"Conflict" is the fourth episode aired of the first series of UFO - a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. Ruric Powell wrote the screenplay and it was directed by Ken Turner. The episode, initially titled "Ambush", was filmed between 2 July and 14 July 1969 and aired on the ATV Midlands network on 7 October 1970. Though shown as the fourth episode, it was actually the sixth to have been filmed.[1][2]
Lunar Module 32, commanded by Steve Maddox, departs from the Moon bound for Earth; its radar picks up an unidentified object shortly before re-entry. The audience sees that this is a small alien limpet-like UFO, hiding in the Apollo 8space wreck, which attaches to the passing LM 32 and interrupts communications with the SHADO Moonbase and modifies the spaceplane's course, causing the Lunar Module to re-enter the atmosphere at too steep an angle. The limpet UFO detaches from the stricken spacecraft, which explodes shortly after, and returns to its hiding place to await another victim.
Meanwhile, Straker is trying to convince General Henderson, head of the International Astrophysical Commission, to increase debris-eliminating space missions as he thinks that his pilots risk more in a month than Henderson's do in a year. Henderson mockingly accepts this but insists on activating the "Washington Square" protocol: the cancelation of all lunar spaceflights.
After Maddox's burial-in-space funeral at the Moonbase Paul Foster, convinced that it was not human error that killed his friend, blasts off in a lunar module against orders and flies on the same course to prove Maddox's innocence. As with LM 32, the limpet UFO attaches itself to Foster's module and interferes with the controls, proving his theory. Foster survives by deliberately entering the atmosphere at a very shallow angle which prevents the limpet UFO from steepening his spacecraft's descent enough to destroy it before it detaches and returns to hiding. Straker issues orders to destroy all space wrecks where the UFO might be located and invites Henderson to SHADO Control, having deduced that the limpet craft was some sort of lure.
In response a standard UFO prepares to attack the Harlington-Straker Studios but is soon destroyed by Sky One.[4] Henderson is convinced of the merits of Straker's request to clear all space debris and agrees to support the plan but cautions Straker that, like himself, he may also have been too sure about being right.
One of the photos which may have influenced the erroneous appearance of the Apollo 8 wreck in the episode.
The space junk maps seen in the episode feature very few objects.
The Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter, which was probably seen only in photographs by the model maker, was misunderstood as some sort of hatch, as it is attached, semi-opened, at the S-IVBrocket stage of the Apollo 8 wreck.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Conflict UFO news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Conflict is the fourth episode aired of the first series of UFO a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth Ruric Powell wrote the screenplay and it was directed by Ken Turner The episode initially titled Ambush was filmed between 2 July and 14 July 1969 and aired on the ATV Midlands network on 7 October 1970 Though shown as the fourth episode it was actually the sixth to have been filmed 1 2 Conflict UFO episodeEpisode no Episode 4Directed byKen TurnerWritten byRuric PowellEditing byLen WalterProduction code6Original air date7 October 1970 1970 10 07 Guest appearancesDrewe Henley as Captain Steve Maddox Gerald Norman as Spacecraft pilot Alan Tucker as Spacecraft navigator David Courtland as Maddox s crewman Michael Kilgarriff as Joe Steiner Louisa Rabaiotti as SHADO OperativeEpisode chronology Previous The Cat with Ten Lives Next A Question of Priorities List of episodesThe series was created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade s Century 21 Productions for Grade s ITC Entertainment company 3 Contents 1 Plot 1 1 Trivia 1 1 1 Errors 2 Regular cast 3 Production notes 4 References 5 External linksPlot editLunar Module 32 commanded by Steve Maddox departs from the Moon bound for Earth its radar picks up an unidentified object shortly before re entry The audience sees that this is a small alien limpet like UFO hiding in the Apollo 8 space wreck which attaches to the passing LM 32 and interrupts communications with the SHADO Moonbase and modifies the spaceplane s course causing the Lunar Module to re enter the atmosphere at too steep an angle The limpet UFO detaches from the stricken spacecraft which explodes shortly after and returns to its hiding place to await another victim Meanwhile Straker is trying to convince General Henderson head of the International Astrophysical Commission to increase debris eliminating space missions as he thinks that his pilots risk more in a month than Henderson s do in a year Henderson mockingly accepts this but insists on activating the Washington Square protocol the cancelation of all lunar spaceflights After Maddox s burial in space funeral at the Moonbase Paul Foster convinced that it was not human error that killed his friend blasts off in a lunar module against orders and flies on the same course to prove Maddox s innocence As with LM 32 the limpet UFO attaches itself to Foster s module and interferes with the controls proving his theory Foster survives by deliberately entering the atmosphere at a very shallow angle which prevents the limpet UFO from steepening his spacecraft s descent enough to destroy it before it detaches and returns to hiding Straker issues orders to destroy all space wrecks where the UFO might be located and invites Henderson to SHADO Control having deduced that the limpet craft was some sort of lure In response a standard UFO prepares to attack the Harlington Straker Studios but is soon destroyed by Sky One 4 Henderson is convinced of the merits of Straker s request to clear all space debris and agrees to support the plan but cautions Straker that like himself he may also have been too sure about being right Trivia edit Steve Maddox was the name of John Koenig in the first Space 1999 script Zero G Errors edit nbsp One of the photos which may have influenced the erroneous appearance of the Apollo 8 wreck in the episode The space junk maps seen in the episode feature very few objects The Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter which was probably seen only in photographs by the model maker was misunderstood as some sort of hatch as it is attached semi opened at the S IVB rocket stage of the Apollo 8 wreck Regular cast editEd Bishop Col Edward Straker Commander in chief of SHADO Michael Billington Col Paul J Foster Peter Gordeno Capt Peter Carlin Gabrielle Drake Lt Gay Ellis Wanda Ventham Col Virginia Lake Dolores Mantez Lt Nina Barry Gary Myers Capt Lew Waterman Keith Alexander Lt Keith Ford Ayshea Lt Ayshea Johnson Norma Ronald Miss Ealand Grant Taylor Gen James L Henderson President of IACProduction notes editPinewood Studios Buckinghamshire and Neptune House at ATV Elstree Studios Borehamwood References edit UFO Episode Guide Conflict Fanderson Archived from the original on 8 October 2017 Retrieved 15 October 2017 UFO Characters Conflict SHADO Library Retrieved 15 October 2017 Underappreciated TV UFO Den of Geek 4 January 2008 Retrieved 15 October 2017 Bentley Chris 10 January 2003 The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson s UFO 978 1903111659 p 56 ISBN 978 1903111659 External links edit Conflict at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conflict 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