1.11 Mission of the Darians

A call for help from a gigantic spaceship leads the Alphans to send an eagle which becomes trapped by a tractor beam.  On board they discover ‘pure’ survivors from the dying planet Daria, shielded from the deadly radiation fallout caused by the explosion of nuclear generators, and god-fearing barbarians.  The Alphans are invited to join them on the remaining 100 year journey to a virgin planet but uncover a dark, disturbing secret which explains how the same Darians have managed to survive for 900 years. 

Editor’s Note:
The variety of the subjects in this series still never ceases to amaze me and the underlying idea is pretty gross for a television show of the 70’s.  Again, this episode only needed minor edits and special effects and Joan Collins of course, was perfect