A Martian boy called Bilaphodorous (Michael Newell) crash lands on Earth and is befriended by English youngster Ian Spencer (Brian Smith).
Stranger From Space has the distinction of being the first science fiction production ever made for British television, predating even the adventures of Bernard Quatermass.
The series was broadest live every two weeks as part of the children’s show Whirligigand was written by Hazel Adair (who created Compactand Crossroads) and Ronald Marriott. The fortnightly broadcast schedule allowed time for viewer’s letters and suggestions to be incorporated into subsequent episodes.
The second season of the series cast radio’s “Man in Black” Valentine Dyall as Gorgol, a Martian villain.
Ian Spencer
Brian Smith Bilaphodorous
Michael Newell Professor Watkins
Richard Pearson John Armitage
John Gabriel Mrs Spencer
Betty Woolfe Pamela Vernon
Isabel George Delpho
Bruce Beeby Petrio
Peter Hawkins Gorgol
Valentine Dyall Humphrey Lestocq
Himself
Episodes
Crash Landing | On The Run | Come To The Fair | The Trap | The House on Reigate Downs | The Intruders | Lost Energy | The New Forest | Journey Through Space: Part 1 | Journey Through Space: Part 2 | The Prisoner || Message From Mars | Return Journey | The Cage | Trouble in the Air | Total Eclipse | The Battle of Power
