Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What did it take to bring Space Precinct's aliens to life? This HD upscaled archive footage reveals the answer: original creature camera tests from the Space Precinct workshop, showing the full-sized animatronic alien heads, masks, and practical effects that the production team built for Gerry Anderson's sci-fi series.

Watch the creatures being operated and refined before a single episode was shot. Thirty years on, this is some of the most remarkable behind-the-scenes practical effects footage from the Gerry Anderson archive.

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