The Third wrote:
That was an interesting thing about the show - the first season featured many acting veterans (such as Patrick Macnee from The Avengers) while Season 2 featured recognizable actors who were just getting started.
I suspect that was because newcomers are cheaper than experienced professionals.
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I think that episode (which I can't recall in any detail, much like most episodes that season) was Mia's first screen work, if I'm not mistaken.
According to her entry on the IMDB,
War of the Worlds was Mia's screen acting debut. As far as I can recall, in 'Loving the Alien', she plays the daughter of a man whom the aliens want to manipulate (I can't remember why). So they kidnap the daughter, duplicate her, then kill her.
The duplicate (also played by Mia, obviously) persuades the father into following the alien's agenda, but her cover is blown, and she uses an alien hand-weapon to vaporise both him and herself.