The Making and Unmaking of Gerry & Sylvia Anderson's UFO (BEHIND THE SCENES)

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In this documentary, Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet) discusses the production and cancellation of UFO, the live-action television series successor to his popular Supermarionation series. Featuring purple wigs, flying saucers, groovy guitars, and more - this short-lived show remains a cult favourite to this day.
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@jimred5700 11 ай бұрын

I`m 59 and I`m STILL devastated that there was not a 2nd series of UFO. I LIVED for UFO as a youngster. It would have been fascinating to see how another series would have developed.

@skybot9998 10 ай бұрын

I'm 62 and loved the show. Yes,to bad it didn't continue.

@chikkipop 10 ай бұрын

When was this show on TV?

@skybot9998 10 ай бұрын

@@chikkipop very early 70's 1970,71 I think.

@jimred5700 10 ай бұрын

@@chikkipop It was continually repeated throughout the 1970`s.

@chikkipop 10 ай бұрын

@@skybot9998 I was probably dimly aware of it then, but I have no memory of it now. I was too old for it I guess.

@scopex2749 Жыл бұрын

DEEP RESPECT to this GREAT MAN. He deserved a knighthood for his work in TV and film. RIP Gerry in my world SIR GERALD ANDERSON! Deeply missed.

@miger1824 11 ай бұрын

..and Sylvia!

@martinda7446 11 ай бұрын

@@miger1824 The whole team Barry Gray Reg Hill and Derek Meddings esp.

@miger1824 11 ай бұрын

@@martinda7446 i agree👍

@mollyfilms 11 ай бұрын

Shame he cut Silvia out of the credits and money. Not such a gentleman then!

@lukewise1227 11 ай бұрын

@@mollyfilmsSomehow I don't think Silvia was left penniless and in the gutter.

@angelmedia9051 9 ай бұрын

I vividly remember sitting on Santas knee in Fenwicks toy store in Newcastle telling him I want an Interceptor toy for Christmas, I watched Santa then say to my Mam, did you hear that, she nodded and on Christmas morning I opened up this box and reached new realms of happiness :)

@mikes5637 Жыл бұрын

Totally here for the behind the scenes information. Not for the thumbnail of Gabrielle Drake putting on her miniskirt. Oh no.

@guidosarducci209 15 күн бұрын

Of course.

@SimonWallwork Жыл бұрын

As a kid, this was my favourite watch on the telly. Brilliant stuff!

@flyingphobiahelp 11 ай бұрын

Remember it so well. I have the whole series on DVD now

@dogswhistlesharam9029 Жыл бұрын

UFO was a far superior show in every way, I remember back then how disappointed I was with space 1999 and the news no more UFO episodes, 😩😩😩

@alanclarke4646 Жыл бұрын

And just because of the opinion of one person.

@marcse7en Жыл бұрын

Totally agree! ... I too thought UFO was much better than Space1999!

@MirlitronOne Жыл бұрын

UFO was way better.

@marcse7en Жыл бұрын

@@MirlitronOne The monsters and aliens in Space 1899 weren't very good! ... Me and my schoolmates used to joke that a "typical" Space 1899 alien wore a headdress of apples, oranges, and bananas! 👎🤣

@dogswhistlesharam9029 Жыл бұрын

@@MirlitronOne it certainly was, I thought the best thing Gerry Anderson had done to date!!

@scooke3797 9 ай бұрын

My childhood in a box; loved it.

@AceOThorns Жыл бұрын

Someone NEEDS to make that season 2 of UFO. I'm a big fan of Space: 1999, but "UFO Plus" sounds fascinating.

@HenFilmStudio Жыл бұрын

It would be very sucessful indeed!

@powerballminep67 Жыл бұрын

Loved UFO hated Space 1999; not sure why

@Seminal_Ideas Жыл бұрын

We'd need Hollywood diversity quotas in the cast if the series was made today though. Queen Latifah as Ed Straker, and the moon base purple haired cuties would be replaced by blue haired 350 pound non binary, body positivity blimps stretching that silver foil to the limits of credibility and giving new meaning to the term Trans-Lunar-Injection. The toxic masculinity and blatant objectification of female skimpy outfit eye candy within SHADO HQ would be problematic of course. As would the portrayal of the aliens as baddies. Instead of simply killing illegal aliens we'd welcome them and endorse the cultural enrichment they'd offer as they took over the earth.

