The Continuity Guide
Moonbase Guide
Corridors
by Martin Willey

Year 1 Corridors

The corridor set appeared in all but 3 episodes of Year 1. For each episode it was rebuilt, often on different studio stage, although the pattern was only altered for the side corridors or doors at the central intersection and either side of the travel tube.

The corridor set in Breakaway. The communications post has a blue "E" designation (embarkation?). The Jarama desk only appears (on it's side) in the post-breakaway shot. The wall phones are missing (we can see blank walls behind the communications post). The corridor is very busy with people walking past; in later episodes the corridors are largely empty. This set was built on stage H and filmed on 3rd January 1974 (call sheet).

A brief scene in Matter of Life and Death shows the side intersection, with a narrow parallel corridor. Shot on H stage on 30th January 1974.

Outside Helena's quarters in Black Sun. At the far end, the communications post sits directly in front of the travel tube door (we can just about see the sign). The nearer intersection has no post. There are two single chairs in the corridor outside Helena's room, as if she expects visitors to sit waiting for her. Shot on H stage on 19th February 1974 (call sheet)

The ending of Black Sun. We see the wall phones for the first time. There is a curious dead-end to the one side of the travel tube door. The communications posts are in there standard positions. The one close to the travel tube has no designation, while the intersection beyond has a grey "M" (medical?). There are still 2 chairs around Helena's door.

Ring Around The Moon

In Earthbound we see more of the wall phones. Again, the wall to the side of the travel tube is a dead end. Shot on H stage, 15th March 1974.

In Another Time, Another Place, the travel tube has a new sign (the "Nuclear Power Station" sign from Earthbound, but no guards this time). The second communication post is pushed far to the side, flush to the wall. We also see the corridor from the opposite direction, in the abandoned Moonbase. Shot on H Stage, 16th April 1974.

In Missing Link, an unusual corridor that leads to the Diagnostic Unit. There is a set of 4 windows to the lunar surface alongside one wall, and steps in the corridor at the corner. This is actually a revamp of Main Mission. Main Mission revamp shot on L Stage, 30th April 1974. Main corridor shot on H Stage, 29th April 1974

Guardian Of Piri is the first time we clearly see the Jarama desk, which was barely seen in Black Sun. At the central intersection, the communications post is nearly but not quite central. Shot on H Stage 10th May 1974.

See corridors for Force Of Life

In Alpha Child the travel tube door is open and labelled "Medical Centre", even though the travel tube interior is clearly seen (with a gurney). Filmed on H Stage, 18-19th May 1974.

The Last Sunset has a few shots in the standard corridor, plus a corridor extension to the techlab set. Techlab corridor part filmed on L Stage, 5th August 1974; new film plus standard corridor on H Stage, 21st August 1974.

In Voyager's Return the Experimental Lab set is attached to the intersection of the corridor. Standard corridor on H Stage, 13th August 1974; Experimental and corridor filmed on M stage 19-21st August.

A brief scene in the corridor in Collision Course shows the central intersection, revealing both sides are dead-ends. The communications post designation seems to be "LQ" (for living quarters because it is close to Koenig's quarters?). Filmed on H Stage, 23rd August 1974.

After a few episodes away from Alpha, End Of Eternity features the corridors prominently. The wall light panels are green, apart from some of the narrow strips. At least on one side there are double doors at the central intersection, which we see the characters going through; beyond is a narrow lateral corridor. There are even very brief glimpses of the wall map. Filmed on H Stage, 18th, 21st and 22nd October 1974.

There is also a small corridor sections outside the two Medical Centres.

In War Games, a new corridor outside the Medical Centre. There is a curved corner. When Medical is evacuated, the lights are red. Filmed on L stage, 30-31st October 1974.

The regular corridor with fallen communications post. The tilted corridor was filmed on M stage on 28th October 1974, with more stunt work on H Stage on 31st October 1974.

In The Last Enemy a view from the travel tube door. Filmed on H Stage, 8th November 1974.

In The Troubled Spirit another special corridor, similar to the standard but attached to the Hydroponics set. The direction signs on the communication post indicate "Hydroponics Unit 2" are to the sides (depending on the direction we see them), rather than at the end of the corridor. In one (nightmare) scene, the whole corridor disappears, replaced by a wall of light panels. Filmed on M Stage, 27 November-4 December 1974

The regular corridor also appears. There is one odd version of the corridor with the travel tube door replaced with two blank panels. Filmed on H stage, 21-22 November 1974.

In Space Brain, the corridor central intersection is has at least one lighted panel in depth. Filmed on H Stage, 18 November 1974. The corridor section outside the computer room was shot on M Stage on 19 November.

The Embarkation corridor in Dragon's Domain is a standard corridor, but in place of the travel tube there is a short docking tube and the Eagle passenger module. The wall map is glimpsed briefly. The communications post is found in the dead-end corridor to one side. Filmed on H Stage, 5th February 1975

The final appearance of the year 1 corridor in Testament of Arkadia. We see another dead-end alongside the travel tube. This is the only time the corridor has red illumination. Filmed on H Stage, 10th February 1975.