Eric Paice
Director
Pathfinders in Space (1960)
Season 1
Professor Norman Wedgwood and his team are planning another rocket mission to the Moon. Once again, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy are on hand to witness the launch of a new rocket MR1, along with journalist friend Conway Henderson. However, when the automatic supply ship MR2 fails to launch Henderson and the children make a desperate rescue attempt with Jimmy's pet Hamlet.
Released Sept. 11, 1960
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Keywords: imdb.guinea-pig, imdb.moon, imdb.expedition, imdb.moon-exploration, imdb.outer-space
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Convoy To The Moon
Professor Wedgwood leads the first team of Moon explorers, and is successfully launched into space. But when his supply rocket cannot take off by automatic pilot, the Professor's children volunteer to save the expedition... and find a stowaway.
Sept. 11, 1960, midnight
S1E2 - Spaceship From Nowhere
When Professor Wedgwood's moon expedition is jeopardized by the failure of his automatic supply rocket, his children and their reporter friend come to the rescue. The two rockets fly into space. As they near the moon, a third rocket appears.. a spaceship from nowhere.
Sept. 18, 1960, midnight
S1E3 - Luna Bridgehead
Professor Wedgwood's children have brought his supply rocket to the moon. But the rockets have landed 150 miles apart. Both parties discover that someone has already been to the moon.Then Jimmy disappears.
Sept. 25, 1960, midnight
S1E4 - The Man In The Moon
The three children find a cave containing relics of a previous civilisation. Meanwhile, Wedgwood is trying to reach them. Then the children make another startling discovery.
Oct. 2, 1960, midnight
S1E5 - The World of Lost Toys
Professor Wedgwood's amazing discoveries on the moon indicate a previous landing sometime in the distant past. Will the alien spaceship reveal its secrets?
Oct. 9, 1960, midnight
S1E6 - Disaster on The Moon
While Wedgwood and the children explore inside the ancient spaceship, meteorites bombard the Moon. When dlsaster strikes, Wedgwood is faced with a terrible decision.
Oct. 16, 1960, midnight
S1E7 - Rescue In Space
With one rocket destroyed by meteorites, Only Valerie and Henderson can return to Earth, Then Professor Wedgwood makes a daring bidfor safety.
Oct. 23, 1960, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 11, 1960
Last Air Date: Oct. 23, 1960, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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