Some Dutch viewers could pick up the original 1975-77 broadcasts of Space 1999 from England and others watched broadcasts in 1977 on Germany's ZDF and on Belgian television. In 1978, the Dutch station VARA broadcast 12 episodes of the first series on their second TV channel. The episodes were subtitled and shown without commercial breaks or edits. Despite fan protests, the series was cancelled and replaced by Blake's 7 (only the first two seasons were shown before that too was cancelled). Thanks to Remco Admiraal.
See also the Netherlands Antilles islands, a Dutch colony that showed many more episodes.
Nr | Date (Fridays) | Time | Dutch Title | Translation | Original Title |
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1 | 2 June 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | De maan uit haar baan | The Moon Out of Orbit | Breakaway |
2 | 9 June 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | Ruimteoorlog | Space War | War Games |
3 | 16 June 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | Ontmoeting in de ruimte | Meeting In Space | Mission Of The Darians |
4 | 23 June 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | Terugkeer van een ruimteverkenner | Return Of The Space Shuttle Specialist | Voyager's Return |
5 | 30 June 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | De basisbaby | The Base Baby | Alpha Child |
6 | 7 July 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | De laatste vijand | The Last Enemy | The Last Enemy |
7 | 14 July 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | Kosmisch Brein | Cosmic Brain | Space Brain |
8 | 28 July 1978 | 20.27-21.17 | Levenskracht | Life Force | Force Of Life |
9 | 4 August 1978 | 18.58-19.50 | Tijd en Plaats onbekend | Time and Place Unknown | Another Time, Another Place |
10 | 11 August 1978 | 18.58-19.50 | Aan de aarde gebonden | Bound to the Earth | Earthbound |
11 | 18 August 1978 | 18.58-19.50 | Een kring om de maan | A Ring Around The Moon | Ring Around The Moon |
12 | 25 August 1978 rescheduled from Friday 21 July, 20.27-21.17 |
18.59-19.50 | De laatste zonsondergang | The Last Sunset | The Last Sunset |
Media coverage was limited (features often used Year 2 shots), and included a cover story in Veronica.
Merchandising:
Note some foreign items were also available in the Netherlands including the Airfix Eagle, the German Panini stickers and album and the German Zack comics.
Copyright Martin Willey