CLASSIC IMAGE: CHEERING ON THEIR GREATEST HEROES!

An innocent man once again, Starbuck rejoins his loyal-to-the-end friend and Triad game partner Apollo, where he is also cheered on by sports fans across the Colonial fleet, as well as his dearest friends, in this warm-hearted character scene that the Classic Galactica series always did best, closing Murder on the Rising Star.

A DARK WELCOME TO THE GALACTICA!

Soon given free run access to the Galactica by Sheba, even within its secure areas, it's as if the young beauty/warrior is spellbound with the Colonial discovery of the mysterious and enigmatic Count Iblis, played with dark intensity and charm by the legendary Patrick Macnee, during the opening episode of War of the Gods.

'MISSION' AT 45: DESTINATION: LIFE STATION!

Bojay, having been injured during the mission on Gamoray, now heads via shuttle to the Pegasus for immediate Life Station treatment, tended to by Sheba before she joins her Viper colleagues in fighting against an incredible wave of enemy ships now approaching the separated Battlestars in retaliation for the attack on their Imperious Leader...

Apart from the success of the overall mission to capture fuel for the Colonial Fleet, on a personal level, Sheba finally accepts Cassiopeia's place in her father's life, recognising her friendship and bravery during not just the Gamoray incident but soon in adventures and life endeavours beyond this one as the Pegasus survivor goes on to become a warmly welcomed member of the Galactica family.

'MISSION' AT 45: THE GAMORAY ASSAULT!

A Cylon Centurion patrolling the city of Gamoray is soon taken out by the parachuting Colonial Assault Team.

As our small but deadly Colonial Assault Team lands via parachutes on Gamoray, they swiftly take out a Cylon patrol before splitting up on their missions to destroy the Control Centre's anti-assault batteries and detonate nearby fuel bay areas so as to generate maximum chaos and confusion before the Galactica's fuel shuttle force arrive.

A Colonial Shuttle makes a fast journey to Gamoray where our heroes parachute to the surface. The night shot of the city was previously used for Caprica in Saga of a Star World.

Posed publicity of Laurette Spang and Richard Hatch in their black combat outfits.

Surely one of the hottest posed pictures of Sheba and Cassie ever!

Bojay is injured whilst dealing with a lone Cylon.

'MISSION' AT 45: NEW RECRUITS FOR THE GROUND FORCE!

Two new additions for a special mission.

Commander Cain's bold plan to take the Gamoray fuel depots, approved by a desperate and wary Adama, needs experienced pilots/warriors who have prior flown over the Cylon City. Enter Sheba and Bojay, controversial but necessary choices to the Galactica's parachuting-in assault team led by Apollo, with Lt. Starbuck (who doesn't believe in any kind of one-way missions that this could prove to be!) and the ever-reliable Lt. Boomer.

Soon enough the Galactica shuttle is away, its occupants heading into one of the most dangerous missions of their lives...

Using her status as a med-tech, Cassie joins the mission, whilst Sheba has suspicions about her father's upcoming battle tactics.

Buddies behind the scenes: Richard Hatch and Jack Stauffer on the landing deck set.

'MISSION' AT 45: MORALE SUPPORT!

Relieved of his command by Adama, his superior officer, due to his willful destruction of the Cylon Tankers, Cain seeks solace with some vintage ambrosia in the Officer's Lounge of the Galactica, where he is soon supported by his two finest warriors, his daughter Sheba and Bojay. Both share his frustrations and sadness, pledging support to aid him in any possible way, despite the potential air of treason that the duo's actions could cause...

'MISSION' AT 45: INTRODUCING SHEBA!

Like father, like daughter! Commander of the battle-experienced Silver Spar Squadron, Lt. Sheba, like her father Cain, is dedicated and loyal to her Pegasus crew, her commander, and resolute in exterminating as many Cylons as she can, alongside her kinsman war comrade Bojay. Despite her clearly often tough exterior though, Sheba's beauty always shines through, as does her concerns and friendships to/with the tight team she has lived and worked with for numerous years. And now new friends, as well as early conflicts, are on the horizon with the appearance of Captain Apollo (whom she almost blows out of the skies with their first Viper patrol 'encounter') and the Battlestar Galactica.

Ready for battle in her Viper.

Played with beauty and strength by one of American TV's most popular, versatile and loveliest actors, Anne Lockhart, would prove the perfect casting choice to play Sheba, and certainly another fine addition to the spectacular female stars appearing during the series mid-run. And looking equally as great on the big screen too!

CLASSIC IMAGE: A LOVE REVEALED!

As Apollo and Starbuck embark on their most dangerous mission yet - into the heart of a Cylon Basestar no less, Cassiopeia and Sheba watch their departure, as the latter soon reveals her true feelings for the departed Apollo, in a touching moment, beautifully played by Anne Lockhart, from the ever-popular series finale: The Hand of God.

BEFORE THEY WERE GALACTICANS - ANNE LOCKHART AND LAURETTE SPANG!

