Space:1999 Logo 'The Testament of Arkadia'
by Johnny Byrne
1999 Cast

The hurtling Moon inexplicably stops dead in space and Moonbase Alpha experiences a power drain. Realising that the base will become uninhabitable in just a few days, Commander Koenig orders the implementation of Operation Exodus - an evacuation to the nearby world of Arkadia. Exploring the surface of the lifeless world the Alphans discover a cave which contains human skeletons and a message written in the ancient language Sanskrit, which dates back twenty-five-thousand years. When further investigation shows that the trees are also native to Earth the team realise that life on Earth originally began on Arkadia. Believing that the lifeless planet is unsuitable for the Alphans’ new home, Koenig abandons the evacuation procedures, but two Alphans, Luke Ferro and Anna Davis refuse to listen; they take Doctor Russell hostage and demand supplies and an Eagle to take them back to Arkadia. Arriving on the planet, they find that the dead world is now somehow coming back to life…

Martin Landau (Commander John Koenig), Barbara Bain (Doctor Helena Russell), Barry Morse (Professor Victor Bergman), Prentis Hancock (Paul Morrow), Nick Tate (Captain Alan Carter), Zienia Merton (Sandra Benes), Clifton Jones (David Kano), Anton Phillips (Doctor Bob Mathias), Suzanne Roquette (Tanya Alexander), Orso Maria Guerrini (Luke Ferro), Lisa Harrow (Anna Davis), Ann Maj-Britt, Sarah Bullen, Loftus Burton, Andrew Dempsey, Michael Stevens, Andrew Sutcliffe (Main Mission Operatives), Tony Allyn, Quentin Pierre (Security Guards), Shane Rimmer (Voice of Operative)

Directed by David Tomblin
Produced by Sylvia Anderson
Series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson


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UK (ATV Midlands):
February 12th, 1976

Notes:
*Featuring Commander John Koenig, Doctor Helena Russell, Professor Victor Bergman, Paul Morrow, Captain Alan Carter, David Kano, Sandra Benes and Doctor Bob Mathias

*This is the last appearance of Professor Victor Bergman, Paul Morrow and David Kano; Bergman is killed due to a faulty spacesuit, and Morrow and Kano meet their deaths in an Eagle accident