The Production Guide
Guidelines (final version)
by Martin Willey

Guidelines (final version)

This is the "Guidelines (final version)" prepared by story consultant George Bellak and associate consultant Christopher Penfold. It is dated 3rd September 1973. At the time they were still based at Elstree Studios. It was reprinted in Starlog issues 38 and 39 (September/October 1980), and in the book To Everything That Might Have Been (2022) pages 64-76. The original is twenty pages long.

An earlier undated Guidelines document had names and different nationalities for the Professor (Sabatini, Italian) and pilot (Grayson, British), reflecting early casting decisions.

This document was never revised.

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Moon Base Alpha
• 3. The Sections
• 4. Alpha Routine
• 5. Transport
• 6. Communications
• 7. Health
• 8. Weapons
• 9. Time Scheme
• 10. The Story
• 11. Leading Characters
• 12. Standing sets

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SPACE:1999 GUIDELINES (Final Version)

SPACE 1999
A GROUP THREE PRODUCTION

GUIDELINES FOR WRITERS, PRINCIPAL ARTISTS, PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL EFFECTS DEPARTMENT, ART DEPARTMENT

BY
GEORGE BELLAK (STORY CONSULTANT) and
CHRISTOPHER PENFOLD (ASSOCIATE STORY CONSULTANT)

EMI-MGM Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Herts.
3rd September 1973

(N.B. This document will be revised from time to time, either in the form of amended s of different color or by a replacement of the whole.)

1. Introduction
2. Moon Base Alpha	Layout, organisation, personnel
3. The Sections	Main Mission, M&E, Technical&Engineering, Reconnaissance, Security, Service
4. Alpha Routine	Living, feeding, relaxing
5. Transport	Travel Tube, MTU
6. Communications	IDX, Central Computer, Communications Post
7. Health
8. Weapons	TSLA
9. Time Scheme
10. The Story
11. Leading Characters	John Robert Koenig, Dr Helena Russell, the Professor
12. Standing Sets	8 standing sets incl. Central Control, Commander's Office, Living Quarters, MTU