@freedone. 11 ай бұрын

@@Seminal_Ideas 🤣 You speak the truth, my friend.

@Brez6645 11 ай бұрын

No need to cast aliens for the new show. They're already here apparently.

@Nooziterp1 11 ай бұрын

1:09 - Gabrielle Drake in a miniskirt: what l lovely sight. She was one of the reasons I watched this show.

@secondchance6603 11 ай бұрын

Then along came Space 1999 with one dimensional Barbara Bain playing Doctor Dreary.

@Nooziterp1 11 ай бұрын

@@secondchance6603 Oh I don't know. I think she was quite an interesting character. What caused the decline for me and many others according to comments on other Space 1999 videos was the departure of Barry Morse's character Victor Bergman. That and the more outlandish plots and effects that were clearly intended to appeal to US networks.

@amightysailingman 11 ай бұрын

@@secondchance6603 Yep. Doug Jackson was a so much more interesting doctor character in UFO. Helena was usually either shrieking at some horror or being taken hostage by some aliens.

@jimbodimbo981 11 ай бұрын

As a kid watching Gabrielle Drake on UFO, I soon knew what bus I was on.

@Nooziterp1 11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! She was hot!@@jimbodimbo981

@Zembassi3962 Жыл бұрын

Those STRINGS at the beginning to introduce the production company is striking! Also, that series' intro music is JAMMING! 💥💥💥💥

@TheophilusPWildbeest 11 ай бұрын

Don't mention strings! This is supermarionation. And yes the music is always top class.

@gmlpc7132 Жыл бұрын

For me UFO was Gerry's greatest series. While there is a part of me that would have loved to see more episodes I'd also be worried they'd go in the wrong direction and not be as good as the first series. Maybe it's better we just have the 26 and we're not talking about it going downhill. With those superb later Pinewood episodes it really went out on a high.

@oo0Spyder0oo Жыл бұрын

Yes sometimes it’s best to quit early and not take the series down. I also wouldn’t want to see a remake as those actors made it what it was, just as there can be no replacement for James T Kirk really.

@gmlpc7132 Жыл бұрын

@@oo0Spyder0oo Cast changes can certainly transform a show, occasionally for the better but often for the worse. The same goes for format changes and you can end up with a show barely recognisable from earlier. Maybe a second series of UFO might have ended up like the second series of Space: 1999 which almost all see as inferior to the first. Of course changes are sometimes for the better but I'm not sure the superb second block of episodes in particular could have improved upon.

@oo0Spyder0oo Жыл бұрын

@@gmlpc7132 For sure. 👍

@leslieayling7932 11 ай бұрын

So true. Some brilliant ideas with episodes like "Mindbender" and "Timelash". (My personal faves).

@Mokkers_stuff Жыл бұрын

UFO was far more superior than Space 1999 in every way. Space 1999's storylines got more and more bizarre as it went on. It was pretty much a children's show which I guess says more about the American market who didn't get the storylines from UFO.

@ShanghaiRooster 11 ай бұрын

Season two was like that, certainly. Season one less so. But yeah, science-fiction was thought of at the time as stuff for kids, especially in America. Even a later show like Battlestar Galactica, which was a quite ambitious show for the late 70s, had to pander to that attitude by including the kid and the robot dog.

@miguelcastaneda7257 9 ай бұрын

We didn't really care for 1999

@senordeviscaya 6 ай бұрын

Mr. Anderson created my childhood shows! In America I watched in the '70's, growing up.❤❤🤗😁🌟🌟🤘 I'm still a kid at 54 and enjoying these classics, online! Genius, man. ❤🤗😁🤘

@StephanBuchin Жыл бұрын

When i was ten, i had a sticker book of this show and i was fascinated by the girls and their fantastic hair color. This really looked like the future 🤓

@guidosarducci209 15 күн бұрын

I was delighted when my daughter grew up and dyed her hair purple in high school. It wasn't even my suggestion or UFO.

