Space Command (1953 - 1954)



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Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Mar 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1954 | Ended

Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series broadcast on CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company) Television in 1953 and 1954. It was the first time the network (CBC) aired its own dramatic series. The series presented life on the fictional space ship XSW1 operated by Space Command, an international organization working to explore and colonize space. Each episode featured the activities of Frank Anderson covering many subject areas such as sunspots, asteroids, space medicine, meteors and evolution. Although short-lived, Space Command proved to be a hit dramatic program for CBC's earliest years. The series aired weekly from 13 March 1953 – 29 May 1954 Unfortunately, only a single episode from November 1953 is know to exist at this time.

Director: Murray Chercover

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Cast & Crew

Cast (7 Members)


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James Doohan

Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer

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Cec Linder

(1953)

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Austin Willis

Dr. Fleming, Space Command

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Bob Barclay

Frank Anderson, XSW1

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Andrew Anthony

Dr. Joseph Edmunds, Space Command Mission Control

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Harry Geldard

Steve Cassel, XSW1 Captain

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Aileen Taylor

Ilene Morris, Space Command Communications

Profile James Doohan Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer
Profile Cec Linder (1953)
Profile Austin Willis Dr. Fleming, Space Command
Profile Bob Barclay Frank Anderson, XSW1
Profile Andrew Anthony Dr. Joseph Edmunds, Space Command Mission Control
Profile Harry Geldard Steve Cassel, XSW1 Captain
Profile Aileen Taylor Ilene Morris, Space Command Communications

Crew (5 Members)


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Sydney Newman

Supervising Producer

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Richard Knowles

Set Designer

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Al Harris

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John D. Lowry

Special Effects

Profile Sydney Newman Supervising Producer
Profile Richard Knowles Set Designer
Profile Al Harris Writer
Profile John D. Lowry Special Effects

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