Invasion: UFO (1980)
The Earth is threatened by an alien race who kidnap and kill humans and even animals and use them for their body parts. In the year 1980 S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization), a highly secret military organization, is set up in the hope of defending the Earth from this alien threat. This organization operates from a secret location beneath the Harlington-Straker film studio in London. S.H.A.D.O. also has a base on the moon with Interceptors as well as an early warning satellite that detects inbound UFOs (called S.I.D.), and operate a fleet of submarines. General James Henderson and commander Ed Straker have a team of highly trained and well equipped females and males to battle the regularly incoming hostile UFOs.
Directors: Gerry Anderson, Cyril Frankel, David Tomblin, Jeremy Summers.
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Ed Bishop as Cmdr. Ed Straker |
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George Sewell as Col. Alec Freeman |
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Michael Billington as Col. Paul Foster |
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Wanda Ventham as Col. Virginia Lake |
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Vladek Sheybal as Dr. Doug Jackson |
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Derren Nesbitt as Craig Collins |
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David Warbeck as Skydive Commander |
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Shane Rimmer as Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent |
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Deborah Grant as Linda Simmonds |
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Patrick Allen as Turner |
| Writing | David Tomblin | Writer |
| Directing | Gerry Anderson | Director |
| Directing | Cyril Frankel | Director |
| Directing | David Tomblin | Director |
| Directing | Jeremy Summers | Director |
| Crew | Gerry Anderson | Creator |
| Production | Gerry Anderson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Reg Hill | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Mandell | Creative Producer |
| Sound | Barry Gray | Music |
| Sound | Francis Monkman | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Francis Monkman | Music |
| Sound | Karl Jenkins | Music |
| Sound | Dennis Farnon | Music |
| Sound | John Scott | Music |
| Visual Effects | Derek Meddings | Visual Effects Director |
| Crew | David Hirsch | Creative Consultant |