Amazon.co.uk: UFO - Vol. 2 - Episodes 5-7 [1970]: Ed Bishop, George Sewell, Michael Billington, Peter Gordeno, Gabrielle Drake, Grant Taylor, Vladek Sheybal, Harry Baird, Suzan Farmer, Alan Perry, Kenneth Turner: DVD

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Actors: Ed Bishop, George Sewell, Michael Billington, Peter Gordeno, Gabrielle Drake
Directors: Alan Perry, Kenneth Turner
Format: PAL
Language English
Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification:
Studio: ITV DVD
DVD Release Date: 18 Mar 2002
Run Time: 150 minutes
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DVD Features:
- Main Language: English
- Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital Mono
- Hearing Impaired: English
- Character Profile
- Production Gallery
- Deleted Scenes Gallery
- Behind The Scenes Gallery
ASIN: B00005V31B
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,100 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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UFO was Gerry Anderson's first live-action TV series after a decade of producing such children's animated classics as Stingray (1963) and Thunderbirds (1964). The premise of UFO, which ran for a single season of 26 episodes, was like a more serious version of Anderson's Captain Scarlet (1967)--in the near future of 1980 a hi-tech secret organisation, SHADO, waged covert war against mysterious alien attackers. Ed Bishop played the American head of SHADO--he had had previously featured in Captain Scarlet and Anderson's Doppelganger (1969)--though in all other respects this was a thoroughly British production. As with all Anderson series UFO evidenced remarkable technological inventiveness and groundbreaking production values, coupled with startling lapses in fundamental logic too numerous to list.

Much more adult in story and content than earlier Anderson productions, and surprisingly dark with its pragmatic view of human nature and downbeat endings, the show now seems like a forerunner of The X Files and the equally short-lived Dark Skies (1996). Barry Gray's memorable theme and atmospheric music greatly enhanced the overall impact. Stylishly made, though terribly sexist by current standards and featuring eye-catching costumes more fitted for a camp fancy dress party than the front line of a futuristic war, this cult classic eventually evolved into Space 1999 (1975).

On the DVD: from the animated menus onwards these DVDs have been beautifully designed and produced. The mono sound is exceptionally strong and the restored and remastered picture is almost unbelievably good for a 1970 TV show. With barely a flaw anywhere the episodes look so clear, colourful and detailed that they could have been filmed last week. --Gary S Dalkin

Special Features
4:3
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Mono English
Dolby Digital Mono
Character Profile
Production Gallery
Deleted Scenes Gallery
Behind The Scenes Gallery

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