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The Metaliens, alien robots intent on galactic domination, encounter a major setback. Their enormous Space Saucer, 'Compromise', enters a black hole in a strange, uncharted region of Space, and collides with another craft – sending the Kleptonite Ball, their precious cargo and the key to Universal Conquest, hurtling to a planet inhabited by primitive life forms: Earth. Having materialised in a bar, the Ball variously functions as a Christmas tree decoration, a bathroom ornament, and a fortune-teller's prop. The Metaliens must retrieve the Kleptonite Ball if their mission is ever to succeed. And that's when their problems really begin…

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Top billed cast

Ed BishopStainless Steel (voice)
Bob HoskinsRobotham (voice)
Al Matthew(voice)
Bill MitchellKublai Chrome (voice)
Paddie O'NeilUtensil / Operator (voice)
Christopher Sandford(voice)
Graham Stark(voice)
Marc Smith(voice)
Fabia DrakeMiss Ruby
Anna KarenMary

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