This article is about the 1961 series. For the 2006 remake, see A for Andromeda (2006 film). For the 1971 Italian remake, see A come Andromeda.
A for Andromeda
Opening title card
Genre
Science fiction
Written by
Fred Hoyle
John Elliot
Directed by
Michael Hayes
Starring
Esmond Knight
Patricia Kneale
Peter Halliday
Julie Christie
Noel Johnson
Donald Stewart
Geoffrey Lewis
John Hollis
Mary Morris
Peter Henchie
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of episodes
7 (6 missing)
Production
Producers
Michael Hayes
Norman James
Running time
45 minutes
Original release
Network
BBC One
Release
3 October (1961-10-03) – 14 November 1961 (1961-11-14)
Related
The Andromeda Breakthrough
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A for Andromeda is a British television science fiction drama serial first made and broadcast by the BBC in seven parts in 1961. Written by cosmologist Fred Hoyle, in conjunction with author and television producer John Elliot, it concerns a group of scientists who detect a radio signal from another galaxy that contains instructions for the design of an advanced computer. When the computer is built, it gives the scientists instructions for the creation of a living organism named Andromeda, but one of the scientists, John Fleming, fears that Andromeda's purpose is to subjugate humanity.
The serial was the first major role for the actress Julie Christie. Only one episode of the original production survives, along with a few short extracts from other episodes. A for Andromeda has been remade twice: first by the Italian state television RAI in 1972 and by the BBC in 2006. A sequel, The Andromeda Breakthrough, was made by the BBC in 1962.
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