Cast & Crew

First Series (1953-54)

Character

Actor

Episodes

Jet Morgan

Andrew Faulds

All

Lemmy Barnet

David Kossoff

All

Stephen Mitchell

Bruce Beeby
Don Sharp

2-6
7-18

Doc Matthews

Guy Kinglsey Poynter

1-2, 4-18

Sir William Morgan

Wilfred Walter

1-3

Mackenzie ('Mac')

Robert Percival

1-3

The Time Traveller ('The Voice')

David Jacobs
Deryck Guyler

13
14-18

Control

David Jacobs

4-6, 9, 18

Narrator

Guy Kinglsey Poynter

1-3

Voice of London

Alan Keith

6

Uncle Hector

Duncan McIntyre

7

Spaceship X4372

David Jacobs

7

Moon Control

Duncan McIntyre

7

BBC Overseas Service

Wyndham Milligan

8

Weather Station XLG

David Jacobs

9

Announcer

Andrew Faulds

All

Other Voices

Mark Baker
Errol McKinnon
Jessica Dunning
Bruce Beeby
Guy Kingsley Poynter

1-2
1-2
1
1
1-4

Top: David Jacobs, Van Phillips, Charles Chilton, Deryck Guyler. Bottom: David Kossoff, Andrew Faulds, Guy Kingsley Poynter, Don Sharp


The Red Planet (1954-55)

Character

Actor

Episodes

Jet Morgan

Andrew Faulds

All

Lemmy Barnet

David Kossoff

All

Doc Matthews

Guy Kinglsey Poynter

All

Stephen Mitchell

Bruce Beeby

All

Frank Rogers

David Jacobs

1-3, 6, 8-13, 15, 18-20

James Edward Whitaker

Anthony Marriott

2-7 *

Peterson (Freighter No. 6)

David Jacobs

1, 3-5, 7-8

Freighter No. 5 (Bill Grimshaw, American)

David Jacobs

3, 12, 18, 20

Earth Control (Australian)

David Jaobs

1-3, 5-6, 7-8, 20

McLean (Freighter No.1, Freighter No.2)

David Jacobs

5, 10-11,
13-15, 18-19

Dobson (Conditioned)

David Jacobs

17, 19-20

The Flying Doctor (Australian)

John Cazbon

17-18

Mr John Brody, Sheep Farmer (Australian)

David Jacobs

15-17

Martha Brody (Australian)

Mati Hedd

15-16

Bill Webster

John Cazbon

19-20

Paddy, Polar Base (Irish)

David Jacobs

19-20

Moon Control (English)

David Jacobs

1, 20

Taffy

Anthony Marriot

1

Engineering Section

Anthony Marriot

1

Journalist 1 (English)

David Jacobs

1

Journalist 2 (French)

Anthony Marriot

1

Journalist 3 (American)

David Jacobs

1

'Time' Control

Anthony Marriott

1

Mrs Barnet

Miriam Karlin

13

Mr Vanburgh (German)

David Jacobs

13

Dingo Hunter (Australian)

John Cazabon

14

Sam, Factory Controller

Don Sharp (uncredited)

20

Factory Worker (Cockney)

David Jacobs

20

Factory Worker

David Jacobs

20

     
     

Freighter No. 1 (Pete)

Anthony Marriott

1

Freighter No. 1

David Jacobs

3

Freighter No. 1

Bruce Beeby (or Don Sharp?)

4

Freighter No. 2 (Welsh)

Anthony Marriott

10

Freighter No. 3

Anthony Marriott

1

Freighter No. 3

David Jacobs

3

Freighter No. 3

Bruce Beeby, Anthony Marriott or Don Sharp?

4

Freighter No. 3 (Irish)

David Jacobs

20

Freighter No. 4 (Harding, Scottish)

David Jacobs

4

Freighter No. 4

Bruce Beeby

3

Freighter No. 4

Anthony Marriott

4

Freighter No. 4 (American)

David Jacobs

6

Freighter No. 4

Don Sharp (uncredited)

20

Freighter No. 5

Anthony Marriott

1

Freighter No. 5 (Another American)

David Jacobs

4

Freighter No. 6 (Barker, Irish)

David Jacobs

4

Freighter No. 7 (Simmonds)

Anthony Marriott

1

Freighter No. 7 (Bill Johnson, Scottish)

David Jacobs

3-4

Freighter No. 8 (Scottish, McDonald)

David Jacobs

1, 4-5

Freighter No. 8 (Hammond, Scottish)

Bruce Beeby

3

Freighter No. 8

Bruce Beeby / Anthony Marriott

4

Bob the Beetle

Himself

15-16

Announcer

David Jacobs

All


* Whitaker's dialogue for episode 4 could well have been recorded in the session for episode 5, since he only appears in the second half of the episode and is mute for the first half, but then again "He never says a word, unless it's absolutely necessary."

