First saw this one Saturday night on BBC2 back in about 1982-1983 with video recorder poised. I was determined to tape the entire series after enjoying the full run of The Outer Limits a couple of years previously.
To be honest, I was a bit disappointed with the pilot episode. Not a lot happened. There were no intriguing creatures, no threats to humanity, just a strange mystery that played out over the course of 20 minutes and resolved itself rather quickly.
It could only get better. And of course, it did!