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A for Andromeda is a British television science fiction drama serial first made and broadcast by the BBC in seven parts in 1961. Written by cosmologist Fred Hoyle, in conjunction with author and television producer John Elliot, it concerns a group of scientists who detect a radio signal from another galaxy that contains instructions for the design of an advanced computer. When the computer is built, it gives the scientists instructions for the creation of a living organism named Andromeda, but one of the scientists, John Fleming, fears that Andromeda's purpose is to subjugate humanity.
Original Release
10/03/1961 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Esmond Knight | Professor Ernest Reinhart |
Patricia Kneale | Judy Adamson |
Peter Halliday | John Fleming / Dr. John Fleming |
Noel Johnson | J.M. Osborne |
Julie Christie | Andromeda / Christine Jones |
Donald Stewart | General Vandenberg |
Geoffrey Lewis | Doctor Geers / Dr. Geers |
Mary Morris | Professor Madeleine Dawnay |
John Hollis | Kaufman |
Peter Henchie | Egon |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Message | Tuesday, 03 October 1961 |
2 | The Machine | Tuesday, 10 October 1961 |
3 | The Miracle | Tuesday, 17 October 1961 |
4 | The Monster | Tuesday, 24 October 1961 |
5 | The Murderer | Tuesday, 31 October 1961 |
6 | The Face of the Tiger | Tuesday, 07 November 1961 |
7 | The Last Mystery | Tuesday, 14 November 1961 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Esmond Knight | Professor Ernest Reinhart |
Patricia Kneale | Judy Adamson |
Peter Halliday | John Fleming / Dr. John Fleming |
Noel Johnson | J.M. Osborne |
Julie Christie | Andromeda / Christine Jones |
Donald Stewart | General Vandenberg |
Geoffrey Lewis | Doctor Geers / Dr. Geers |
Mary Morris | Professor Madeleine Dawnay |
John Hollis | Kaufman |
Peter Henchie | Egon |
Frank Windsor | Dennis Bridger |
John Murray Scott | Harvey |
Brenda Peters | Secretary to Osborne / Secretary |
Ernest Hare | Minister of Science Ratcliff / Minister of Science |
John Rowlands | Lab Assistant / Operator / Sentry |
Anthony Valentine | Corporal |
Jack May | Major Quadring |
Maurice Hedley | The Prime Minister |
Peter Ducrow | Doctor Hunter |
Peter King | Newsreader |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Hayes | Producer |
Norman James | Producer |