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V Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
Liberation Day
Fri, Oct 26, 1984 60 mins
Amid Liberation Day celebrations, Diana (Jane Badler), who must stand trial for crimes against humanity, is kidnapped by corporate magnate Nathan Bates (Lane Smith), who wants to negotiate for the aliens' advanced technology. Donovan: Marc Singer. Julie: Faye Grant. Ham: Michael Ironside. Elias: Michael Wright.
Episode 2
Dreadnaught
Fri, Nov 2, 1984 60 mins
With the Visitors engaged in global battle with the humans, Diana (Jane Badler) sends for the ultimate space weapon and the freedom fighters plot to steal the alien mother ship. Donovan: Marc Singer. Julie: Faye Grant. Bates: Lane Smith. Elias: Michael Wright.
Episode 3
The Deception
Fri, Nov 9, 1984 60 mins
Diana hopes to obtain rebel secrets by convincing the captured Donovan (Marc Singer) that the war is over; Kyle rescues Robin and makes an alliance with the rebels. Diana: Jane Badler. Kyle: Jeff Yagher. Julie: Faye Grant. Ham: Michael Ironside. Bates: Lane Smith.
Episode 4
The Sanction
Fri, Nov 16, 1984 60 mins
Donovan rescues his son (Nick Katt) from the aliens and is stalked by the deadly leader (Tom Callaway) of the alien youth corps, who wants his prize pupil returned. Donovan: Marc Singer. Kyle: Jeff Yagher. Diana: Jane Badler.
Episode 5
Visitor's Choice
Fri, Nov 23, 1984 60 mins
Bates (Lane Smith) imposes a curfew in the open city in an attempt to curb resistance activity; Donovan and Ham make plans to hit a Visitors' conference. Donovan: Marc Singer. Ham: Michael Ironside. Julie: Faye Grant. Diana: Jane Badler. Kyle: Jeff Yagher.
Episode 6
The Overlord
Fri, Nov 30, 1984 60 mins
A woman (Sheryl Lee Ralph) pleads with the Resistance to liberate her town from a despot who's collaborating with the Visitors; Bates suspects Julie is informing the rebels. Julie: Faye Grant. Bates: Lane Smith. Donovan: Marc Singer. Diana: Jane Badler.
Episode 7
The Dissident
Fri, Dec 7, 1984 60 mins
Donovan and Ham kidnap a pacifist alien scientist (John McLiam) who designed a force field that Diana has placed around the city. Donovan: Marc Singer. Diana: Jane Badler. Ham: Michael Ironside. Julie: Faye Grant.
Episode 8
A Reflection in Terror
Fri, Dec 21, 1984 60 mins
Diana uses a blood sample to generate a deadly clone of the starchild Elizabeth (Jennifer Cooke), which escapes; Bates locates the Rebel headquarters and sets up Julie (Faye Grant). Diana: Jane Badler. Donovan: Marc Singer. Ham: Michael Ironside.
Episode 9
The Conversion
Fri, Jan 4, 1985 60 mins
After Ham and Kyle are captured, the Leader's envoy Charles (Duncan Regehr) programs Ham with a new conversion technique to kill Donovan during a prisoner exchange. Ham: Michael Ironside. Donovan: Marc Singer. Julie: Faye Grant. Diana: Jane Badler.
Episode 10
The Hero
Fri, Jan 11, 1985 60 mins
Bates' police arrest Resistance sympathizers, including Robin (Blair Tefkin), and threaten to execute a prisoner a day until Rebel leaders surrender. Donovan: Marc Singer. Julie: Faye Grant. Willie: Robert Englund. Elias: Michael Wright. John Langley: Bruce Davison.
Episode 11
The Betrayal
Fri, Jan 18, 1985 60 mins
Rebels abduct an alien medical student (Richard Minchenberg) to treat a gravely wounded Willie; Charles (Duncan Regehr) plots to overthrow the comatose Nathan Bates (Lane Smith). John Langley: Bruce Davison. Ham: Michael Ironside. Robin: Blair Tefkin.
Episode 12
The Rescue
Fri, Feb 1, 1985 60 mins
Charles (Duncan Regehr) forces Diana to marry him, knowing that alien law requires her to return home to bear his offspring; the Resistance searches for a new headquarters as the open city becomes a war zone. Julie: Faye Grant. Alan Davis: Terence Knox.
Episode 13
The Champion
Fri, Feb 8, 1985 60 mins
After investigating Charles' death, Inspector General Philip (Frank Ashmore) allows Lydia to choose trial by combat with Diana in a laser duel to the death. Lydia: June Chadwick. Diana: Jane Badler. Donovan: Marc Singer. Jesse: Sherri Stoner. Kyle: Jeff Yagher.
Episode 14
Wildcats
Fri, Feb 15, 1985 60 mins
Diana and Lydia conspire to frame the Mother Ship's pharmacist (Gela Jacobson) for Charles' murder; a gang member enlisted by the Rebels is feeding information to the aliens. Diana: Jane Badler. Lydia: June Chadwick. Julie: Faye Grant. Kyle: Jeff Yagher.
Episode 15
The Littlest Dragon
Fri, Feb 22, 1985 60 mins
Philip trails a fifth columnist who stole the power source to the mother ship's lasers, hoping it will lead him to Donovan (Marc Singer); Diana plots to have Philip murdered by his military escort (Leslie Bevis) during the battle. Philip: Frank Ashmore. Diana: Jane Badler.
Episode 16
War of Illusions
Fri, Mar 8, 1985 60 mins
A computer hacker (Josh Richman) refuses to help the Resistance break into the Mother Ship's battle computer until they rescue his father (Conrad Janis) from the Visitors; Philip steals the Leader's invasion plan and gives it to Donovan (Marc Singer). Kyle: Jeff Yagher.
Episode 17
The Secret Underground
Fri, Mar 15, 1985 60 mins
Julie and Donovan (Faye Grant, Marc Singer) sneak aboard the Mother Ship to look for a list naming all the Rebel leaders, which was hidden by a fifth columnist before he died. Diana: Jane Badler. Lydia: June Chadwick. Philip: Frank Ashmore. Maitland: John Calvin.
Episode 18
The Return
Fri, Mar 22, 1985 60 mins
The Leader orders a cease-fire and travels to Earth to negotiate peace and take Elizabeth (Jennifer Cooke) as his mate; Diana (Jane Badler) plots to assassinate the Leader. Donovan: Marc Singer. Philip: Frank Ashmore. Julie: Faye Grant. Lydia: June Chadwick.
Episode 19
Breakout
Sat, Nov 9, 1985 60 mins
Donovan and Ham are imprisoned in a Visitor work camp guarded by a hideous alien beast; Diana (Jane Badler) plans to use Kyle as a bargaining chip to acquire the starchild. Kyle: Jeff Yagher. Donovan: Marc Singer. Ham: Michael Ironside. Bates: Lane Smith.
