The Catacombs Episode Guide

One Moment of Humanity

The Exiles Year 2 - Episode 3 All that Glisters

Writer Tony Barwick
Director Charles Crichton
Guest Stars Billie Whitelaw, Leigh Lawson
Original Title One Second Of Humanity
Belgium (Flemish) Even Mens zijn 31 Aug 1977
Spain Un momento de humanidad A moment of humanity14 Apr 1977
France/Canada Humain, ne serait-ce qu'un moment Human, just for a moment 25 Dec 1976
Italy Vega 13 Apr 1979
Japan Temptation of the Space Androids 20 May 1981
Poland Chwila czlowieczenstwa 2 Dec 1978
Portugal Um Momento de Humanidade One Moment of Humanity 10 Sep 1977
South Africa'n Oomblik van Menslikheid A Moment Of Humanity5 May 1984
USA (New York) 11 Dec 1976
USA (San Francisco) 29 Jan 1977
UK (ATV) 25 Sep 1976
UK (LWT) 25 Sep 1976

A planet of human robots...but their complete mastery over those who have created them needs one further sense. They need the emotion that will enable them to kill. Can they learn from the Alphans? ITC summary

Background

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Sets

Int. Command Centre
Int. Power Room / Int. Life Support Centre
Int. Recreation Centre
Int. Helena's Quarters
Int. Alpha Corridor

Int. Garden Of Vega
Int. Vega Room
Int. Master Computer/Vega Corrdior
Int. Vega Corridor
Int. Cave

SFX

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Music

Science

Continuity

Chronology:

515 days after leaving Earth orbit (Fri 9 Feb 2001)

Alpha Personnel:

0 fatalities.

Alpha Technology:

Eagles:

None

Maya transformations:

Hairstyle, Madagascar hissing cockroach, parrot (Green-Wing Macaw)

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Planets:

Vega

Aliens:

Zarl and Zamara, Vegan androids, and the "numbers", humanoids.

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Props:

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The orange jacket worn by Maya was worn by Koenig in Dragon's Domain, a guard in Testament Of Arkadia and Picard in The Metamorph

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Prison corridors are revamped from The Metamorph, Devil's Planet and The Dorcons

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The main computer uses Bethan screens from The Last Enemy, perspex domes from The Exiles and polystrene balls from Guardian Of Piri


Cast:

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Observations

A huge number of publicity photos were taken during the filming of this episode, especially of Koenig or Maya fighting with a stuntman dressed as a Vegan android in the Command Center. There were also some nice portraits of Helena and Maya in their off-duty dresses.
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