1.12 Black Sun

The Alphans find themselves faced with a black sun which threatens to crush them as it draws them ever nearer to its immense gravity forces. Victor develops a force field to try and protect the base even as John prepares an Eagle which will evacuate select crew members off the moon in the hope that they can find safety elsewhere in deep space.

Editor’s Note:
While this episode was intended to be shown at the beginning of the series, I felt that the danger they were facing was too intense for a second or third episode. Their questioning about why and how they have survived seemed more relevant for a season finale. Also, this is the first time that Moonbase Alpha is referred to as ''home'', something that was far from being the case in the first ten episodes. This episode also brings a new force field effect which is very faithful to the original as well as edits including the removal of Sandra’s boyfriend Mike who was a very minor character and caused issues with continuity within the new chronology