Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series, broadcast on CBC Television in 1953 and 1954, the first time the network aired its own dramatic series.
Each program presented life on the fictional space station XSW1 operated by the worldwide Space Command, featuring the activities of Frank Anderson (Bob Barclay). Another character, Phil Mitchell, was portrayed by James Doohan who gained international attention...
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Space Command was a Canadian children's science fiction television adventure series, broadcast on CBC Television in 1953 and 1954, the first time the network aired its own dramatic series.
Each program presented life on the fictional space station XSW1 operated by the worldwide Space Command, featuring the activities of Frank Anderson (Bob Barclay). Another character, Phil Mitchell, was portrayed by James Doohan who gained international attention as a regular on the 1960s television series Star Trek. William Shatner, the leading actor on Star Trek, also appeared on episodes of Space Command. Other series cast members included Andrew Anthony, Joe Austin, Harry Geldard, Cec Linder, Aileen Taylor and Austin Willis. Harold Wright was technical advisor to the series.
John Lowry provided special effects for the series, including presentations of rockets and weightlessness, although modern audiences would now reject the techniques used at that time. Models were created at Murray Chercover's...
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