“THE WORLD WAR HAS BEGUN”
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.
1 season · 6 episodes
The Last War
May 8, 1998
A 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.
The Fourth Dimension
May 15, 1998
After 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
Only the Dead
May 22, 1998
While they manage to get some of the UFO's systems working, the pilot finally tells his story.
The Fall of Man
May 29, 1998
Unable to convince his superiors of the existence of the NDs, Reece tries to trap one using Terell's craft as bait.
The Battle More Costly
Jun 5, 1998
The 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.
The Shatterer of Worlds
Jun 12, 1998
A 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.
Vincent Regan
Flt. Lt. Chris Drake
Maggie O'Neill
Dr. Amanda Tucker
Fred Ward
Maj. Gen. David Reece
Phyllis Logan
Sqn. Ldr. Helen Knox
Nicola Buckingham
Echo
Paul J. Medford
Nick Shay
Jo Dow
Flt. Lt. Jim Radcliffe
Gerard Rooney
Sgt. Tuffley
Laura Harling
Emily Tucker
Bob Barrett
Flt. Lt. Stewart
Anton Lesser
Lt. Charles Terrell
Sara Kestelman
Grp. Capt. Susan Preston
