A for Andromeda

A for Andromeda (1961)


  • Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Creator: Fred Hoyle
  • First Air Date: 1961-10-03
  • Last Air Date: 1961-11-14
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 7
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 45 min.
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Network: BBC Television
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Summary

Set in 1970, a team of scientists decipher a mysterious signal from space and discover that it provides instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once built, this computer provokes argument between two of leading team members, Fleming and Dawnay, over the machine's real intentions as it provides further instructions to create a living organism, which Dawnay starts to develop. Later it appears to compel lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and when the organism is fully developed, it appears in the exact form of Christine, and named Andromeda. But what is the purpose of this "creature" ...?

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    A for Andromeda Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1961-10-03
    7 Episodes

    A for Andromeda Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Message60 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Machine60 min
    Season 1Episode 3The Miracle60 min
    Season 1Episode 4The Monster60 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Murderer60 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Face of the Tiger60 min
    Season 1Episode 7The Last Mystery60 min
    • Esmond Knight

      as Professor Ernest Reinhart
    • Patricia Kneale

      as Judy Adamson
    • Peter Halliday

      as John Fleming
    • Noel Johnson

      as J.M. Osborne
    Writing Fred Hoyle Writer
    Directing Michael Hayes Director
    Writing John Elliot Writer

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