Otherworld (1985) Praetor Tunic

This is a Zone Trooper tunic worn in the rare 1985 TV series Otherworld. The tunic can be seen throughout the series’ limited run as the Sterling family find themselves in a parallel universe called Thel which is policed by ruthless Zone Troopers. This tunic features snap and zipper closures on the front, as well as fierce shoulder pads, four pockets on front, and two insignias on the collar. This rare costume piece comes from a cult series which is now nearly impossible to find.

This particular uniform was worn by Peter Bromilow as "Praetor" in three episodes (as listed on IMDB). The tunic's shoulder insignia have have four "pips", making it very distinctive and different from the other tunics worn in the series, and are found on only one character. The screen captures below are taken from awful VHS rips, hence their rather poor quality. [PSoL]

Although extremely short-lived, with only eight episodes, the series has had a strong fan following. You can find a lot more information on the series in the fan site www.otherworldonline.com.

 From episode 4, "Rock and Roll Suicide".

Peter Bromilow as "Praetor" in episode 1, "Rules of Attraction".

The Sterling family in a publicity shot.

Further info: Wikipedia or IMDB.

The Reptile (1966) Shooting Script

A shooting script from the 1965 Hammer Films movie "The Reptile", written by John Elder. [PM]

I, Monster (1971) Release script (Long Version - Theatrical)

This is a "release script" for I, Monster, the 1971 film directed by Stephen Weeks (his feature debut) for Amicus Productions. It is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with the main characters' names changed to Dr. Charles Marlowe and Mr. Edward Blake.

It stars Christopher Lee as the Doctor and his alter ego, and Peter Cushing as Frederick Utterson, a central character in Stevenson's original story. Mike Raven and Susan Jameson also star. It was photographed by Moray Grant, with music by Carl Davis.

It was intended to be shown in 3-D, but the process was aborted mid-filming. [private purchase]

Peter Cushing's Pipes

This is a set of six pipes, a "Sherlock Holmes" calling card and syringe that belonged to screen legend Peter Cushing. I haven't yet screen-matched the pipes, but hope to be able to find them. Cushing was not a pipe smoker, but often smoked pipes in his screen and stage roles. These pipes could also have been used in his stage performances, and the lack of photo references makes screen-matching very difficult. I would be grateful for any help.

The "Sherlock Holmes" business card is not a prop, but part of a set made by Peter Cushing himself.

These pipes were auctioned in the Peter Cushing 1994 Phillips estate auction, and belonged to make up/special effects artist Dave Elsey, whose work includes Farscape, Little Shop of Horrors, Hellraiser, Mission Impossible and Star Wars III - Revenge of the Sith, amongst many others. You can find a great interview with him about Cushing here. [PSoL]

Hogfather (2006) Storyboards

Production used storyboards for the 2006 fantasy book adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s “Hogfather”. Boards are by David Allcock and are for scenes 1-123. Allcock also created storyboards for The Wolfman and Mutant Chronicles, and has a blog here. [PSoL]

Hogfather (2006) Final Shooting Script

A production used script for the 2006 fantasy book adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s “Hogfather”. The final shooting script is dated 7th April 2006 and is labelled part 1, is 92 pages long, printed on A4 white and pink paper, the pink sheets show changes made. [PSoL]

Star Trek: Phase II (1977) Rare blueprints of the Enterprise and Galileo 9 Shuttlecraft

This is a set of production-used blueprints and drawings I purchased privately in 2002, which would be used for Star Trek: Phase II. The two smaller ones show a top and a port view of the Enterprise. The larger one shows a section of the Galileo 9 Shuttlecraft. It may be interesting to note that the Enterprise designation on the blueprint is NCC 1701-9.

The "Galileo 9" shuttlecraft from the aborted Phase II series represented quite a departure from all previous ships seen in Star Trek because it was the first ship not actually designed by Matt Jefferies.  It was designed by Star Trek Phase II Art Director Joe Jennings.  (Jefferies who was busy full time working on Little House on the Prairie and could only serve on the Phase II team in the limited capacity of "technical advisor" disliked the original "butterdish" design of the original shuttlecraft and advised Joe Jennings to redesign it.)  It's actually Joe's name you see in the legend as the designer/artist on the various blueprint drawings that appear in the Star Trek Phase II: The Lost Series book, and on my shuttlecraft blueprint.

Below, two pages from the book, showing the Enterprise designs (the same we can find in the blueprints) and the painted concept for the shuttlecraft.

Images were cropped, in order to avoid showing the white (and uninteresting) part of the sheets. Give the condition, size and quality of the blueprint copies, I have no doubts that these were copied from the originals and might well have been production-used.

Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979) SFX Storyboards

This is a set of Special FX storyboards used in the 1979 "Star Trek - The Motion Picture". These 200+ storyboard pages are part of a folder used by the crew to block and create the effects. The pages shown are only a sample of the incredible boards included. [P]