Ranking all of gerry andersons classic tv shows, from. Ufo was the andersons first totally liveaction tv series. Ufo was the first live action television series created by gerry and sylvia anderson and. The hd restoration of gerry andersons ufo sells out before. Also my tribute to this awesome tvseries by gerry anderson. Official gerry anderson march 28 with moonbase nonoperational due to colonel fosters attempt to kill straker, a ufo fleet enters earths atmosphere and begins a devastating nighttime assault to the sound of the on her majestys secret service theme. A secret, hightechnology international agency called shado defends earth from alien invaders. Filmed in miniature the models of gerry anderson s ufo. Anderson s previous series were all for kids, but ufo forget the wigs had some extremely adult storylines. I first saw this show in the early 1970s as a child and it has not lost its excitement after all these decades. Back in the day, at least in my city, this show aired on a uhf channel in the midafternoon every weekday for kids just home from school. It was created by gerry anderson and sylvia anderson with reg hill, and. A series about the covert operations of shado supreme headquarters alien defence organization it saw earth develop defences against alien invasion. The series was the last production by the partnership of gerry and sylvia anderson and was the most expensive series produced for british television up to that time.
Produced by gerry anderson in 19691970 featuring the operatives of the secret s. The premise of ufo, which ran for a single season of 26 episodes in 1970, was like a more serious version of. The only official and fully licensed ufo shado baseball cap exclusively available from the gerry anderson store. We recently reported that superproducer robert evans is teaming up with british network itv to bring the seventies cult classic ufo to the big screen. Ufo 196971 is a british liveaction science fiction television series created by gerry and sylvia anderson with reg hill, the creators of thunderbirds. Ufo trading cards and binders ufo trading cards and binders sku. Gerry anderson s hit 1970s television science fiction show is a must have for scifi fans.
Ufo is a 1970 british science fiction television series about the ongoing covert efforts of a government defence organisation to prevent an alien invasion of earth. In the year 1980, mysterious aliens are kidnapping humans and harvesting their organs, apparently in an attempt to extend their own lives. Originally released in 1970, the show saw shado supreme headquarters, alien defence organisation defending. This is the official gerry anderson channel run by anderson entertainment. With norma ronald, ed bishop, harry baird, gary myers. Feel like a member of shado supreme headquarters, alien defence organisation every day in this stylish and nostalgic cap. The dalotek affair is the 20th broadcast and the 7th produced episode of british television series ufo. Gerry anderson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with supermarionation marionette puppets containing electric. When the visit of a team of three lunar surveyors from a private business corporation, headed by jane carson, coincides with an inexplicable, temporary failure of radio and video equipment. This will not play on most bluray players sold in north. Ufo is a 1970 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 century 21 productions for itc entertainment company. Relive all of the amazing moments from this 19691970 liveaction gerry anderson scifi series starring ed bishop, george sewell, michael billington, wanda ventham, gabrielle drake and dolores mantez. Oct 27, 2008 ive made this music in 1993 with korgdss1 and rolandpro e, but without any computer sequencers freely after the ufomelody, but strictely after the compositionmethod by barry gray.
Dec 02, 2016 ufo was the late gerry andersons first step into a live action television series. Ufo tv series 19701971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Official gerry anderson ufo a mass italian ufo attack. Fosters plane is shot down and his copilot is killed. His puppet series like supercar, fireball xl5, stingray, thunderbirds, captain scarlet, joe 90, secret service and terrahawks his live action shows like space. Filmed in miniature the models of gerry andersons ufo. See more ideas about ufo tv series, ufo and tv series. It was created by gerry anderson and sylvia anderson with reg hill, and produced by the andersons and lew grades century 21 productions for grades itc entertainment company a single series of 26 episodes including the pilot. When he comes round in hospital nobody will believe his fanciful story of what he saw. The 8 x 10 photo is set in a black 11 x 14 matting. Colonel paul foster is a test pilot whose aircraft is accidentally caught up in a battle between an unidentified flying object and a shado rocket. Ten years earlier straker accidentally knocked catherine frazer down in his car as she was running away from something which frightened her and she has been unconscious ever since.
The entire series is currently available on bluray from amazon. The missions of the supreme headquarters alien defence organization, which. The shado library and archives is dedicated to the science fiction television series u. Gerry anderson ufo for sale discontinued and out of stock. It was also an early case of programmers not knowing how to handle a series. Gerry anderson list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Gerry andersons ufo trading cards by unstoppable cards. Gerry anderson s ufo 1970 a retrospective by john kenneth muir. Ufo is a 1970 science fiction television series created by gerry and sylvia anderson and was the final production of century 21, formally ap films, who had previously been responsible for other hit shows such as thunderbirds and captain scarlet and the mysterons. See more ideas about ufo, ufo tv series and sci fi tv.
The shado library and archives, gerry andersons ufo. 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 grades itc entertainment company. Jul 15, 2009 having chatted with us a couple of times, gerry anderson consented to talk a little about some of the superb spaceships from ufo, space. Ufo was gerry andersons first liveaction tv series after a decade of producing such childrens. After the release of their liveaction, 1969 sciencefiction opus, journey to the far side of the sun, british producers gerry and sylvia anderson set out with itc to create a new television series that would feature filmquality special effects, sets and technology, as well as a provocative. Gerry andersons ufo the complete series bluray 6 disc set. Despite the assumption of many tv station executives, the series was not aimed at children but was. Opening titles for gerry andersons 1970 television series ufo in high definition. It was only when the entire series was repeated by bbc two in 19961997 that the. Gerry anderson tv series ufo shado interceptor 8x10 photo. Jun 02, 2018 in this new miniseries, exclusively available on the gerry anderson youtube channel and our social media channels, we take a look at the wider careers of some wellknown faces and voices from the. Though shown as the sixteenth episode, it was actually the twentyfirst to have been filmed.
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The complete book of gerry anderson s ufo can be purchased at and amazon. Ufo trading cards by unstoppable cards uk based on the gerry anderson show ufo 24 packs per box. The dalotek affair gerry anderson encyclopedia fandom. In germany, epixs ufo dvd volumes are available from miscellaneous. In japan, tohokushinshas ufo dvds are available from cd japan set 1, set 2 in france, tf1 videos ufo dvd set is available from. It was aimed at an adult audience, just like anderson s later sci fi show space. The first liveaction television series from gerry and sylvia anderson, ufo. It was a major series at the time, and remains a major part of the gerry anderson canon. Shado con 2, a ufo convention in derby uk 30 june 2018. Now catherine awakes from her coma and explains that she and a boy named tim whom she had not long met went to a. Interceptor 8 x 10 photo from the 1970s ufo tv series. Unavailable per item ufo trading cards by unstoppable cards uk based on the gerry anderson show ufo 24 packs per box. Ufo the complete series dvd 2018 editionregion 2 ufo the complete series on dvd every episode from the complete gerry anderson series spread over 8 discs. Fully licensed official ufo merchandise and available in black, navy blue, and sand.