A for Andromeda

• 1961
• •
• Ended
• •
• PG

• Drama
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy

★ 5.5 TMDB Rating · 4 votes

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.

Created by

Fred Hoyle

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Episode length

~45m

First aired

Oct 3, 1961

Networks

BBC Television

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom