Invasion: Earth (1998)
Synopsis
Scientists and the military join forces as the Scottish Highlands become the battleground for a struggle against alien invaders... Invasion: Earth is a BBC science fiction mini-series. It was made in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, and released in 1998 as six fifty minute episodes.
First Air Date: 1998-05-08
Last Air Date: 1998-06-12
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Created By: Jed Mercurio
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Vincent Regan as Flt. Lt. Chris Drake
- Maggie O'Neill as Dr. Amanda Tucker
- Fred Ward as Maj. Gen. David Reece
- Phyllis Logan as Sqn. Ldr. Helen Knox
- Nicola Buckingham as Echo
- Paul J. Medford as Nick Shay
- Jo Dow as Flt. Lt. Jim Radcliffe
- Gerard Rooney as Sgt. Tuffley
- Laura Harling as Emily Tucker
- Bob Barrett as Flt. Lt. Stewart
Seasons
Miniseries (1998)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Last War
A UFO is shot down over Scotland while it was sending a signal into space. Frustrated by the RAF cover-up, the pilot who downed the craft teams up with a scientist who caught its transmission to find out what craft was.
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Ep. 2: The Fourth Dimension
After a yellow portal appears for a short time trying to drag in the UFO pilot, they decide to remove the implant discovered in his teeth. But as the implant is taken for analysis another portal appears which draws Friday, Tucker and three soldiers into it. Frustrated at his inability to stop it, Reece condones a brutal interrogation of the pilot.
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Ep. 3: Only the Dead
While they manage to get some of the UFO's systems working, the pilot finally tells his story.
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Ep. 4: The Fall of Man
Unable to convince his superiors of the existence of the NDs, Reece tries to trap one using Terell's craft as bait.
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Ep. 5: The Battle More Costly
The town of Kirkhaven becomes the focus as more and more of its inhabitants succumb to the disease spread by Cdr. Friday. Meanwhile Shay tries to find a way to detect the gates, while Preston researches a ND toxin.
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Ep. 6: The Shatterer of Worlds
A huge black hill appears outside Kirkhaven, slowly enveloping more and more land. When even heavy artillery fire leaves it unharmed, Reece decides that someone must try to fly though it and gather data.
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