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A for Andromeda
In the not-too-distant future of 1970, a mysterious signal from space arrives with instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once completed, the evice's motives provokes discourse between scientists John Fleming and Madeleine Dawnay as further instructions are to create a living organism, which Dawnay develops. The entity compels lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and, upon manifestation, adopts her form, now known as Andromeda.
Seasons
- Miniseries — 7 episodes (October 3, 1961)
Cast
- Esmond Knight as Professor Ernest Reinhart
- Peter Halliday as John Fleming
- Patricia Kneale as Judy Adamson
- Noel Johnson as J.M. Osborne
- Julie Christie as Christine Jones / Andromeda
Details
- Created by
- Fred Hoyle
- First aired
- October 3, 1961
- Episodes
- 7
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- BBC Television
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 5.5 / 10 from 4 votes
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