UFO

1980. After ten years development in top secrecy, SHADO – Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation – goes live. Its aim: to combat the threat of an alien invasion from a dying race who abduct humans to repair their own decaying bodies. SHADO's dedicated operatives fight a secret war against Earth's terrifying new menace: on land, sea, air – and in space!

The first live-action television series from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, UFO remains a benchmark sci-fi production, featuring mature storylines and groundbreaking special effects. Long-awaited on Blu-ray, it is presented here in a stunning new High Definition restoration, with all 26 episodes offering original mono or 5.1 soundtracks, alongside a wealth of special features, including:

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• From Earth to the Moon: brand new feature-length documentary with interviews, archive video, audio and stills - many of which have never been seen or heard before.
• The Women of UFO: new documentary discussing the improving sexual equality depicted in the series and the role of science fiction in striving for that change.
• Identified: SHADO New Recruits Briefing: a newly created SHADO briefing film narrated by Matt Zimmerman.
• Exclusive 600 page book on the making of the series by archive television historian Andrew Pixley.
• Dolby 5.1 audio mix as well as existing as-transmitted mono audio.
• Film material, including textless episode title backgrounds, textless end titles, stock footage, TV spots, extra footage for Identified and Exposed, unused footage from Timelash and The Long Sleep, Italian trailers.
• Audio commentaries: Identified with Gerry Anderson and Sub-Smash with Ed Bishop.
• S.I.D. Computer Voice Session and audio outtakes for these sessions and Kill Straker!.
• Archive Ed Bishop audio interview from 1986.
• Tomorrow Today: Future Fashions with Sylvia Anderson.
• Extensive image galleries – including previously unseen images.