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Earthbound
(Year 1 / Episode 5)
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ITC Press Release
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"SPACE 1999"
Episode: "EARTHBOUND"
SYNOPSIS
Representatives from a dying planet land on the moon. Their spacecraft has been programmed
to take them to Earth. Is this an opportunity for key Moonbase personnel to return
to Earth? Commander Koenig is faced with unexpected drama.
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A Spaceship makes a crash-landing on the moon. It appears to be unmanned until Commander
Koenig (MARTIN LANDAU), Dr. Helena Russell (BARBARA BAIN) and Professor Bergman (BARRY
MORSE) investigate and find six figures laid out like dummies in perspex caskets.
There is every indication that life no longer exists but to their horror, when forcing
open one of the caskets, the body of the very beautiful woman inside is immediately
reduced to ashes. Almost at once, lights flash, and tops (sic) of the other caskets
slide open and the five figures slowly awaken. All are extremely tall and striking,
their leader a dignified figure who gives his name as Captain Zantor (CHRISTOPHER
LEE).
The Aliens have been in a state of suspended animation for three-and-a-half centuries
in Earth time, and Zantor explains that his planet, Kaldor, was dying. Spaceships
have been sent to every planet which might sustain Kaldor's kind of life. His ship
was planned to orbit the moon so that its personnel could be re-animated for the
final stage of the journey to Earth.
The news excites Commissioner Simmonds (ROY DOTRICE), who has always refused to believe
Koenig's explanation that it is scientifically impossible for Moonbase Alpha to locate
and return to Earth. He is determined to accompany the Kaldorians in the remainder
of their journey in the now fully repaired spaceship. He even suggests that the ship
should be commandeered so that six members of Moonbase Alpha could go.
Koenig angrily rejects any such idea and declares that the computer will select the
best possible choice for the space left vacant by the dead Kaldorian girl. The name
will not be revealed until the last moment, but Simmonds is determined that he shall
be the choice although Captain Zandor would like it to be Helena, who undergoes tests
to ensure that the human system would be suited to the state of suspended animation.
Simmonds eventually takes matters into his own hands by breaking into the Power Station
and threatening to destroy the whole of Moonbase Alpha unless Koenig agrees to let
him go.
Koenig has a heart-searching decision to take......
SCREENPLAY BY ANTHONY TERPILOFF
DIRECTED BY CHARLES CRICHTON
Guest Artist
ROY DOTRICE
Special Guest Star
CHRISTOPHER LEE
with
PRENTIS HANCOCK as PAUL MORROW
CLIFTON JONES as DAVID KANO
ZIENIA MERTON as SANDRA BENES
ANTON PHILLIPS as DR. MATHIAS
NICK TATE as ALAN CARTER
NB All spelling and punctuation as in the original.
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Episodes
are in production order.
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