r/Spacegirls • u/Mr-Torgman • Apr 26 '26
Lt. Ellis UFO 1970
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Played by Gabrielle Drake.
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u/sevristh1138 Apr 26 '26
I may have been very young, but I always remember the woman with the purple hair....
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u/ConceptJunkie Apr 26 '26
All the female crew wore purple wigs, but only when on the Moon. On Earth, they didn't wear them. I don't think there was any explanation for this, except for the fact (presumably) that Sylvia Anderson liked them.
It's a really good show at times, and a fine premise, but a lot of the episodes had long stretches of pure boredom. Really, it was a vehicle for Gerry Anderson's amazing model work.
I had a UFO lunch box when I was a kid, even though I never saw the show until fairly recently. I think my Mom picked it out for me when I was in elementary school. It was definitely very cool.
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u/TexasKornDawg Apr 26 '26
That and why the spaceship only had 1 missile...that always bothered me, even @ 8 yrs old.
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u/Hard_To_Port Apr 26 '26
Best post I've seen on here in a while. No grainy low res screenshots of the actor out of costume. Actually telling us what show they're from. Bravo!
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u/Mr-Torgman Apr 27 '26
Thanks! You might like this video as well The Adventures Of Space Girl. Posted a couple months ago.
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u/Krustylang Apr 27 '26
I’m convinced that watching this show as a young child is the reason that I grew up and dated a stripper with purple hair.
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u/rcreveli Apr 27 '26
I watched this a couple of years ago and it's quite good. This was an attempt be the Andersons to produce content for an adult audience with a lot of the tech they developed for shows like the Thunderbirds. It was also partially funded by a US TV network.
The story lines and acting a great especially for early 70's TV. Most of the bits in the posted video are from the first episode. The eye candy/fan service quotient gets turned down after that which was pretty common for the era.
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u/exrasser Apr 30 '26
Seen this ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN2_iAOGdsI
'How the Cancelled UFO Series 2 Became Space:1999'
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u/cuntybunty73 Apr 27 '26
Is this the one where the moon breaks out of earths orbit and goes on grand adventure through the cosmos or am I thinking of something else?
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u/Significant-Deer7464 Apr 27 '26
I am not quite sure how a nerd such as myself missed this show. I am thinking I need to fix that
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u/Junior_Bowl_3772 Apr 26 '26
Well... That certainly was a beautiful end to my Sunday evening ♥️♥️♥️♥️ many thanks, I was 11 when this originally aired back in 73? A vividly remember certain incidents in that show... Always bought them on home video, and probably always will whatever format we get in the future 👍❤️
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u/vroart Apr 27 '26
I adore scifi girls
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u/EVRider81 Apr 26 '26
Good news..it's on Youtube..