Alpha Scorpio was a short-lived Australian children's science fiction television series

Australian science fiction television

Science fiction television has been produced in Australia since the 1960s, as a homegrown response to imported overseas US and British shows.Artransa Park productions made a number of programmes in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on shoestring budgets, these generally...

, written and produced by James Davern, and which aired on ABC Television

ABC Television

ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....

 in 1974

1974 in television

The year 1974 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1974.For the American TV schedule, see: 1974-75 American network television schedule.-Events:...

. It starred Peter Hepworth

Peter Hepworth

Peter Nash Hepworth is a first class cricketer. Born in Ackworth, Yorkshire in 1967 he played for Leicestershire from 1988 to 1994 as a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler. He scored 2113 first class runs in 59 first class games, with a best of 129 among his 3 centuries, and took...

 and Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson may refer to:*Kevin Wilson , Northern Irish footballer*Kevin Wilson , Jamaican footballer*Kevin R. Wilson, American football coach*Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australian comedian...

 as two university students who begin to witness strange events while camping at Aireys Inlet in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

. The two soon discover that their friend Mirny (Kurt Ludescher) is a member of a group of aliens who have recently landed from the 5th planet of Antares

Antares

Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky . Along with Aldebaran, Spica, and Regulus it is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic...

. The series lasted only six episodes.

Characters

• Andrew (Peter Hepworth
  Peter Hepworth
  Peter Nash Hepworth is a first class cricketer. Born in Ackworth, Yorkshire in 1967 he played for Leicestershire from 1988 to 1994 as a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler. He scored 2113 first class runs in 59 first class games, with a best of 129 among his 3 centuries, and took...
  
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• Penny (Alexandra Hines) -
• Steven (Kevin Wilson
  Kevin Wilson
  Kevin Wilson may refer to:*Kevin Wilson , Northern Irish footballer*Kevin Wilson , Jamaican footballer*Kevin R. Wilson, American football coach*Kevin Bloody Wilson, Australian comedian...
  
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• McIntyre (Terry Gill
  Terry Gill
  Terry Gill is a British-born actor who carved a nichè in Australian television playing police officers.He was a recurring cast member in the women's prison drama Prisoner as Det. Insp. Jack Grace, a regular cast member as Sgt...
  
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• Mirny (Kurt Ludescher) -
• Bates (Ian Smith
  Ian Smith
  Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID was a politician active in the government of Southern Rhodesia, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Zimbabwe from 1948 to 1987, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 13 April 1964 to 1 June 1979...
  
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• Collins (Neville Thurgood) -
• Mr. Williams (Frank Wilson
  Frank Wilson
  Frank Wilson may refer to:* Frank E. Wilson , U.S. Representative from New York* Frank H. Wilson , American actor* Frank J...
  
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Episodes

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