@marcushinton772 10 ай бұрын

One of my favourite programmes ever, never sure if for kids or adults. Apart from B&W screens it still holds up, as for Space 1999 couldn't stand it- Mr Anderson thank you for so many happy memories God bless

@Nooziterp1 11 ай бұрын

Just noticed. Gabrielle Drake in a miniskirt is in the thumbnail. Obviously the uploader thinks the same as I do !

@chap666ish 11 ай бұрын

I was a UFO addict when it was first on TV. Set in 1980! So far into the future! 1980 was 43 years ago. Damn......

@ericdanielski4802 Жыл бұрын

Nice interview.

@stevesgaming7475 Жыл бұрын

UFO is my favourite tv show of all time, I can only hope that karma caught up with that american who denied us a 2nd series. Utter utter b'stard.

@Jack_Warner Жыл бұрын

I thought UFO was made from two series. Because I watched an interview back in 1988 with ed bishop and he said the second series was made at Pinewood, whereas the first was at elstree.

@johnnhoj6749 Жыл бұрын

@@Jack_Warner It wasn't two series. Shooting began at MGM Borhamwood (near Elstree) Studios. The studios were closed down part way into shooting, otherwise the whole series would have been shot continuously. It took several months to resume shooting at Pinewood Studios, during which time some of the actors had become unavailable, hence people like George Sewell disappearing. To make the change less obvious some of the later episodes were shown earlier, mixed in with the MGM-shot episodes. It's most accurate to say that the one series was filmed in two blocks.

@draigaur9543 Жыл бұрын

I watched space 1999, but ufo was my favourite Anderson program

@Jack_Warner Жыл бұрын

@@johnnhoj6749 Ah righto, thanks for the info.

@century21films28 Жыл бұрын

@@johnnhoj6749 Poor George Sewell was removed at the behest of the Americans. They didn’t like his face.

@MorlokKurak777 11 ай бұрын

Excellent show. I watched it religiously as a kid. I highly recommend getting the UFO Megaset on DVD. I was just watching the first episode (Identified) the other night. The theme song is my Ringtone. Yeah, you could say I'm a Fan. 😁👍🛸

@johnblythe6453 9 ай бұрын

Lovely to see you Gerry you are a true artist i even got a boxed set of Captain Scarlet took me ages to find .Deep respect for this man "Wow "

@feistyflipflop4567 9 ай бұрын

My favorite show as a kid, I was in love with Alan!!!!!

@DaveG6HNI Жыл бұрын

So, Lew Grade killed off both UFO & Thunderbirds and his nephew Michael Grade killed off Dr. Who, what a family epitaph...

@century21films28 Жыл бұрын

Or put another way, without Lew Grade there would never have been Thunderbirds or UFO.

@wayneheidlebaugh9915 10 ай бұрын

I'm 60 now, That was my favorite show since the moon landings. I was 7 at the time and every Sunday evening I look forward to a new episode then I was heart broken when I learned it wasn't airing any more. I really liked that car and wish I could have one like it.

@ivanbluetarski9071 5 ай бұрын

you might like the citroen sm coupe 1970's 80's ish

@hemaccabe4292 10 ай бұрын

I had a Dinky brand UFO interceptor toy as a child.

@keithparkinson6170 10 ай бұрын

Same here couldn't understand though why it was green when the ones on the tele were white.

@hemaccabe4292 10 ай бұрын

@@keithparkinson6170 You were clearly a far more sophisticated consumer than I was! 😉

@GM-fg3bi Ай бұрын

G.A. has such a relaxing ASMR Voice. His narrations on the DVD set is wonderful.

@lexloose2112 10 ай бұрын

A brilliant man, I watched all these back in the day, joyful to watch again

@KJ-of6lf 11 ай бұрын

Such an important and well done show. A lot of love went into the models.

@pastorrich7436 11 ай бұрын

At nearly 60 years old, I am STILL enjoying UFO as much, if not more than I did when watching it in syndication in the early 70s in Portland, Oregon, on KPTV Channel 12...and I have to agree that, IMHO, Space 1999 (although interesting) was no UFO. So thankful it can still be enjoyed today!

