ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Guardian of Piri</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#000000"> <TABLE ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="580" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="3" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="150" VALIGN=MIDDLE ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="1999 Pictures/1999 Logo.jpg" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="116" BORDER="0" ALT="Space:1999 Logo"></TD> <TD WIDTH="250" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="4" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"><B>'Guardian of Piri'</B><BR><FONT SIZE="3">by Christopher Penfold*<BR><BR>(Story by David Weir*)<BR>*Uncredited</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="150" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="1999 Pictures/1999 Cast.jpg" WIDTH="180" HEIGHT="123" ALT="1999 Cast"></TD></TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> A mysterious force takes over Moonbase Alpha s main computer and reports that the nearby planet of Piri is the perfect world that the Alphans have been searching for. After an Eagle is sent to investigate, the crew goes missing, prompting Commander Koenig to decide to lead a search party. Landing on the planet, he discovers that Piri is completely lifeless apart from a beautiful girl who proclaims to be the Guardian of Piri. Koenig finds the missing crewmen but they are unwilling to leave, preferring to live in  paradise on Piri. Returning to Alpha, Koenig is betrayed by his colleagues who have succumbed to the Guardian's influence. They begin Operation Exodus - the complete evacuation of the base - and head for the planet below. After the Guardian appears and taunts Koenig he decides to return to the planet to free his crew from their living death under her hypnosis& <BR><BR> Martin Landau (<B>Commander John Koenig</B>), Barbara Bain (<B>Doctor Helena Russell</B>), Barry Morse (<B>Professor Victor Bergman</B>), Prentis Hancock (<B>Paul Morrow</B>), Nick Tate (<B>Captain Alan Carter</B>), Zienia Merton (<B>Sandra Benes</B>), Clifton Jones (<B>David Kano</B>), Anton Phillips (<B>Doctor Bob Mathias</B>), Suzanne Roquette (<B>Tanya Alexander</B>), Catherine Schell (<B>Servant of the Guardian</B>), Michael Culver (<B>Peter Irving</B>), John Lee-Barber (<B>Eagle Co-Pilot</B>), James Fagan (<B>Ken Johnson</B>), June Bolton, Loftus Burton, Andrew Dempsey, Christine Donna, Raymond Harris, Michael Stevens (<B>Main Mission Operatives</B>), Tony Allyn (<B>Security Guard</B>), Gareth Hunt (<B>Eagle Pilot</B>), John Gleeson (<B>Ed Davis</B>), Anne Henson (<B>Sarah Graham</B>), Trevor Ainsley (<B>Technician</B>), Juliet King, Jodi Sherwood, Willow (<B>Nurses</B>) <BR><BR><B>Directed by Charles Crichton <BR>Produced by Sylvia Anderson <BR>Series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson</B> <BR><BR><B>TX:</B> <FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> <BR>UK (ATV Midlands):<BR> November 13th, 1975 <BR><BR><B>Notes:</B> <BR>*Featuring Commander John Koenig, Doctor Helena Russell, Professor Victor Bergman, Paul Morrow, Captain Alan Carter, David Kano, Sandra Benes and Doctor Bob Mathias <BR><BR>*Working title:  Nobody's Perfect <BR><BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>