Sci-Fi Television in the 1970s
by mike_sean | created - 06 Mar 2011 | updated - 28 Dec 2014 | PublicNotable science fiction television shows from the seventies (1970-1979). List order is chronological.
See also: Sci-Fi Television in the 1950s | 1960s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s
Related sci-fi list: Sci-Fi Cinema in the 1970s
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1. Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
TV-14 | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from Earths orbit and into deep space.
Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Nick Tate, Zienia Merton
Votes: 9,408
2. Doomwatch (1970–1972)
50 min | Sci-Fi, Drama
Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for ... See full summary »
Stars: John Paul, Joby Blanshard, Simon Oates, Vivien Sherrard
Votes: 196
3. Phoenix Five (1970)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A low-budget science fiction series that followed the adventures of the crew of the galactic patrol ship Phoenix Five, 'the most sophisticated craft in the Earth Space Control Fleet.' This ... See full summary »
Stars: Patsy Trench, Damien Parker, Stuart Leslie, Mike Dorsey
Votes: 36
4. Timeslip (1970–1971)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Simon and Liz were teenage friends who fell into a time hole and found themselves trapped in various periods of the 20th century, where they encounter all sorts of adventures. Many of them ... See full summary »
Stars: Cheryl Burfield, Spencer Banks, Denis Quilley, Iris Russell
Votes: 238
5. UFO (1970–1971)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The missions of the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization (SHADO), which defends Earth from extra-terrestrial threats.
Stars: Ed Bishop, Dolores Mantez, Michael Billington, Ayshea Brough
Votes: 4,122
6. The Guardians (1971)
60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a declining England of the 1980s, the UK has broken up and England is ruled by a fascist military force called "The Guardians."
Stars: Gwyneth Powell, Cyril Luckham, David Burke, Derek Smith
Votes: 92
7. Moonbase 3 (1973)
50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3 on the moon's surface. In 2003, representatives of many of the world's governments live in bases on the moon. Moonbase 3... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Houston, Ralph Bates, Fiona Gaunt, Barry Lowe
Votes: 166
8. Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The further adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 8,162
9. The Starlost (1973–1974)
60 min | Sci-Fi
A group of humans must explore a vast starship in order to find the controls to save it from destruction.
Stars: Keir Dullea, Gay Rowan, Robin Ward, William Osler
Votes: 596
10. The Tomorrow People (1973–1979)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A group of teens with psychic and other paranormal abilities use their special gifts to battle evil.
Stars: Nicholas Young, Philip Gilbert, Elizabeth Adare, Peter Vaughan-Clarke
Votes: 837
11. Planet of the Apes (1974)
TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.
Stars: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard
Votes: 5,404
12. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a severely injured test pilot is rebuilt with nuclear-powered bionic limbs and implants, he serves as an intelligence agent.
Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Lindsay Wagner
Votes: 12,916
13. The Changes (1975)
240 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic Britain, everyone has rebelled against modern technology (electricity, engines, trains etc) and reverted to a pre-Industrial Revolution way of life. When Nicky Gore ... See full summary »
Stars: Victoria Williams, Keith Ashton, Marc Zuber, Rafiq Anwar
Votes: 194
14. Far Out Space Nuts (1975–1976)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
The misadventures of two maintenance workers who are accidentally launched into space.
Stars: Bob Denver, Chuck McCann, Patty Maloney, Robert Dunlap
Votes: 325
15. The Lost Saucer (1975–1976)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
A young boy, his babysitter, and two alien androids find themselves lost in time and space aboard a mysterious spaceship.
Stars: Jim Nabors, Ruth Buzzi, Alice Playten, Jarrod Johnson
Votes: 260
16. Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975–1976)
TV-G | 324 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
While on a mission, three astronauts in their spaceship get caught in a time vortex. They return to Earth in the year 3979 A.D. and discover that intelligent apes are now the highest form of life.
Stars: Austin Stoker, Philippa Harris, Henry Corden, Richard Blackburn
Votes: 1,819
17. Sky (1975)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
A young time-traveller with superhuman powers is stranded on Earth after running into a Black Hole. Pursued by the evil Goodchild, Sky is helped on his quest to find a way home by three human teenagers, Arby, Jane and Roy.
Stars: Marc Harrison, Stuart Lock, Cherrald Butterfield, Richard Speight
Votes: 118
18. Survivors (1975–1977)
50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A community of survivors struggle to stay alive in the wake of a global pandemic known as the Death that wiped out 99.98% of humanity.
