A for Andromeda

A for Andromeda

Release date : October 3, 1961
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language : English /
Creators : Fred Hoyle /
Production companies : BBC /
October 3, 1961 United Kingdom Drama English More
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Set in 1970, a team of scientists decipher a mysterious signal from space and discover that it provides instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once built, this computer provokes argument between two of leading team members, Fleming and Dawnay, over the machine's real intentions as it provides further instructions to create a living organism, which Dawnay starts to develop. Later it appears to compel lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and when the organism is fully developed, it appears in the exact form of Christine, and named Andromeda. But what is the purpose of this "creature" ...?
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A for Andromeda
1961 • 7 Episodes

Season 1 of House of the Dragon premiered on October 3, 1961.

Most Recent: S1.E7 The Last Mystery

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Esmond Knight
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Patricia Kneale
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Peter Halliday
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Julie Christie
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Geoffrey Lewis
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Frank Windsor
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John Scott Martin
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  • title:A for Andromeda
  • status:Ended
  • Release date: 1961
  • Genres: Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Creators: Fred Hoyle ·
  • Production companies: BBC ·
  • Overview:Set in 1970, a team of scientists decipher a mysterious signal from space and discover that it provides instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once built, this computer provokes argument between two of leading team members, Fleming and Dawnay, over the machine's real intentions as it provides further instructions to create a living organism, which Dawnay starts to develop. Later it appears to compel lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and when the organism is fully developed, it appears in the exact form of Christine, and named Andromeda. But what is the purpose of this "creature" ...?
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