UFO: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Around 1970, the British and American governments receive incontrovertible evidence that aliens exist and are abducting humans. In cooperation with the United Nations, they set up a secret worldwide organization, SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation), which operates in the 1980s. With resources and equipment under the seas, in the air, on land, in orbit and on the Moon, SHADO's purpose is to stop the alien incursions and find out why the aliens want humans.

Series details

• Title: UFO
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1970-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1971-08-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 5919
• IMDb ID: tt0063962
• TVDB ID: 75133

Cast and credited roles

• Edward Bishop — Cmdr. Ed Straker
• Dolores Mantez — Lt. Nina Barry
• George Sewell — Col. Alec E. Freeman
• Michael Billington — Col. Paul J. Foster
• Ayshea — SHADO Operative
• Antonia Ellis — Joan Harrington
• Norma Ronald — Miss Ealand
• Wanda Ventham — Col. Virginia Lake
• Gabrielle Drake — Lt. Gay Ellis
• Peter Gordeno — Capt. Peter Carlin
• Vladek Sheybal — Dr. Doug Jackson
• Grant Taylor — Gen. James L. Henderson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1970-09-16; final listed air date 1971-08-07; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from UFO on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.