Colonel Edward Straker, United States Air Force, Commander-in-Chief of SHADO, is the main character of British TV series UFO.

As the United States were the major contributor to the project, the leader of the defence organisation was to be an American, and Straker suggested ("Confetti Check A-OK!")

Due to work to put in action Project Angel, Straker stayed much time out of home, and Mary's mother started thinking ("Confetti Check A-OK!")

that he was cheating her daughter, then she hired a detective and, Straker, knowing that he was being followed, started to organise Project Angel meetings at the house of female employee Ayshea Johnson to protect military secrets by making his absence appear as a love story with her.

The UFO approached it and he and his co-pilot, Jim, took some photographs and a video, but the aircraft was badly damaged when Sky One fired a missile at the saucer.

In that period, John was hit ("A Question of Priorities") by a Ferrari 275 GTB while walking on a road, and was transported to an hospital, but, due to an allergy to antibiotics, he required a special product from the United States.

It also comments that the role "seemed to constantly require Bishop to be in a rage" and that for this reason, the actor particularly enjoyed working on the series' lighter-hearted episodes.

"[8] According to Gizmodo's Alasdair Wilkins, although Straker's "cold, calculating character made him an unlikely hero, [...] it also provided the show with much of its dramatic heft, as his single-minded pursuit of the enemy left him ever more isolated from his friends and family.

"[9] Writing for SciFiNow Chris Chantler comments that Straker "makes UFO feel like a serious, mature and even profound show.