Waiting for a bus: Andrew Faulds, Bruce Beeby, Guy Kingsley Poynter, David Kossoff


The World In Peril (1955-56)

Character

Actor

Episodes

Jet Morgan

Andrew Faulds

All

Lemmy Barnet

Alfie Bass

All

Doc Matthews

Guy Kinglsey Poynter

All

Stephen Mitchell

Don Sharp

All

Voice / Frank Rogers

David Jacobs

5-20

The Luna Controller / Voice / Jack Evans

Alan Tilvern

1, 3-4, 13, 14-20

'Martian' / Machine

David Jacobs

11-16

Paddy Flynn

Pat Campbell

9-13

The Martian

John Cazabon
Alfie Bass
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Don Sharp
David Jacobs
Alan Tilvern
Andrew Faulds

18
18-20
19-20
19
19
19
19

Harding (Scottish)

David Jacobs

19-20

Conditioned Foreman

David Jacobs

10-12

Earth Control (Australian)

David Jacobs

5, 17-18, 20

Earth Control (English)

David Jacobs

2

Earth Control (American)

David Jacobs

2

Moon Control (English)

David Jacobs

1, 5

Moon Control (American)

David Jacobs

4

Moon Control Room (Australian)

David Jacobs

4

Investigator 1

Alan Tilvern

1

Investigator 2 (Scottish)

David Jacobs

1

Professor Hadley (Scottish)

David Jacobs

1

Jenkins, Rocket Station Supervisor

John Cazabon

2

McLean

David Jacobs

2

Mr Moor

Fred Yule

3

Chaffeur (Conditioned)

David Jacobs

3

Guard

David Jacobs

3

Receptionist

David Jacobs

4

Observatory

David Jacobs

4

Pilot X170 (American)

David Jacobs

5

Conditioned Crewman (American)

David Jacobs

14

Cowboy 1 (American)

Alan Tilvern

20

Cowboy 2, Chuck, (American, old)

David Jacobs

20

TV Announcer 1 (American)

David Jacobs

20

TV Announcer 2 (American)

Alan Tilvern

20

TV Commercial Voice 'Voco' (American)

David Jacobs

20

Announcer

David Jacobs

All

Narrator

David Jacobs

All

Celestial Choir

The George Mitchell Choir

9-13, 19-20

Left to Right: Don Sharp (Mitch), Andrew Faulds (Jet), Alfie Bass (Lemmy) and Guy Kingsley Poynter (Doc) in a recording studio 1956.

Operation Luna (1958)

Recorded in 1957, this was a remake of the first series in thirteen episodes for sales overseas, as part of BBC Transcription Services.

Character

Actor

Episodes

Jet Morgan

Andrew Faulds

All

Lemmy Barnet

Alfie Bass

All

Doc Matthews

Guy Kinglsey Poynter

All

Stephen Mitchell

David Williams

All

The Time Traveller

Deryck Guyler

9-13

Control

John Cazabon
David Jacobs

1-2
5, 13

Voice of London

Alan Keith

2

Uncle Hector

Duncan McIntyre

3

Spaceship X4372

David Jacobs

3

Moon Control

Duncan McIntyre

3

BBC Overseas Service

David Jacobs

4

Weather Station XLG

David Jacobs

5

Alien Voice

David Jacobs

8

Announcer

Guy Kinglsey Poynter
David Jacobs

1-2, 9-10
3-8, 11-13


The Return From Mars (1981)

Character

Actor

 

Jet Morgan

John Pullen

 

Lemmy Barnet

Anthony Hall

 

Doc Matthews

Ed Bishop

 

Stephen Mitchell

Nigel Graham

 

Cassia

Elisabeth Proud

 

Pilot

Graham Faulkner

 

Control

Sion Probert

 

Supervisor

John Webb

 

Nichols

Patrick Barr

 

Videophone

John McAndrew

 

Councillor

Stephen Garlick

 

Wrist radio

David Bradshawe

 

Sotteer

Christopher Scott

 

 

 

 

Directed by

Glyn Dearman


General Cast

Jet Morgan.................................Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnet............................David Kossoff / Alfie Bass
Doc...........................................Guy Kinglsey Poynter
Mitch.........................................Bruce Beeby / Don Sharp / David Williams

Other parts played by
David Jacobs, John Cazabon, Alan Keith, Duncan McIntyre, Deryck Guyler,
Anthony Marriott, Miriam Karlin, Madi Hedd, Alan Tilvern, Fred Yule, Pat Campbell, Wilfred Walter, Robert Percival, Mark Baker and Errol McKinnon.

Other Credits

Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips

Sound effects and special sound control by Brian Willey, Charles Warrender, Joe Young & Tony Luke

Scientific advisor Kenneth Gatland

Written and Produced for the BBC by Charles Chilton