Space Patrol
Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion, also known as Raumpatrouille Orion, and Space Patrol Orion in English, was the first German science fiction television series. Its seven episodes were broadcast by ARD beginning September 17, 1966 six years before Star Trek first aired in West Germany. Being a huge success with several reruns audience ratings went up to 56%. Over the years, the series acquired a distinct cult status in Germany.
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S1 E7 • 12/10/1966
Invasion
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Dietmar Schönherr
Major Cliff Allister McLane
Eva Pflug
Leutnant Tamara Jagellovsk
Wolfgang Völz
Leutnant Mario de Monti
Charlotte Kerr
General Lydia van Dyke
Claus Holm
Leutnant Hasso Sigbjörnson
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Leutnant Atan Shubashi
Ursula Lillig
Leutnant Helga Legrelle
Benno Sterzenbach
General Winston W. Wamsler
Friedrich Joloff
Oberst Villa
Franz Schafheitlin
Sir Arthur
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See all on TMDBA mid-1960's black-and-white German TV series, this production was even more bare bones than soon-to-appear "Star Trek." The adventures of the space faring "Orion" start with a routine survey mission to a border outpost by a less than enthusiastic demoted-from-exploration crew. They find that the station doesn't respond when contacted, which lads to a recon mission by shuttle. The station crew …