"Breakaway" | |
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Space: 1999 episode | |
Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Lee H. Katzin |
Written by | George Bellak |
Production code | 1 |
Original air date | 4 September 1975[1] |
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"Breakaway" is the first episode of the first series of Space: 1999. The screenplay was written by George Bellak (with an uncredited rewrite by story consultant Christopher Penfold); the director was Lee H. Katzin. Previous titles include "Zero-G", "The Void Ahead" and "Turning Point". The final shooting script is dated 22 November 1973. Live-action filming took place from 3 December 1973 to 11 January 1974 (with breaks for the holidays). A three-day re-mount took place from 22 February 1974 to 26 February 1974.[2]