Invasion: UFO
An organization called SHADO fights off aliens who are infiltrating Earth by disguising themselves as humans.
1980 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | David Tomblin, Gerry Anderson, Cyril Frankel, Jeremy Summers |
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| Writer: | David Tomblin |
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| The Earth is threatened by an alien race who kidnap and kill humans and even animals and use them for their body parts. In the year 1980 S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization), a highly secret military organization, is set up in the hope of defending the Earth from this alien threat. This organization operates from a secret location beneath the Harlington-Straker film studio in London. S.H.A.D.O. also has a base on the moon with Interceptors as well as an early warning satellite that detects inbound UFOs (called S.I.D.), and operate a fleet of submarines. General James Henderson and commander Ed Straker have a team of highly trained and well equipped females and males to battle the regularly incoming hostile UFOs. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1980 |
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| Director: | David Tomblin, Gerry Anderson, Cyril Frankel, Jeremy Summers |
| Writer: | David Tomblin |
| Genres: | Science Fiction |
| Keywords | puppet, alien, edited from tv series |
| Production Companies | ITC Entertainment, Century 21 Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ed Bishop | Cmdr. Ed Straker |
| George Sewell | Col. Alec Freeman |
| Michael Billington | Col. Paul Foster |
| Wanda Ventham | Col. Virginia Lake |
| Vladek Sheybal | Dr. Doug Jackson |
| Derren Nesbitt | Craig Collins |
| David Warbeck | Skydive Commander |
| Shane Rimmer | Lt. Bill Johnson / Alien / CIA Agent |
| Deborah Grant | Linda Simmonds |
| Patrick Allen | Turner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Tomblin | Writer, Director |
| Gerry Anderson | Creator, Director |
| Cyril Frankel | Director |
| Jeremy Summers | Director |
| Robert Mandell | Creative Producer |
| Barry Gray | Music |
| Francis Monkman | Music, Theme Song Performance |
| Karl Jenkins | Music |
| Dennis Farnon | Music |
| John Scott | Music |
| Derek Meddings | Visual Effects Director |
| David Hirsch | Creative Consultant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Gerry Anderson | Executive Producer |
| Reg Hill | Producer |
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