'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: THE CLONE RESISTANCE!

Used to the beautiful but hostile environment of Arcta, the heroic clones Ser 5-9 and Tenna prove superb leaders guiding the Colonial heroes to the Theta Underground dwellings. Their strength of purpose is well realized in these lovely on-set publicity images of Denny Miller and former 'James Bond Girl' Britt Ekland, prestigious casting for the series originally planned second feature-length adventure, The Gun on Ice Planet Zero.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: THE MISSION RESUMES...

Boomer surveys the snowy wilderness.

Now rested, hydrated and re-supplied, our Colonial Team returns to their mission, guided by the Clones to a new location: the underground Clone community of Arcta. A deleted sequence from the story.

The expedition, with Muffey, gathers.

Apollo: 'Where's Starbuck?'

As Starbuck takes point with Tenna, he begins flirting with her, wondering to her how she can help him become acclimatized and warmed up to the cold environment. The flirting banter between Starbuck and Tenna was ultimately toned down in the final two-part version, with Starbuck given a more serious and guilt-ridden edge during the mission in his search for Cadet Cree, handled via additionally filmed material (which is noticeable in the two-part version due to Dirk Benedict's longer hair between filming bouts, somewhere between The Lost Planet of the Gods and The Lost Warrior).

Taking point, Starbuck gets friendly with Tenna. This scene would be replaced with an alternate one of more serious note in which Starbuck asks Tenna about the location of Cylon captured prisoners.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: THE THETA CLONES JOIN THE FIGHT!

Now recovered from di-ethene poisoning on the outside plateau to which their Snowram was prior trapped, our Galactica party find that they have been rescued by a band of renegade clones fighting the Cylons who have taken over their world and enslaved the Thetans' 'Father Creator' - the revered human scientist Doctor Ravashol, the inventor responsible for the pulse energy lens communication system now being used as a weapon by the Cylons.

The Colonial Team awakens to find themselves rescued.

Our heroes awaken in a new environment clearly indicating an ongoing conflict against the Cylons. A deleted scene moment.

Are their rescuers friend or foe?

Wolfe has a simple plan: jump 'em and get outta here.

Clone resistance force leaders Ser 5-9 (Denny Miller) and Tenna (Britt Ekland) soon introduce themselves.

The Colonials and Theta Resistance forces join together.

Discovering that the Colonials have solenite charges strong enough to destroy the laser, the renegade clones, led by Ser 5-9 (Denny Miller) and Tenna (Britt Ekland) agree to guide the human party, bar the wounded Voight, Vickers and Sgt. Haals, to the underground Thetan community being held by the Cylons, so as to meet Ravashol. 

In a deleted scene, Apollo orders Haals (Curtis Credel) to stay behind to look after their injured colleagues Voight and Vickers.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: THE DAGGIT'S QUEST FOR HELP!

A determined expedition.

As the Cylon Centurion patrol heads towards the deadly plateau destination of the Colonial humans, Muffey the Daggit searches for help in the snowy wilderness, and soon sees a mysterious trio of hooded travellers in the distance...

Muffey braves the cold.

A mysterious trio emerges...

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: TRAPPED AT DEATH POINT PLATEAU!

The Snowram is now isolated at the plateau.

With the Snowram out of action, the trapped warriors, wearing breathing masks, try to weather the building cold storm and the di-ethene air poisoning. Survival time is running out now, and as Apollo checks on his son, Muffey rushes out from the vehicle and enters the snowy wastelands to look for help...

Boxey is starting to feel the cold, amidst an environment now air poisoned..

Muffey takes the initiative...

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: FINDING THE SHUTTLE!

Our heroes have thankfully long since deserted their crashed shuttle, but the ever-pursuant Cylon Centurion patrols are soon hot on their trail, heading towards a nearby plateau whose natural dangers soon become apparent to the humans...

Discovering a Colonial backpack, indicating escaped survivors...

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: HAALS vs WOLFE!

Haals lays on the snow as the Snowram soon loses all power.

Having had a previous altercation in the Galactica shuttle, Lt. Haals and Wolfe now have had to uneasily ride together atop the Snowram, soon leading to another confrontation as a Colonial blaster is discharged that takes out the vehicle's power system. The group must soon seek shelter inside the now lifeless vehicle as a deadly di-ethene wave is moving in the air around them...

