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UFO

★ 7.9 5K votes 1970–1971 1 season · 26 episodes Ended Associated Television
Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 7/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ed BishopDolores MantezMichael BillingtonAyshea BroughGeorge SewellKeith Alexander
Written by
Gerry AndersonSylvia AndersonReg Hill
Starring
Ed BishopDolores MantezMichael BillingtonAyshea BroughGeorge SewellKeith Alexander
Written by
Gerry AndersonSylvia AndersonReg Hill
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0125250375500

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About

"Cold War paranoia dressed up as alien invasion"

In a near future where aliens are secretly abducting humans for grim purposes, a covert military organization called SHADO fights back using submarines, moon bases, and disguised operatives. Created by Gerry Anderson after his puppet work, this is a surprisingly adult, moody series with slow-burn tension rather than pew-pew action. The stiff hairstyles and dated fashions are pure period charm, but the paranoia, bureaucratic grind, and personal cost of secrecy give it real weight. It's less about spectacle and more about the toll of fighting an invisible war.

Watch it for

the surprisingly bleak, adult tone beneath its retro-futuristic gadgets and model effects.

Maybe skip if

you need fast pacing, since episodes favor mood and procedure over action.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11970
7.56K2620h 54m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Identified7.5
41249 min
▶2Exposed7.7
30847 min
▶3The Cat with Ten Lives7.3
25647 min
▶4Conflict7.4
23747 min
▶5A Question of Priorities7.8
27648 min
▶6E.S.P.7.2
21948 min
▶7Kill Straker!7.4
21048 min
▶8Sub-Smash7.6
23848 min
▶9Destruction7.3
21148 min
▶10The Square Triangle7.5
23548 min
▶11Close Up7.1
22149 min
▶12The Psychobombs7.6
22447 min
▶13Survival7.6
23347 min
▶14Mindbender7.9
22947 min
▶15Flight Path7.2
21248 min
▶16The Man Who Came Back7.4
20147 min
▶17The Dalotek Affair7.3
22647 min
▶18Timelash8.1
24850 min
▶19Ordeal6.9
22360 min
▶20Court Martial7.5
20248 min
▶21Computer Affair7.2
22147 min
▶22Confetti Check A-O.K.7.4
20447 min
▶23The Sound of Silence7.1
20448 min
▶24Reflections in the Water7.6
19450 min
▶25The Responsibility Seat7.5
20347 min
▶26The Long Sleep7.5
20247 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Ed Bishop Cmdr. Straker, Comdr. Straker
Dolores Mantez Nina Barry, Moonbase Comdr., Lt. Nina Barry
Michael Billington Col. Foster, Paul Foster
Ayshea Brough Shado Operative, Shado Radio Operator, Moonbase Operative
George Sewell Col. Freeman, Alec Freeman
Keith Alexander Lt. Ford, Shado Radio Operator
Antonia Ellis Joan Harrington
Gary Myers Capt. Waterman, Lew Waterman, Astronaut
Gabrielle Drake Lt. Ellis
Vladek Sheybal Dr. Jackson, Jackson

Crew

Gerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
Reg Hill

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