UFO (TV series)
The special effects (as in all Anderson's shows of this era) were supervised by Derek Meddings, and the vehicles were designed by Meddings and his assistant Michael Trim. As with all these Anderson series, the look and narrative action of "UFO" relied heavily on the groundbreaking miniature props and special effects sequences created by Meddings and his team, who devised a range of innovative low-cost, high-quality techniques used to create very convincing miniature sets and locations and miniature action scenes featuring ground transportation, underwater, atmospheric and space travel, and dramatic explosion effects. The large-scale miniature vehicles and craft used for close-up filming were extremely detailed and combine innovative design with a high level of fine workmanship. Most production miniatures typically consisted of a mixture of custom-made elements and detail pieces 'cannibalised' from commercial scale model kits.
Doppelgänger (1969 film)
Despite the polarised critical reception and commercial failure of "Doppelgänger", Lew Grade offered the Andersons further opportunities to film in live action. Their first television series not based on puppetry was "UFO", which premièred in the UK in 1970. "Doppelgänger" is considered an immediate precursor to "UFO", and has also been described as a "trial run" for the Andersons' third live-action series, "". "UFO" featured actors, costumes, props, locations and music that had previously appeared in "Doppelgänger". Of the film's cast, Ed Bishop, Keith Alexander, Cy Grant, Martin King and Jeremy Wilkin had previously had an association with the Andersons: all had provided voices for "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" except Alexander, who had voiced characters for the penultimate Supermarionation series, "Joe 90". With 11 other cast members, all but Grant and King appeared in at least one episode of "UFO", in which Bishop had in the lead role of Commander Ed Straker.