@MemphiStig 7 ай бұрын

I barely remember UFO, and if not for the internet, I would almost believe I dreamed it. But I was a big fan of Space:1999, and I had some of the toys. Both shows looked so cool for the time.

@noahbawdy3395 10 ай бұрын

I loved this show. Never missed an episode. We had these slides at school and we would pretend we were bording the ships.

@scottwheeler1641 11 ай бұрын

Space 1999 was my favourite show growing up

@DaveG6HNI Жыл бұрын

That US guy wants hanging up by his crown jewels ! UFO was a really great programme and a second series would have been amazing, same for Thunderbirds. Oh well something else to blames the yanks for :)

@dalethelander3781 Жыл бұрын

Thunderbirds was 6 episodes into a second series when Sir Lew Grade cancelled it in anger over all 3 major U.S. networks backing out of buying the series. First-run syndication wasn't good enough for Grade especially with the amount of money Grade spent on each episode of Thunderbirds. But one network pulled their bid and, figuring that network knew something about Thunderbirds they didn't, pulled their bids.

@guyjackson132 10 ай бұрын

Stop trashing us "Yanks". We don't all agree with that one producer...

@DaveG6HNI 10 ай бұрын

@@guyjackson132 but that is your raison d'etre :) how else do we get our own back for all your English speaking villains being portrayed by British actors :) and I did correct that in my other reply...

@DIOSpeedDemon 6 ай бұрын

This just shows that Powerful people can help or hinder a production because they dont understand ART. I saw UFO at 10 years old in 1970 and can still remember the Cool Cars, and the Purple haired ladies on moonbase. Absolutely Stunning. Star trek original series should have go on longer or the spinoff with the alien and black cat, would have been really cool. The guy was a Genius

@dragonsbreath1984 10 ай бұрын

The ladies were fiiiiiine!

@stevecasey1037 11 ай бұрын

Glad I have the series on DVD.. loved it as a teen!

@robinburn4974 11 ай бұрын

Let's be real we watched it for the purple hair and short skirts

@scotth6814 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely. And also for the cool flying saucers and excellent stories.

@joydivider42 9 ай бұрын

Well Bless you Gerry for the UFO Interceptor and the Eagle Transporter....models I still love and collect today

@flyingphobiahelp 11 ай бұрын

Loved the programme

@johnshelley7215 11 ай бұрын

My family in Massachusetts loved the show. We would act out episodes, and even tried to speak the Queen’s English. Good times.

@andywells397 11 ай бұрын

My favourite programme ever

@martinda7446 Жыл бұрын

The thought of a second series of a 'super' UFO being canned is the most disturbing thing I've ever heard! I lived UFO when I was a kid. I remember once I was prevented from watching an episode. I still have nightmares about that...😸😸😸 Seriously though, it has to rate among the most beautiful audio and visual feasts of any television production ever, along with Thunderbirds of course. Hard to choose between them, but I guess Thunderbirds has to win. Captain Scarlett was next fave with possibly the best theme, (and the 3 best road vehicles). Barry Gray was an utter genius with the music for those three. The Joe90 theme was amazing too, but not such a favourite to watch. I wish I could tell Gerry how much he added to a lads life. I guess he knew. Edit: Ha, ha. Not about me of course but his young viewers in general, doh!

@jamesheath7596 11 ай бұрын

I agree. Weren’t they all such good programmes? How less would our lives as children have been if those programmes were never made. I wasn’t so keen on space 1999 but I still watched it.

@martinda7446 11 ай бұрын

@@jamesheath7596 Yeah, Space 1999 was a big disappointment. (I'll maybe look again), but it was just a bit boring - and only one percent of the extraordinary look of UFO.

@martinda7446 11 ай бұрын

@@jamesheath7596 PS Yes we were lucky I think. I just can't imagine if they weren't there?? We would be different. I am sure Gerry Anderson had quite an effect on a whole generation. Along with Apollo and the music and all the amazing things from the sixties and seventies! It was the peak of western civilisation, we walked on the moon, peak creativity. The West has been on the decline since,

@jamesheath7596 11 ай бұрын

@@martinda7446 yes you’re right. Just had a thought about captain scarlet, they travelled backwards in the spv. That just amazed me when I was a kid lol !!

