The Production GuideScript To Screen: The Dorcons
by Martin Willey
The Production GuideThe 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