Rehearsal shots for the scene with Richard Lynch, Christine Belford and Dirk Benedict.

The injured Haals is taken back to the Snowram in a rehearsal shot on set.

Starbuck challenges Wolfe but their conflict is soon broken up.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: INTO THE SNOWY WILDERNESS!

Now departed from the wrecked shuttle, the cramped Snowram braves the intense weather and heads off towards the mountain range housing the pulsar cannon, but soon enough their long and dangerous journey is sabotaged by human greed and anger from one of the so-called 'specialists'.

Though filmed primarily in the Burbank studios, the overall journey sequence would be bolstered with some fine additional snow location stock footage from the Universal vaults, alongside eerie music from the series talented composer Stu Phillips.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: ATTACK FROM THE AIR!

As the Snowram exits the shuttle to take on the landing party, it soon comes under attack from a lone Cylon raider. As Starbuck mans the gun to destroy it (poorly represented with stock footage of the Cylon Basestar being destroyed on Carillon from Saga of a Star World!), he soon gets a surprise with the appearance of Boxey to congratulate him with his victory!

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: SNOWRAM STOWAWAYS!

"Muffit wanted to see snow.."

Charging up the Snowram, Apollo gets a shock when he discovers that Boxey and Muffey, prior managing to evade all of the likely security protocols on the Galactica, have amazingly stowed away in the vehicle, during the most dangerous mission the Colonial Forces have yet undertaken since leaving the destroyed colonies...

Lovely behind the scenes shot of Noah Hathaway and Richard Hatch during studio filming inside the Snowram at Universal Studios.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: SITUATION - CRITICAL!

Boomer checks on the injured Starbuck within the crashed shuttle.

Emergency lights soon activated, the Galacticans have survived the crashlanding on Arcta but only just, thanks to the piloting skills of a head-wounded Starbuck. Now the team begins to check on their wounded and equipment but know they will have to evacuate to the Snowram as soon as possible, what with the Cylons surely knowing their crashed position from the air.

Starbuck is soon consoled by Boomer than only his friend's piloting skills saved them from death.

Leda tends to the injured Vickers, of which Voight is also in need of medical help.

Wolfe and Thane try to help the injured Voight and keep him warm.

In the meantime, Wolfe has managed to secure a blaster from one of the injured warriors. Later, he and Thane confront Croft, whom they are disappointed in at his return to being loyal to his former jailers, over their plans to make a break from their captors as soon as they are able...

Unseen by the others Wolfe steals Voight's blaster.

A rare close-up look at a Colonial sidearm prop.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: CRASH-LANDING!

The Cylon Raider attack has crippled the Colonial shuttle. Nonetheless Starbuck's talents piloting skills alongside Boomer sees their vessel ultimately crash-land on Arcta.

A terrific behind the scenes shot of the crash-landed model landing in a pile of baking soda. Note a mask protected Richard Edlund handling the camera for the scene at Apogee.

As seen in the episode.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: KILLER FROM THE CLOUDS!

Having disappeared into the planet's cloud cover after the late Lt. Killian's Viper attack, a lone Cylon Raider now attacks the Colonial Shuttle, its accurate lasers soon penetrating its hull, causing chaos and injury inside and soon sending the human vehicle hurtling to the surface and a soon crash-landing on Arcta.

A hit!

The rear decompression begins!

The shuttle is violently hit - inside, the Colonial support team is soon injured as the vehicle begins plummeting from the clouds.

Oxygen masks are on as the Boomer and Starbuck try to control the approaching crash-landing.

"We're going down!"

The shuttle, now heading at speed to the surface.

'ICE PLANET ZERO' AT 45: KILLIAN ATTACKS THE CYLON PATROL!

As the demolition team's shuttle dives for the cloud cover protection of Arcta, bold and experienced Viper pilot Lt. Killian holds off the attacking Cylon Patrol that has discovered their presence, ultimately destroying one of them before he himself is wiped out by the surprise firepower of the enemy pulsar cannon.

With skilled piloting, Killian (Richard Milholland) destroys a Cylon Raider.

And tears through the two survivors, before ultimately being destroyed by the pulsar weapon.