Since Marc has not pulled the plug on this episode discussion yet:
On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 James Gibbon <
[hidden email]> posted:
>> If this were some other series, I would suspect that it was a
>> stunt-double earning some additional pay, but I have never heard
>> details on any UFO stuntmen.
>
> Well I think there were stunt doubles used here and there in
> UFO - I can't remember a specific episode off-hand, but they
> aren't that hard to spot.
and Claire <
[hidden email]> added:
> Like the *double* for Straker in Timelash!!!, very like him<not>
and James K. <
[hidden email]> wrote:
<<....That was a stunt double playing a stunt double for a actor and
most likely knowing how they like to save money was most likely really the
one they used for Ed Bishop in the series.>>
So can we agree that the fellow at the table might well have been
Billington's own stunt double? Notice how the resemblence is
stronger than with the dubious Bishop doubles. Would any of our
resident Billington-addicts verify that the jumper is one that Mike
wore elsewhere in the series?
Jeff Kuzma
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