Drama | Children | Science-Fiction
Station:
ITV1 (UK)
Status:
Ended
Start:
1960-12-11
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In Pathfinders to Mars, sequel to Pathfinders in Space, Conway Henderson (Flood) consents to pilot a new interstellar rocket. Young Geoffrey Wedgewood will be one of the crew and Henderson's niece, Margaret (Hester Cameron) - due for a holiday with her uncle - persuades him to take her, too. Meanwhile the place of Professor Dyson is taken by an unidentified man believed by Wedgewood and the rocket crew to be Dyson. The imposter, Harcourt Brown (George Coulouris), sabotages the rocket's radio receiver so that Henderson and the rest don't discover his real identity. Working for the mysterious "Sector Ten" Brown manages to take control of the rocket and hold Margaret as hostage.
TV Show Ended.
S1E4 - Lichens!
Harcourt Brown, notorious for his wild beliefs in intelligent life on Mars, has diverted a British moon expedition to the red planet to prove his theories. After six weeks' enforced Journey, the rocket approaches the barren surface of Mars - but there is nothing solid on which to land.
Air Date: 01 Jan 1961 11:15 (CDT)
S1E5 - Zero Hour on the Red Planet
Taken to Mars against their will, the British space explorers search for precious water for the long journey back to Earth.
Air Date: 08 Jan 1961 11:15 (CDT)
S1E6 - Falling Into the Sun
With Earth moving away from Mars at 20 miles a second, the explorers must leave immediately or face 16 months in the lifeless Martian desert.
Air Date: 15 Jan 1961 11:15 (CDT)