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Original title:The Infernal Machine
Category:TV Episode / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Released:1975–1977
Director:David Tomblin
Actors:Martin Landau,Barbara Bain,Barry Morse
Writer:Anthony Terpiloff,Elizabeth Barrows
Duration:1h
Video type:TV Episode

Rating 7.1: Votes 609

1975–1977 Martin Landau Barbara Bain Barry Morse David Tomblin

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A visiting bizarrely-constructed alien ship sends out a friendly-sounding voice invites the team of Koenig, Helena, and Victor Bergman to enter the vessel. They have been communicating with the ship itself, which insists that the Alphans send out an eagle full of materials it needs for survival. The sole "human" entity aboard the ship informs the Alphans that he constructed the ship, which calls itself Gwent, and had infused it with his own personality. After the man (called "Companion") dies, the Alphans realize the supplies aren't the only thing that the lonely Gwent has arrived here for.

Paul Morrow was in the original script for this story but Prentis Hancock had to go into hospital for an operation so his lines were given to a new character Winters.

Gwent was built in two scales (plus larger sections for the lift and Eagle docking). The big model was smashed by Nick Allder immediately after filming, in frustration after problems making the ship roll correctly.

Two Gwents, three laser tanks, were also built, to scale with a 44" Eagle and were built by Martin Bower in 12 days.

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Author: Kuve

The episode begins with Leo McKern's lovely voice announcing itself to Moonbase. However, Koenig and the rest assume this is the voice of the commander of a spaceship--little do they realize the voice IS the spaceship! When they enter the craft after being invited, they meet a man who is 'Companion'--not the commander but a humanoid who keeps the machine company. But, when this geriatric companion dies from old age, the machine begins behaving very nastily! Without its companion and conscience, the machine with feelings soon runs amok--behaving like a major jerk and bully. Can the humans hope to possibly defeat this hulking and very nasty spacecraft or escape its clutches? Tune in and see what happens next.

In addition to being the voice of the machine called 'Gwent', McKern also plays the short-lived part of the Companion. It's nice to see such a good actor in a sci-fi role. Some might love his bombastic and over the top performance as Gwent--some might be turned off, as he over-emotes considerably. I actually liked it and found the episode to be good because it is so different. A great episode, no...but a pretty good one.

Author: Lahorns Gods

Another episode of Space 1999 that is full of talking and some easy made effects done by colour lighting. But it is also full of explosions and again it's so weird to see so many eagles being destroyed and they still are available again and again. Guess they sure must had a lot of those spacecrafts!

The acting of the computer living on an alien spacecraft together with the personalificiation of the computer via a living body is excellently done by Leo McKern. But again, he do talks a lot and what did bother me is once Delmer Plebus Powells Gwent dies he lays in a coffin, but it's so easy to see that he is still breathing and I guess they noticed it while editing because when closing in suddenly you see the film freeze.

Nevertheless, it's one of those episodes that has conversations all over and some battle going on in between.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

Episode complete credited cast:
	Martin Landau	-	Commander John Koenig
	Barbara Bain	-	Dr. Helena Russell
	Barry Morse	-	Prof. Victor Bergman
	Leo McKern	-	Companion Gwent
	Clifton Jones	-	David Kano
	Zienia Merton	-	Sandra Benes
	Nick Tate	-	Alan Carter
	Gary Waldhorn	-	Winters

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