The Infernal Machine Space: 1999 : Season 1 Episode 18
TV-14 (self-applied) ITV 50m
Aired: January 8th, 1976 @ 12:00 AM EST on ITV
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.
