Space: 1999: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

It's 1999 and Moonbase Alpha has been built on the Moon to safeguard the nuclear waste shipped from Earth. On September 13, 1999, disaster strikes and the nuclear waste explodes, causing a chain reaction that hurls the Moon out of Earth's orbit and into deep space.

Series details

• Title: Space: 1999
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1975-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-11-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 5920
• IMDb ID: tt0072564
• TVDB ID: 76366

Cast and credited roles

• Martin Landau — Com. John Koenig
• Barbara Bain — Dr. Helena Russell
• Nick Tate — Cap. Alan Carter
• Zienia Merton — Sandra Benes
• Barry Morse — Victor Bergman
• Catherine Schell — Maya
• Tony Anholt — Tony Verdeschi
• Prentis Hancock — Paul Morrow
• Clifton Jones — David Kano
• Anton Phillips — Dr. Bob Mathias
• Suzanne Roquette — Tanya Alexander
• Barbara Kelly — Main Computer Voice

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-09-04; final listed air date 1976-02-19; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1976-09-04; final listed air date 1977-11-12; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

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