@martinda7446 11 ай бұрын

@@jamesheath7596 Ha, ha yes. Those were amazing vehicles.

@johnclay7644 Жыл бұрын

great 5mins on ufo and what turn into space 1999 (late 1973)

@MrPaulcoster94 11 ай бұрын

Such a good show

@sense90125 10 ай бұрын

UFO was so, so much better than Space 1999. Better writing, premise, atmosphere, style

@user-yt2ur1fp4z 9 күн бұрын

Loved the show

@Keefymonoped 11 ай бұрын

Really liked most of the 1st series of Space 1999, the less said about the awful 2nd series though the better. UFO was far superior, and it is a real shame that Straker and his crew were not given a 2nd series, I think it would have been brilliant. One of life's missed opportunities there.

@jamesheath7596 11 ай бұрын

My favourite tv show by far when I was young

@richardbrown3590 11 ай бұрын

This show was my JAM

@tropolite 10 ай бұрын

Mr Anderson (ohh wait on...) Mr Gerry Anderson was a magnificent creator and visionary. I loved everything that I saw of his. Loved Thunderbirds, UFO and these shows were amazing... they set off imaginings and ideas... And I didn't realize UFO turned into Space: 1999... another show I loved. I'll have to try to find them on DVD or stream if they are available still.

@gpo746 9 ай бұрын

I loved both UFO and Space 1999 . Sad to think the talent for making these programmes has gone ...but not forgotten !

@petegreenfield8366 11 ай бұрын

Just rewatching UFO on ITV+. Interesting to see the 1970s vision of the future and it’s still great fun.

@alex35agm 10 ай бұрын

Oddly enough, Gerry never felt his career was a success, but he was wrong.I, like millions of children of the time found his shows fascinating and now,as a 63 year old man, I own all his shows and still think they are FAB.He was a genius, as well as all those who worked on these shows,especially Derek Meddings,for his special effects.

@iconicshrubbery 9 ай бұрын

As a fellow sixtythreeyearold I can suggest that Gerry and Silvia made we kids happier on a day to day basis than Father Christmas. The gift was our imaginations.

@danielh4032 11 ай бұрын

Gabrielle Drake - enough said!

@Shadoweclipse1386 10 ай бұрын

I love both deeply. I honestly prefer Space: 1999 to UFO, but both are something very very special to me ❤

@PiDsPagePrototypes 10 ай бұрын

The episode about Straker's son, holds up as good story telling and production even now.

@EdVanMeyer 10 ай бұрын

A great series, look great even now. Quality from the golden age of TV.

@markku-leifsorensen-hall2031 3 ай бұрын

A perfect Sunday afternoon.

@MarkAshtonLund 9 ай бұрын

UFO was far better in many respects than Space: 1999 (I still love season 1). UFO had plausible, excellent stories delivered by brilliant actors who were truly passionate about the series.

@menenioagrippa8247 11 ай бұрын

I'm 65 years old...UFO . ... Big nostalgia. Grazie mille Mr Anderson

@noahbawdy3395 10 ай бұрын

Those two were stars in so many things together and apart.

@larrykitzmiller103 10 ай бұрын

I loved the show as a kid.

@malaudisa Жыл бұрын

Too bad because UFO was great and Space 1999 not so much (for me at least). It's a shame how some arrogant US producer would dictate terms and end any possibility of a second season of UFO.

@barryk1701 Жыл бұрын

Same reason the American version of Red Dwarf didn't work either, all the way up to the lousy new Star Trek shows that are so bad. The powers that be have no real idea what the fans of the shows want. Their thoughts on producing a show is "it's my way or the highway!" and that's why most of the franchises are dying.

@andrewarthurmatthews6685 11 ай бұрын

These Anderson projects were absolutely fantastic entertainment when I watched them in the 1960’s. Nothing else like them on TV and far superior to the remakes in animation form

@scotth6814 10 ай бұрын

1:08 drool. Loved this show.

