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In 1980, the Earth is threatened by an alien race who kidnap and kill humans and use them for body parts. A highly secret military organization is set up in the hope of defending the Earth from this alien threat. This organization is named SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization) and operates from a secret location beneath a film studio. They also operate a fleet of submarines and have a base on the moon as well as an early warning satellite that detects inbound UFOs. UFOs can be destroyed in space by Interceptors which are launched from Moonbase. If one gets through it can be attacked in the Earth’s atmosphere by a high altitude aircraft launched from one of the submarines. If a UFO also avoids this and manages to land it can be tracked and destroyed by a number of Mobiles (armored vehicles) which are deployed throughout the world. Written by Kevin Steinhauer
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alien | alien race | alien invasion | organ harvesting | top secret | See All (48) »
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The series takes place in 1980. See more »
Goofs
Any time the Moon Base interceptors are ordered to return to base without having fired their missiles, a stock shot is used showing the missiles gone. See more »
Quotes
[ep: The Square Triangle]
Ed Straker: It’s just lucky for her that an alien came through that door instead of her husband.
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Crazy Credits
Lead actor credits are not shown during the opening theme music; instead, these credits appear just prior to the guest star credits at the beginning of episodes. Only lead actors appearing in a particular episode are credited. See more »
Alternate Versions
Many episodes had censorship cuts for the Italian edition, for example Foster drunken in UFO: Ordeal or Straker’s relationship with Jo Fraser in UFO: The Responsibility Seat and Freeman’s many flirts and jokes about women. See more »
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Referenced in Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series? (2009) See more »
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16 September 1970 (UK) See more »
Also Known As:
UFO See more »
Filming Locations:
MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK See more »
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Century 21 Television, Incorporated Television Company (ITC) See more »
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45 min (26 episodes)
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1.33 : 1
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