S.H.A.D.O. Alex Storm – Alec Freeman {name is typical of early Anderson era – "Mike Mercury", "Doctor Venus", etc.} Lieutenant Anouska – An unnamed SHADO operative portrayed by actress Anouska Hempel in four episodes Captain Drake – Captain Peter Carlin or Captain Lew Waterman {both UFO; Carlin was replaced by Waterman about a quarter of the way through the season after Peter Gordeno, who played Carlin, left} Lieutenant Gabrielle – Lieutenant Ellis {Named after actress Gabrielle Drake} Commander Hal Bishop – Commander Ed Straker {Named after actor Ed Bishop} Helen Bishop – Mary Straker {although she did not die, her and Ed's son John Rutland (named after his new stepfather) died after Straker failed to deliver the drugs that would have saved his life} Doctor Koslovski – Doctor Jackson {It was never determined as to whether Jackson was German or Russian} The Myloki – methods from The Mysterons {Captain Scarlet}; ideology from the unnamed aliens that attacked Earth in the 1980s Doctor Ventham – Colonel Virginia Lake {UFO; named after actress Wanda Ventham, who played Lake and who also guest-starred in multiple Doctor Who episodes} In addition, the Doctor has a nightmare early in the book, in which he views the Earth and Moon receding into the blackness of space, then the Sun, until an unknown planet looms suddenly into view. This is a clear prose rendition of UFO's usual closing credits sequence. The Myloki are described as never having a physical form. This is the same in UFO, where the unnamed aliens are only ever seen physically when possessing the body of a human. The Mysterions, which were seen on-screen as a series of flashing lights, were also capable of taking over bodies as well as producing replicas (Captain Scarlet, Captain Black). They would usually announce their intentions to SPECTRUM in the same creepy voices that Neville describes early on in his book at the start of every episode. Other notes/references Major Maxwell was possibly named after either actress Lois Maxwell, most famous as Miss Moneypenny but also the voice actress for Atlanta Shore from Stingray and appeared in two episodes of UFO as Straker's temporary secretary, Maxwell Shore who played SHADO medic Doctor Schroeder, or Skydiver's Lieutenant Gordon Maxwell. Several quotes are taken from Captain Scarlet, namely "But first they must destroy." (Bishop) and "One man fate has made indestructible." (Neville & various). Both of these are taken