Synopsis
Scientists and the military join forces as the Scottish Highlands become the battleground for a struggle against alien invaders... Invasion: Earth is a BBC science fiction mini-series. It was made in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, and released in 1998 as six fifty minute episodes.
Episodes
Season 11E1The Last WarA UFO is shot down over Scotland while it was sending a signal into space. Frustrated by the RAF cover-up, the pilot who downed the craft teams up with a scientist who caught its transmission to find out what craft was.2E2The Fourth DimensionAfter a yellow portal appears for a short time trying to drag in the UFO pilot, they decide to remove the implant discovered in his teeth. But as the implant is taken for analysis another portal appears which draws Friday, Tucker and three soldiers into it. Frustrated at his inability to stop it, Reece condones a brutal interrogation of the pilot.3E3Only the DeadWhile they manage to get some of the UFO's systems working, the pilot finally tells his story.4E4The Fall of ManUnable to convince his superiors of the existence of the NDs, Reece tries to trap one using Terell's craft as bait.5E5The Battle More CostlyThe town of Kirkhaven becomes the focus as more and more of its inhabitants succumb to the disease spread by Cdr. Friday. Meanwhile Shay tries to find a way to detect the gates, while Preston researches a ND toxin.6E6The Shatterer of WorldsA huge black hill appears outside Kirkhaven, slowly enveloping more and more land. When even heavy artillery fire leaves it unharmed, Reece decides that someone must try to fly though it and gather data.
Cast
Nicola BuckinghamEcho
Jo DowFlt. Lt. Jim Radcliffe
Gerard RooneySgt. Tuffley
Laura HarlingEmily Tucker
