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, where the show was initially made.
The Andersons had previously made several successful children's science fiction programmes using marionettes, including Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Joe 90. 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 was intended for 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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