The Catacombs The Production Guide
Script To Screen: The Dorcons
by Martin Willey

Script To Screen


The first series of Space 1999 had suffered from constant over-runs, taking 15 months to film instead of 12. For the second series, careful planning was required to avoid over-runs. As can be seen in these progressive shooting schedules, episodes were scheduled to be "doubled-up", filming two simultaneously. However, as can be seen in successive plans, the dates still slipped. Even the final schedule was wrong; production finally wrapped on 23rd December 1976. Three of the six episodes here changed titles: Mutiny became The Seance Spectre, Devil's Moon became Devil's Planet, and Return Of The Dorcons became The Dorcons.

GERRY ANDERSON PRODUCTIONS LTD.

"SPACE 1999" - SERIES II

PROGRESSIVE SHOOTING SCHEDULE AS REVISED 12th OCTOBER 1976

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EPISODE EPISODE TITLE DIRECTOR ESTIMATED
SHOOTING PERIOD
19. "THE LAMBDA FACTOR" Charles Crichton 29 Sept - 15 Oct.
20. "MUTINY" Peter Medak 18 Oct - 29 Oct.
21** "DORZAK" Val Guest 1 Nov - 12 Nov
22** "DEVIL'S MOON" Tom Clegg 1 Nov - 12 Nov
23. "THE IMMUNITY SYNDROME" Bob Brooks 15 Nov - 26 Nov
24. "RETURN OF THE DORCONS" Tom Clegg 29 Nov - 10 Dec.

PLEASE NOTE:

Double-up episodes are 21**/22**.

FRANK S. GREEN
Associate Producer

GERRY ANDERSON PRODUCTIONS LTD.

"SPACE 1999" - SERIES II

PROGRESSIVE SHOOTING SCHEDULE AS REVISED 26th OCTOBER 1976

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EPISODE EPISODE TITLE DIRECTOR ESTIMATED
SHOOTING PERIOD
20. "THE SEANCE SPECTRE"
formerly titled: "MUTINY"
Peter Medak 18 Oct - 1 Nov
(11 days)
21** "DORZAK" Val Guest 2nd Nov - 16 Nov
(11 days)
22** "DEVIL'S MOON" Tom Clegg 2nd Nov - 17 Nov
(12 days)
23. "THE IMMUNITY SYNDROME" Bob Brooks 17 Nov - 30 Nov
(10 days)
24. "RETURN ON THE DORCONS" Tom Clegg 1st Dec - 14 Dec.
(10 days)

PLEASE NOTE:

Double-up episodes are 21**/22**.

FRANK S. GREEN
Associate Producer

GERRY ANDERSON PRODUCTIONS LTD.

"SPACE 1999" - SERIES II

PROGRESSIVE SHOOTING SCHEDULE AS REVISED 16th NOVEMBER 1976

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EPISODE EPISODE TITLE DIRECTOR ESTIMATED
SHOOTING PERIOD
23. "THE IMMUNITY SYNDROME" Bob Brooks 19th Nov - 3rd Dec
(11 days)
24. "RETURN OF THE DORCONS" Tom Clegg 6th Dec - 17th Dec.
(10 days)

PLEASE NOTE:

Double-up episodes are 21**/22**.

FRANK S. GREEN
Associate Producer


Copyright Martin Willey