The best episode directed by David Tomblin is "The Infernal Machine", rated 8/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by N/A". "The Infernal Machine" aired on 1/8/1976 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Another Time, Another Place".
The Alphans are visited by a bizarre spacecraft, whose request for supplies hides a deeper purpose. The ship, Gwent, is found to be sentient, the attempt of a vain alien genius to live forever. Powerful, unstable and craving companionship, Gwent intends for Koenig, Helena and Bergman to replace its aged, dying creator.
Director: David Tomblin
Writer: N/A
After an encounter with a space-time anomaly, the Alphans find their Moon back in the Solar System on a course to re-enter Earth orbit. The celebration ends when it becomes apparent Earth is an inhospitable wasteland. The mystery deepens when they discover a duplicate Moon already in orbit and a duplicate Moonbase Alpha lying empty and deserted.
Director: David Tomblin
Writer: Johnny Byrne
The wandering Moon suddenly changes course and comes to a halt in the vicinity of a dead world. As Alpha's power fails, the only hope for survival is to evacuate to the planet, which was ravaged by a nuclear war in the distant past. Searching for answers, a team is sent to the surface, where they discover the shocking truth of the origin of Mankind.
Director: David Tomblin
Writer: Johnny Byrne
Back in London, Number 6 is trying to track down a crazed scientist who is protected by his homicidal daughter.
Director: David Tomblin
Writer: Terence Feely
Number 6 finds himself in the middle of a wild west version of his imprisonment.
Director: David Tomblin
Writer: David Tomblin
The body of Anton Zoref is invaded by an unknown life force. The man soon manifests an uncontrollable ability to absorb energy. As the Alphans struggle to understand this mysterious force, Zoref's need becomes insatiable. Driven by instinct, he makes his way to the greatest source of energy on Alpha: the Nuclear Generating Plant.
Director: David Tomblin
Writer: N/A
The body of an Alien, recovered after a UFO attack on Moonbase, reveals some startling new evidence which overturns all SHADO's previous theories about the Aliens. For Interceptor pilot Jim Regan, the news has tragic consequences as he becomes possessed by the mind of an Alien held in the body of a Siamese cat!
Director: David Tomblin
Writer: David Tomblin