Stars: Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch, Denis Lill, Stephen Dudley
Votes: 1,434
19. Ark II (1976)
25 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Three young scientists travel around the country in the 25th century after the world has been ravaged by pollution. In their hi-tech RV (called Ark II), they study the land and help out those in need.
Stars: Terry Lester, Jean Marie Hon, José Flores, Moochie
Votes: 518
20. The Bionic Woman (1976–1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After fully recovering from her nearly fatal bout of bionic rejection, Jaime Sommers, the first female cyborg, is assigned to spy missions of her own.
Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Ford Rainey
Votes: 8,165
21. Future Cop (1976–1977)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A veteran patrol officer gets an android for a partner.
Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Michael Shannon, John Amos, Herbert Nelson
Votes: 126
22. Star Maidens (1976)
30 min | Sci-Fi
Medusa, a planet from another solar system, drifts into Earth's system. The surface of this planet is no longer habitable and the inhabitants have moved to a high-tech underground city. The... See full summary »
Stars: Lisa Harrow, Christian Quadflieg, Christiane Krüger, Judy Geeson
Votes: 234
23. The Fantastic Journey (1977)
60 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Travelers are stranded in the Bermuda Triangle. On an island, they meet Varian, a man from the future, and Liana, an Atlantean. Together, they journey through different worlds, in hopes of returning home.
Stars: Jared Martin, Carl Franklin, Ike Eisenmann, Katie Saylor
Votes: 742
24. Logan's Run (1977–1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic society where reaching the age of 30 is a death sentence, a rebellious law enforcement agent goes on the run in search of Sanctuary.
Stars: Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies-Urich, Donald Moffat, Randy Powell
Votes: 3,030
25. 1990 (1977–1978)
55 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian future, Britain is under the grip of the Home Office's Public Control Department (PCD), a tyrannically oppressive bureaucracy riding roughshod over the population's civil liberties.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Robert Lang, Tony Doyle, Paul Hardwick
Votes: 165
26. Quark (1977–1978)
221 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The misadventures of an outer space garbage collector and his crew.
Stars: Richard Benjamin, Tim Thomerson, Patricia Barnstable, Cyb Barnstable
Votes: 787
27. Space Academy (1977)
30 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
The adventures of the students of an outer space military school.
Stars: Jonathan Harris, Pamelyn Ferdin, Ric Carrott, Ty Henderson
Votes: 316
28. Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Votes: 17,382
29. Blake's 7 (1978–1981)
Not Rated | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Stars: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell
Votes: 4,487
30. Jason of Star Command (1978–1981)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A young Space Command officer fights the evil space lord Dragos and his minions in his jurisdiction of the universe.
Stars: Craig Littler, Sid Haig, Charlie Dell, Susan Pratt
Votes: 407
31. Mork & Mindy (1978–1982)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Stars: Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Ralph James, Conrad Janis
Votes: 12,651
32. Project U.F.O. (1978–1979)
60 min | Sci-Fi
Two agents of the U.S. Government's Project Blue Book project investigate sightings of extraterrestrials and unidentified flying objects.
Stars: Caskey Swaim, Edward Winter, William Jordan, Aldine King
Votes: 459
33. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A 20th-century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time to become Earth's greatest hero.
Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc
Votes: 10,376
34. Quatermass (1979)
204 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the distant future, a now-elderly Bernard Quatermass investigates the disappearance of his granddaughter and a mysterious cult.
Stars: John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale, Ralph Arliss, Paul Rosebury
Votes: 871
35. Salvage 1 (1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Harry runs a salvage operation, in which he and his partners reclaim trash and junk and sell it as scrap (or as other things). Harry also has a home-made spaceship which he sometimes uses to reclaim junk satellites.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, Trish Stewart, J. Jay Saunders
Votes: 445
36. Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The secrets Sapphire, Steel and their colleagues find include people trapped in photos, ghosts lost in time and a retro dinner party.
Stars: David McCallum, Joanna Lumley, David Collings, Gerald James
Votes: 1,856
37. The Secret Empire (1979)
20 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In 19th century Wyoming, a U.S. marshal discovers a secret futuristic underground city run by a supervillain bent on conquering the surface. Originally aired as part of NBC's Cliffhangers TV series which featured three revolving serials.
Stars: Geoffrey Scott, Carlene Watkins, Tiger Williams, Pamela Brull
Votes: 62
38. Time Express (1979)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy
Jason and Margaret Winters are the sophisticated hosts of the Time Express, a train which takes its passengers back in time to relive a pivotal moment of their lives.
Stars: Vincent Price, Coral Browne, Woodrow Parfrey, William Phipps
Votes: 58
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