Fred Hoyle
Director
The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
Miniseries
Kidnapped by Intel representative Kaufman, John Fleming—along with Professor Madeleine Dawnay and Andromeda, the artificially constructed female humanoid—are brought to Azaran, a small Middle Eastern country. Upon arrival, the group discover a duplicate of Fleming's machine has been built by Intel. After many dangers, Fleming finds both the reason for the original message having been sent and the means to bring the machine under human control.
Released June 28, 1962
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Keywords: imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.girl-from-outer-space
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Cold Front
Andromeda has survived her fall into the underground pool. She and John Fleming go on the run from the British authorities.
June 28, 1962, midnight
S1E2 - Gale Warning
Fleming and Andromeda are being hunted both by the British Government and by the Intel trading consortium, who are developing another supercomputer in the newly-independent Middle Eastern country of Azaran.
July 5, 1962, midnight
S1E3 - Azaran Forecast
The Intel trading organization have kidnapped biochemist Madeleine Dawnay and physicist John Fleming and want them to work for them. Something strange is happening to the world's weather, and Andromeda's health is failing.
July 12, 1962, midnight
S1E4 - Storm Centers
The Intel trading consortium has backed a military coup in Azaran. Mlle Gamboule has been drawn to the computer by Andromeda who, apparently dying, is determined to work out the purpose of the message from space.
July 19, 1962, midnight
S1E5 - Hurricane
The alien enzyme is causing the Earth's atmosphere to get thinner, and violent storms are sweeping the world. Intel get the scientists to develop a solution, to be sold on their terms. A counter-revolution led by the former president overthrows the rebels and Intel.
July 26, 1962, midnight
S1E6 - Roman Peace
Fleming and Dawney work on a formula to restore Andromeda to health. Andromeda deciphers the signals, but can Earth be saved?
Aug. 2, 1962, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 270 min.
Released: June 28, 1962
Last Air Date: Aug. 2, 1962, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: U
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