@scofair5551 Жыл бұрын

Film industry can be so cruel!

@Zembassi3962 Жыл бұрын

Very true! The "SUITS"--EXECUTIVES within their CORPORATE OFFICES--are the ones who show themselves to be "The Movers And Shakers" in the industry. These folks have dictated--in several cases unfortunately--to producers, directors, writers, actors, and other film crew employees how to bring these person's creations and visionary ideas to life. Some of these higher-ups don't really appreciate the hard-working creative people who do all they can to entertain the masses.

@leighdurrant9116 Жыл бұрын

Hands up who would have told that Yank to Foxtrot Oscar.

@DunedinMultimedia2 11 ай бұрын

@ Yank. Really.

@leighdurrant9116 11 ай бұрын

@@DunedinMultimedia2 Where's the problem ?

@guidosarducci209 15 күн бұрын

Lol

@SamIIs Жыл бұрын

When are all the UFO episodes going to be condensed into one epic blockbuster movie?????!!!!! It could kickstart a new tv series, if done right.

@AtheistOrphan Жыл бұрын

With 26 hours to condense, I would imagine that’s pretty unlikely.

@scotth6814 10 ай бұрын

They already did edit a bunch of episode scenes into a movie a long time ago. It wasn't the same.

@LadyVesuvius 4 ай бұрын

As someone who still loves and watches UFO to this day, I am so disappointed series 2 of UFO was turned into Space 1999 (which I loathe - sorry). I personally prefer the more "realistic", darker and mysterious approach of UFO than 1999.

@Nigel-xp4rf 4 ай бұрын

1:08 - 1:15 The always gorgeous Gabby Drake as Lt Gay Ellis on Moonbase for SHADO.

@ivanrodrigues9528 3 ай бұрын

good and cool

@nigelcarren Жыл бұрын

Blimey!!! 😉🇬🇧

@rextrek Жыл бұрын

I loved this show.....I was a young teen when it was on...Martin Landau was so handsome

@masudaharris6435 2 ай бұрын

Amazed Gerry got this all done even with shackles on his feet.

@litoboy5 10 ай бұрын

Great

@marcse7en Жыл бұрын

In my opinion, UFO was the most stylish Sci-Fi series EVER! ...... Certainly much better than Space 1899! 👎🤣

@borusa32 Жыл бұрын

UFO was great but its a reworking of Captain Scarlet and is less significant than Space 1999 series 1

@stevenclarke5606 Жыл бұрын

I was very disappointed with Space 1999 , I would have preferred another season of UFO !

@marcse7en Жыл бұрын

@@stevenclarke5606 @borusa32 doesn't agree with you, but I do! 👍

@Torby4096 11 ай бұрын

I only saw a couple episodes of UFO, but watched 1999 a lot!

@solsol1624 11 ай бұрын

Wow never knew about this before. IMO the best bits of UFO were the earth based episodes such as the one mentioned and the time Foster was court marshlled.

@evicencio31863 9 ай бұрын

CBS wants Gerry Anderson's UFO 🛸 series on Prime Time shows instead of syndicated.

@gregorydotson6776 Жыл бұрын

The 1st season of Space 1999 was Great. And the music score was Excellent. But the 2nd season when they changed the Producers it became less Mysterious. They lost the Chemistry of the people who were in the 1st season like Barry Morse , Kano , Paul , and Sandra Benes. And when the studios starts to mess with the Chemistry of a Show and they start to insult the intelligence of the viewer that is when the show starts to fail. And maintaining Chemistry and having Good story lines is the key. But egos get in the way of Progress everything. When you want to make something cheap then cheap is what you are going to get ? You know what they say ? The Cheaper the crook how Gaudy is the Padder ? UFO was a Great Series too. They should have kept the Actor that played Alex Freeman in it. Because The Chemisty between him and Commander Stryker worked. I heard the reason why he was let go was because get this , they say that he a porked mark face that us American's would not like ? Meaning he wasn't a Handsome man. Like that should've mattered ? He was a Good Actor and he had Chemistry with Commander Stryker Character that all should have mattered. And they also took out some other Characters on the show that they should have kept too. I liked when they brought in Paul's Character he had a Good Chemistry with Commander Stryker too. All of them wore their Nehru Jacket suits well. But what with the purple wigs ? Was they trying to make a Fashion statement or Something ?

