The Catacombs The Production Guide
Filming
by Martin Willey

Recycled Props

Numerous Alpha instruments and panels were recycled through the series: see the Continuity Guide. This summary concentrates on the "alien" props, sets and costumes.

First used Also seen in
Breakaway

Breakaway

Chair in Koenig's room (& other Alphan living quarters throughout series- Elda)

Dorzak Croton ship

Dorzak
Breakaway The Troubled Spirit

Breakaway

Nuclear waste caps

The Troubled Spirit Hydroponics (on wall)

Force Of Life NGA3 (on wall)

Mission Of The Darians Daria exterior (SFX)

Force Of Life
Mission Of The Darians
Breakaway

Breakaway

Laser barrier posts

War Games alien room

War Games
Missing Link

Matter Of Life And Death and throughout series

Ribbon chair in Alphan living quarters

The Dorcons Archon's throne seat

The Dorcons
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset

Large alien probe

Mission Of The Darians Darian fire

Mission Of The Darians
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset

Alien probe

Journey To Where Alphan probe (in red);

A Matter Of Balance equipment room (in red)

Journey To Where A Matter Of Balance
Collision Course

Collision Course

Arra's throne

The Infernal Machine Companion's bed

The Dorcons Archon's throne

The Infernal Machine The Dorcons
The A B Chrysalis

The A B Chrysalis

Perspex screen on alien moon

Space Warp Alien screen

Space Warp
A Matter Of Balance A Matter Of Balance

A Matter Of Balance

Obelisk

Devil's Planet
The Dorcons

Devil's Planet The Dorcons
The Metamorph The Dorcons

The Metamorph

Alien corridor

One Moment Of Humanity, Devil's Planet, The Dorcons alien corridors

One Moment Of Humanity Devil's Planet
A Matter Of Balance

A Matter Of Balance

Wall sections.

The Bringers Of Wonder part 2 wall sections in Nuclear Waste Dome, Dorzak and The Immunity Syndrome

The Bringers Of Wonder part 2 The Immunity Syndrome
The Metamorph The Exiles

The Metamorph

Psyche (base) More

The Exiles Golos life support desk, Journey To Where (suspended overhead), The Dorcons Meson convertor

The domes inverted over Psyche appear in the above episodes as well as One Moment Of Humanity (Vega computer room) and Dorzak (Croton computer).

Journey To Where The Dorcons
Earthbound Earthbound

Earthbound

Round door, which opens in irregular sections.

Collision Course on Arra's ship.

The door inside the Satazius in The Last Enemy is the same dimensions, but we don't see any doors.

It is seen again in Into Infinity

Collision Course Collision Course
The Metamorph

The Metamorph door to the Grove of Psyche. Almost certainly the same door as above, but it now splits evenly in the middle.

It's the same in One Moment Of Humanity and Dorzak. It's just an opening in The Immunity Syndrome

One Moment Of Humanity Dorzak The Immunity Syndrome
The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

Bethan screens

One Moment Of Humanity Main computer

One Moment Of Humanity
The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

Consoles in Satazius (More)

The Metamorph Consoles on Psychon

The Dorcons Consoles on Dorcon ship

The Dorcons
The Taybor

The Taybor

Ship console

Space Warp

Ship console

Space Warp
The Taybor

The Taybor

Taybor's pyramid jump drive plan

A Matter Of Balance equipment room

A Matter Of Balance
Mission Of The Darians

Mission Of The Darians

Darian gun

A Matter Of Balance Sunim gun

A Matter Of Balance
War Games

Alpha Child

Laser sights (also The Last Sunset, War Games)

The Dorcons Dorcon aiming at Alpha (SFX)

The Dorcons
Alpha Child

Alpha Child

Alien bomber

War Games; also redressed in The Last Enemy

War Games
The Mark Of Archanon

The Mark Of Archanon

Maurna's dress (See more)

Dorzak Yesta's dress

Dorzak
The A B Chrysalis

The AB Chrysalis

Alien elevator

Space Warp and The Seance Spectre Alphan launch pad elevator

The Seance Spectre
Space Warp

Space Warp

Mentor's outfit

Dorzak Dorzak's costume

Dorzak

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