Wow, been a long time since I saw that show. It tended to get buried somewhere on Saturday afternoons in the states. I remember the theme song being different though.
If we're going to get into British SF, you could have the Thunderbirds piloting the firetruck ships. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR4nKdMYKGc
The thought also crossed my mind that the asteroid base at the end of the movie could be Moonbase Alpha from Space: 1999 or Clavius from 2001.
