Gerry Anderson’s tv series UFO from 1970 is a British science fiction television series about the ongoing covert efforts of a government defense organisation to prevent an alien invasion of Earth.
The series’ premise is that in 1980 , Earth is being visited by aliens from a dying planet, who are abducting humans and harvesting their organs for their own bodies. The alien incursions may also be a prelude to a possible full-scale invasion. The series’ main cast of characters are the staff of a secret, high-technology international military agency called SHADO (an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) established to defend Earth and humanity against the mysterious aliens and learn more about them, while at the same time keeping the threat of an alien invasion hidden from the public.
The sixties and seventies were great fun in the sci-fi tv world, through them came so many great classics like this one. Anderson would later go on to create one of the greatest cult classics of the day, Space 1999.
Fan Sites :
UFO (TV SERIES), a facebook page dedicated to the show. They have a little over 1200 likes and seem to waiver a bit from their topic of the show. Users do post stuff that to me is unrelated to the show. There are several links from their to websites and other fan groups of the show.
UFO, another facebook page dedicated to the show. This one however does stick to the topic of the show and Gerry Anderson. With over 10500 likes, this page is obviously the better one. Great page with loads of good pics.
There are a few websites dedicated to the show as well
Cast : Keith Alexander | Harry Baird | Michael Billington | Ed Bishop | Ayshea Brough | Gabrielle Drake | Antonia Ellis | Peter Gordeno | Dolores Mantez | Gary Myers | Norma Ronald | George Sewell | Vladek Sheybal | Grant Taylor
Production Credits : Century 21 Television Productions | Gerry and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill
Article sources and media include YouTube, Wikipedia, Facebook and certainly my own recollections of the show.