The Square Triangle

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"The Square Triangle" is the tenth episode aired of the first series of UFO - a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. The screenplay was written by Alan Pattillo and the director was David Lane. The episode was filmed between 3 September and 15 September 1969 and aired on the ATV Midlands on 9 December 1970. Though shown as the ninth episode, it was actually the eleventh to have been filmed.^[1][2]

The series was created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and produced by the Andersons and Lew Grade's Century 21 Productions for Grade's ITC Entertainment company.^[3]

Story[]

Straker allows a UFO to land in England in the hope of sending out SHADO's mobile operatives to capture it and its occupants. However, the UFO self-destructs and a lone alien wanders away into the surrounding woodlands, where he kills a game warden who stumbles on the UFO. At the same time, in a cottage close to the landing site, Liz Newton is conspiring with her lover Cass Fowler to murder Liz's husband, Jack. Liz plans to shoot Jack upon his arrival at home and then claim that she thought him to be an intruder. To that end Cass coaches her in the details of her alibi and it's made clear that he is the driving force in the plan. However, their scheme is foiled when the alien suddenly appears at the front door and is shot instead.

Foster and his investigation team arrive and Foster has the pair taken to SHADO headquarters, where they are given the amnesia drug to make them forget the shooting of the alien and everything that occurred in the previous twelve hours.

Meanwhile Foster investigates the cottage. Jack returns and is questioned by Foster, who then deduces the couple's murderous plan. Straker points out that they cannot share this information with the authorities as they would want to know how SHADO obtained it in the first place. Foster understands that SHADO must remain secret as its mission is to protect everyone on Earth even if it means failing to save an individual life but this does not sit well with him. He comments that Liz and Cass will simply try to kill Jack again, having lost the memory of their first attempt. The final shot shows Liz in the near future looking at Jack's grave: the second attempt on Jack's life was successful. ^[4]

Released as episode 10, it actually is episode 11 according order of production [1]

Cast[]

Starring[]

• Ed Bishop — Commander Edward Straker
• George Sewell — Col. Alec E. Freeman
• Michael Billington — Col. Paul Foster
• Gabrielle Drake — Lt. Gay Ellis
• Dolores Mantez — Lt. Nina Barry
• Gary Myers — Capt. Lew Waterman
• Keith Alexander — Lt. Keith Ford
• Ayshea — Lt. Ayshea Johnson
• Norma Ronald — Miss Ealand

Also starring[]

• Adrienne Corri — Liz Newton

Featuring[]

• Patrick Mower — Cass Fowler
• Allan Cuthbertson — Jack Newton
• Anthony Chinn — Alien
• Godfrey James — Mitchell, game warden
• Hugo Panczak — Navigator in SHADO mobile

Production notes[]

Anthony Chinn is one of 11 actors to appear in both Doppelgänger and the UFO series. This was also his second episode having previously appeared as an officer on Skydiver in Sub-Smash.

Locations included Black Park and Black Park Cottage in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire.

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