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A for Andromeda

5.0
1 season
7 episodes
Ended
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:October 3, 1961
Last Aired:November 14, 1961
Episode Runtime:45m
Networks:
BBC Television
Created By:
Fred Hoyle

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Miniseries

Miniseries

7 episodes

Aired: 1961

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.

Production

BBC