Matter of Life and Death (Space: 1999)

"**Matter of Life and Death**"
"Matter of Life and Death"
Space: 1999 episode
Episode no.	Series 1; Episode 13
Directed by	Charles Crichton
Written by	Art Wallace & Johnny Byrne
Editing by	Derek Hyde Chambers
Production code	2
Original air date	27 November 1975
Guest appearances
	Richard Johnson as Lee Russell; Stuart Damon as Astronaut Parks; John Oxley as Astronaut Bannion; Tony Allyn as Security Guard One; Quentin Pierre as Security Guard Two; Barbara Kelly as Computer Voice;
Episode chronology
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"Matter of Life and Death" is the 13th episode of the first series of Space: 1999. The screenplay was written by Art Wallace and Johnny Byrne; the director was Charles Crichton. The original title was "Siren Planet". The final shooting script is dated 8 January 1974. Live-action filming took place Monday 14 January 1974 through Wednesday 30 January 1974.^[2]

^ Fanderson - The Original Gerry Anderson Website. Original ATV Midlands broadcast date
^ Destination: Moonbase Alpha, Telos Publications, 2010

[1] Fanderson - The Original Gerry Anderson Website. Original ATV Midlands broadcast date

[DMA-2] Destination: Moonbase Alpha, Telos Publications, 2010

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