Space Warp (Space: 1999)
| "Space Warp" | |
|---|---|
| Space: 1999 episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Charles Woodgrove |
| Written by | Peter Medak |
| Original air date | 2 November 1976 |
"Space Warp" is the fifteenth episode of the second series of Space: 1999 (and the thirty-ninth overall episode of the programme). The screenplay was written by Peter Medak; the director was Charles Woodgrove.
1807 days after leaving Earth orbit, Moonbase Alpha encounters a derelict spaceship. Commander Koenig and Tony Verdeschi have taken Eagle 1 to investigate. "The question is, could it's sudden appearance be connected with the fact that our science officer, Maya, has developed a high fever of unknown origin which has so far resisted all medication." Maya is having "terrible visions" of Mentor, her father, and exploding volcanoes, seemingly memories of the destruction of her homeward Psychon which we saw in Series 2, Episode 1: The Metamorph. She wants Tony to return to comfort her. Doctor Helena Russell contacts Alan Carter in Command Centre and requests that Eagle 1 return. Koenig explains that they will return after they board the derelict ship.
Just then, something goes very wrong back on the moon. The base is thrown into disarray, the visual effect used being a constant "ferris wheel" spin from the camera view. From the Eagle view-screen, Koenig and Tony see the moon recede out of sight. Helena tries desperately to calm Maya who cries out to Mentor that "it's happening again!" Finally the violent disruption ends, and Sandra "Sahn" tries to locate Eagle 1. Not only is there no sign of the Eagle, but she determines their position as five light years from their previous position. The moon has passed through a space warp. "I know it's a long shot, but if they can find that space warp, then they're going to need refueling to get back to Alpha," says Alan as he orders the launch of a refueling Eagle.
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