Barbara Bain, who played Dr. Helena Russell in the British sci-fi series Space: 1999, has boarded an upcoming documentary about the show’s famed spacecraft, the Eagle.
The Eagle Has Landed, which is being directed and produced by Jeffrey Morris, will also feature interviews with Apollo XVI astronaut Charles Duke Jr., the Academy Award-winning visual effects artist Bill George, and the Space: 1999 VFX artist Brian Johnson.
“Space: 1999 appeared on TV a few short years after the world watched Neil Armstrong take the first steps on the moon,” Morris noted in a statement (the series ran for two seasons between 1975 and 1977). “The show’s unforgettable Eagle inspired a generation to envision a future in space and is still doing so decades later. The question we explore is ‘why?’ What is it about this imaginary craft that has captured and held imaginations for nearly 50 years?”
The Eagle Has Landed “explores the cross-generational impact of the iconic vessel” in the series that also starred Mission Impossible alum Martin Landau. The film also “showcases never-before-seen archival footage” and will be released in time for the 50th anniversary of Space: 1999’s premiere, in 2025. The exact release date for the documentary has yet to be announced, so stay tuned.
Read our feature on the impact and legacy of Space: 1999 here.
