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Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982)
- Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin
- One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) (1981)
- Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon…
- The excellent BBC TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' extraordinary books provides a wealth of brain–candy for cybernerds, techno–buffs and…
Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982)
- Dir. Shaun O'Riordan
Feat. Joanna Lumley, David McCallum
- A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 1 (1978)
- Feat. Michael Keating, Gareth Thomas
- An acknowledged classic of British television sci–fi, this long–running series followed the fortunes of disparate group of characters…
Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (1976-1978)
- Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Lee Majors
- The respectable female spinoff to THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, has Wagner play the tennis pro fiance of 'Steve Austin' who after a skydiving accident…
Doctor Who (TV Series) [Tom Baker] (Dr. Who) (1975-1981)
- Feat. Tom Baker
- Probably the most popular 'Doctor' of the BBC sci–fi series, Tom Baker cut a memorable figure as the woolly–scarfed and energetic…
Survivors (TV Series) (1975-1977)
- Feat. Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch, Lucy Fleming
- Memorable post–apocalyptic drama serial following a small group of survivors after 99.9% of Earth’s population has been wiped out by a deadly…
Space 1999 (TV Series) (1974- 1978)
- Dir. David Tomblin
Feat. Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse…
- A live–action creation from puppet–master Gerry Anderson about a crew of scientists stationed on "Moonbase Alpha". With sterling…
Star Trek - The Animated Series (TV Series) (1973)
- A respectful rendition of the Star Trek universe, this early seventies "Filmation" reprised the space explorations of Captain Kirk and crew, complete…
Tomorrow People, The (TV Series) (1973)
- Dir. Paul Bernard
Feat. Nicholas Young
- Fitted out with stun–guns, digital watches and a talking biotronic computer called TIM, a group of highly–evolved youngsters also enjoy…