@davesy6969 11 ай бұрын

This short video will explain the mysterious cast absences and what happened to Alex Freeman. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsmEg62lmLSXfpc.html

@christopherquinn5899 11 ай бұрын

Yep, season 2 was flashier, more cheerful and cheaper.

@secondchance6603 10 ай бұрын

I found Barbara Bain's character to be the most insufferable characters on the show.

@thisiszaphod Жыл бұрын

One of the reasons I detest Star Trek (UK) aka Space:1999 so is because it cancelled UFO.

@JediBuddhist 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Gerry. While we're chatting I must say that the theme-tune change for S02 of Space 1999 was a crazy decision. Why did you dump Barry Gray dude.?

@jons6125 10 ай бұрын

Thought there was a link between the two shows

@EdVanMeyer 11 ай бұрын

A genius.

@BedsitBob 9 ай бұрын

A lot of the stuff (space suits etc.) for UFO were also used in a movie called Journey To The Far Side Of the Sun. Also, several of the UFO actors appeared in that movie.

@century21films28 9 ай бұрын

Check out our channel for a video about that very film!

@bikechainmic 11 ай бұрын

I remember this series first shown on UK TV at 10:30 immediatly after the test transmission for service engineers on BBC2. Brilliant series, and a bit close to the knuckle as I discovered later in life as a serviceman! Shame it never went beyond series 2. In the 90s I had the pleasure to work with a gentleman who did his film editing apprenticeship on UFO. Always thought of Space 1999 as almost a future UFO. What about a series based between the two? But God help anyone who tries to update / sex-up the Eagles!

@kev.j.goodwin8612 11 ай бұрын

As a kid in the 60s I lived in Norfolk and Anglia TV never carried UFO at that time. Very annoying to see it in the TV newspaper listing in London only but very late - maybe in some other regions as well?

@WoefulMinion Жыл бұрын

I liked UFO so much. I had one of the Dinky green SHADO mobile vehicles when I was a kid.

@AtheistOrphan Жыл бұрын

Still got mine!

@WoefulMinion Жыл бұрын

@@AtheistOrphan That's so cool!

@Laughandsong 10 ай бұрын

I have watched the whole series on Britbox. Fantastic show! Growing up in Montréal though, Space : 1999 ( or Cosmos : 1999, as it was called in French was way more popular than UFO. But not for me.

@195Bucks Жыл бұрын

Never watched UFO!...but Space 1999 was the dogs cahunas as far as I was concerned back in the 70's...🤩...the 'Eagle' and their equivalent to Star Treks phaser the refashioned staple gun!!...every schoolboys favourite must have's!!...😳

@Verboten-xn4rx 11 ай бұрын

I think the premiss of abduction was a little too near the knuckle. Yeah it's a show that's outlasted it's time. The real Shadow watch this.

@michaelhall2709 11 ай бұрын

Back then, I totally wanted the girl with the purple hair 1:15.

@TheVinci19 8 ай бұрын

I'll never forgive british tv to took away from us Gabrielle Drake with her miniskirts and purple wigs

@london19657 11 ай бұрын

On my birthday, my wife wears the purple wig.

@scotth6814 10 ай бұрын

Give that wife a big kiss.

@lewismassie Жыл бұрын

The studios have a history of being brutal to scifi even from the very beginning huh. What could his real reason for such a bizarre request even be?

@user-kx6fw1rk8u 11 ай бұрын

I love UFO

@ItsTristan1st 11 ай бұрын

The mystery element of UFO really set it apart from Space 1999, Star Trek and the other scifi genre series of the era.

@grahambell4298 11 ай бұрын

That UFO end titles sequence was classic.

@madcommodore 9 ай бұрын

Was a shame my favourite character was not in the show very long.

@martinwoodworth3715 Жыл бұрын

I loved ufo. Still hum the theme!

@mickyday2008 Жыл бұрын

Genius

@Paul1958R 5 ай бұрын

@1:08 He fixes the cable?