Back in the mid to late seventies, American TV was awash in all the right ways with an incredible array of beauties within their popular and soon cult classic TV series, from the distinguished and gorgeous likes of Farrah Fawcett to Lindsay Wagner, to even greater super babes and icons like Erin Gray and Linda Carter. And Battlestar Galactica was blessed with an equally incredible, classy and beautiful female cast amngst its impressive talent line-up, of which rising stars Anne Lockhart (as commanding Viper pilot talent Sheba) and Laurette Spang (as loyal med tech Cassiopeia), who had prior appeared in many Universal TV made productions of the time, and soon capturing fans hearts whilst importantly winning the appreciation of girls and women as capable yet feminine role models back in 1978/79 and beyond.

Here's a few lovely shots of them in the lead-up to their beloved Galactica work...

Laurette, in an 1976 episode of Charlie's Angels.

Radiant smile from a radiant actress.

Anne looking stunning in this lovely indoor shoot.

Anne, as memorably seen in an episode of The Hardy Boys mystery series.

CLASSIC IMAGE: CRISIS MANAGEMENT!

Things are getting hotter and more dangerous for the small but efficiently deadly Galactica ground force penetrating and sabotaging the Cylon defences of their city on Gamoray. Unfortunately, experienced combat veteran Bojay has taken a blaster hit and must now be group escorted to the safety of a soon arriving Colonial shuttle, in this scene from The Living Legend, Part Two.

CLASSIC IMAGE: A COMMANDING ENTRANCE!

The search for their missing Viper squadron colleagues has led Apollo, Starbuck and Sheba to an unknown world whose landscape has been blighted by the crash-landing of an immense unknown space ship. Further investigation by the trio however is prevented via the arrival of a mysterious and charismatic humanoid being, the friendly but elusive to questions Count Iblis, played with style and subtle menace by Patrick Macnee. A great location filmed moment from the seminal War of the Gods, Part One.

CLASSIC IMAGE: SHEBA'S NEW DESTINY...

At the Galactica life station facility, things look bleak for the injured Sheba- her father and the Pegasus are seemingly lost or destroyed. But sure enough, times soon change for the better as she is welcomed into an even bigger 'family' by Commander Adama, at the end of The Living Legend, Part Two.

I'm sure all male readers will agree with this: Cassie could be our nurse any time, and, even when injured, Sheba still looks stunning!

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL...

The ever-attractive young stars of the weekly Battlestar Galactica series have never looked better, as captured in this great mid-season publicity shot from 1979, taken on the bridge set.

CLASSIC IMAGE: BOND OF FRIENDSHIP, BOND OF CONCERN!

The best and closest of friends, the best of combat pilots aboard the Battlestar Pegasus, Sheba comforts the injured Bojay after their previous and tense infiltration of the immense Cylon city of Gamoray, in a memorable scene from The Living Legend, Part Two

CLASSIC IMAGE: "BARMAN?"

Working alongside Councillor Siress Tinia was a struggle enough during the events of Baltar's Escape, now Colonel Tigh really needs a drink when he sees her arm-in-arm with a gallant Commander Adama, in a great comedic closing moment to the episode that showcases Terry Carter's subtle flair for comedy within his normally stern role onscreen.

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE COST OF VENGEANCE!

For all the years she's served under her father, the legendary Commander Cain, viper pilot leader Sheba has always trusted her father's instincts for battle and the survival of their Battlestar Pegasus. But now the stakes are higher with their reuniting alongside the Galactica and its struggling rag-tag fleet. Having first-hand watched his deliberate destruction of two vitally needed Cylon tankers, has Cain's strategies finally gone wrong? 

A tense scene between Colonial Warriors from The Living Legend Part One.

CLASSIC IMAGE: A VIEW TO DESTRUCTION!

From her spacial viper cockpit vantage point, Sheba watches the deliberate explosive detonations on the Galactica's hull wrought by Apollo and Starbuck's specially placed explosives, in this dramatic moment  near-concluding Fire in Space.

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE MYSTERIOUS ARRIVAL!

Their search for the Galactica's missing Viper patrol has led Apollo, Sheba and Starbuck to a strange world and the wreck of a mysterious space ship. But before they can go down to investigate a debris-strewn crash-landing site, they are stopped by a mysterious voice, emanating from the enigmatic Count Iblis, in this memorable US TV commercial cliff-hanger to War of the Gods, Part One.

CLASSIC IMAGE: COLONIAL DELIGHTS!

We may be watching a life or death struggle for survival every week in Battlestar Galactica, but that doesn't mean we can't appreciate the beauty of the show's main heroines either, as seen with the gorgeous all-smiles Laurette Spang and Anne Lockhart, in another one of those lovely character promo shots for the series during its filming mid-point.

'MISSION GALACTICA' AT 41: WELCOME ABOARD, SHEBA!

A welcome addition to the new compilation film, giving viewers a fresh character to interact with our existing heroes, the ever-delightful Anne Lockhart joins Battlestar Galactica's weekly series status and Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack as Commander Cain's equally bold and headstrong daughter, Sheba, group leader of the flying aces that are the Battlestar Pegasus's Silver Spar Squadron. At first locking heads and fighting attitudes with Captain Apollo, it isn't long, however, before the two show great affection and respect for each other...