Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
Meet the Metaliens. Their quest: To find the Kleptonite Ball
1981 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Anthony Simmons |
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| Writer: | Gray Jolliffe, Ray Corbett, Peter Richardson |
| Staring: |
| The Metaliens, alien robots intent on galactic domination, encounter a major setback. Their enormous Space Saucer, 'Compromise', enters a black hole in a strange, uncharted region of Space, and collides with another craft – sending the Kleptonite Ball, their precious cargo and the key to Universal Conquest, hurtling to a planet inhabited by primitive life forms: Earth. Having materialised in a bar, the Ball variously functions as a Christmas tree decoration, a bathroom ornament, and a fortune-teller's prop. The Metaliens must retrieve the Kleptonite Ball if their mission is ever to succeed. And that's when their problems really begin… | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1981 |
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| Director: | Anthony Simmons |
| Writer: | Gray Jolliffe, Ray Corbett, Peter Richardson |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Science Fiction, TV Movie |
| Keywords | dystopia, failed tv pilot, cliffhanger, world domination, christmas, macguffin, puppets, alien robot, sci-fi parody |
| Production Companies | Euston Films, Thames Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ed Bishop | Stainless Steel (voice) |
| Bob Hoskins | Robotham (voice) |
| Al Matthew | (voice) |
| Bill Mitchell | Kublai Chrome (voice) |
| Paddie O'Neill | Utensil / Operator (voice) |
| Christopher Sandford | (voice) |
| Graham Stark | (voice) |
| Marc Smith | (voice) |
| Fabia Drake | Miss Ruby |
| Anna Karen | Mary |
| Deryck Guyler | Vicar |
| Debbie Farrington | Daughter |
| Charles Pemberton | Dad |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Anthony Simmons | Director |
| Gray Jolliffe | Story, Writer |
| Johnny Goodman | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Denis King | Music, Conductor |
| Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Linda Agran | Script Coordinator |
| Adrian Rawle | Assistant Director |
| Marilyn Johnson | Casting Director |
| Alison Thorne | Continuity |
| Trevor Coop | Camera Operator |
| Peter Biddle | Focus Puller |
| Don Brown | Sound |
| Peter Pennell | ADR Editor |
| Tony Kerr | Construction Manager |
| Chris Jefferies | Property Master |
| Steve O'Brien | Sound Assistant |
| Adam Samuelson | Sound Assistant |
| Lorraine Goodman | Production Assistant |
| Sally Croft | Unit Publicist |
| Mike Fox | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Ken Worringham | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Brian King | Other |
| Ray Corbett | Story |
| Freddie Young | Director of Photography |
| Peter Richardson | Second Unit Director, Production Design, Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ray Corbett | Producer |
| Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
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