Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Tomorrow People was a children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price and produced by Thames Television for Britain's ITV network between 1973 and 1979. Price produced a revival for Tetra Films (a Thames Television subsidiary) and Nickelodeon between 1992 and 1994. The premise of the show concerned the emergence of homo superior, the next stage of human evolution, in the form of teenagers capable of various psi powers, e.g. telepathy, teleportation (jaunting), telekinesis, etc. They operate in secrecy for fear of "saps" (homo sapiens, normal people) victimising them and using their powers for military purposes (they are physically unable to injure people), although they do make their existence known to the British Prime Minister in Secret Weapon in order to rescue some of their members from the clutches of the military's Experimental Weapons Establishment. In the 1970s series, from the third series some stories involve the "Galactic Federation" which oversees the development of telepathic species, and consequently some stories are set on extraterrestrial planets (which often look like the countryside on the outskirts of London filmed through different coloured filters). The visual effects have improved considerably by the time of the 1990s series (although the Tomorrow People initially tend to have some difficulty with their teleportations and seem to frequently teleport to just above a swimming pool, or just off the beach of their South Pacific island (actually a beach in Dorset, England), while the 1970s series often suffers from the somewhat primitive colour-separation overlay effects of the time (and a limited budget). Table of contents 1 1970s series 1.1 Series 1 1.2 Series 2 1.3 Series 3 1.4 Series 4 1.5 Series 5 1.6 Series 6 1.7 Series 7 1.8 Series 8 2 1990s series 1970s series Series 1 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Stephen - Peter Vaughan-Clarke Carol - Sammie Winmill Kenny - Stephen Salmon Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert Ginge - Michael Standing Slaves of Jedikiah Original UK tranmission 30 April - 4 June 1973 Authors: Roger Price, Brian Finch. Director: Paul Bernard Guest Cast: Lefty - Derek Crewe Jedikiah - Francis de Wolff Cyclops - Patricia Denys The Medusa Strain Original UK transmission 11 June - 2 July 1973 Authors: Roger Price, Brian Finch. Director: Roger Price. Guest Cast: Peter - Richard Speight Jedikiah - Roger Bizley Rabowski - Roger Booth Coppin - Dave Prowse Medusa - Norman McGlen The Vanishing Earth Original UK transmission 9 July - 30 July 1973 Authors: Roger Price, Brian Finch. Director: Paul Bernard. Guest Cast: Lefty - Derek Crewe Smithers - Kenneth Farrington Steen - Kevin Stoney Spidron - John Woodnutt Series 2 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Stephen - Peter Vaughan-Clarke Elizabeth - Elizabeth Adare Chris - Christopher Chittell Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert Professor Cawston - Brian Stanion The Blue and The Green Original UK transmission 4 February - 4 March 1974 Author: Roger Price. Director: Roger Price. Guest Cast: Grandfather - Nigel Pegram Robert - Jason Kemp Police Inspector - Simon Merrick Johnson - Ray Burdis A Rift in Time Original UK transmission 11 March - 1 April 1974 Author: Roger Price. Director: Roger Price. Guest Cast: Peter - Richard Speight Professor Sylvia Garner - Sylvia Coleridge Gaius - Stanley Lebor Lothar - Leonard Pieroni The Doomsday Men Original UK transmission 8 April - 6 May 1974 Author: Roger Price. Director: Roger Price. Guest Cast: Douglas McLelland - William Relton Lt General McLelland - Lindsay Campbell Lee Wan - Eric Young Doomsday Man - Bill Treacher Series 3 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Stephen - Peter Vaughan-Clarke Elizabeth - Elizabeth Adare Tyso - Dean Lawrence Chris - Christopher Chittell Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert Professor Cawston - Brian Stanion Secret Weapon Original UK transmission 26 February - 19 March 1975 Author: Roger Price. Director: Stan Woodward. Guest Cast: Patricia Conway - Anne Curthoys Col. Masters - Trevor Bannister Prime Minister - Hugh Morton Worlds Away Original UK transmission 26 March - 9 April 1975 Author: Roger Price. Director: Vic Hughes. Guest Cast: Mrs Boswell - Joanna Tope Evergreen Boswell - Denise Cook Lenda - Lydia Lisle Timus / Tikno - Philip Gilbert Arkron - Keith Chegwin A Man For Emily Original UK transmission 16 April - 30 April 1975 Author: Roger Price. Director: Stan Woodward. Guest Cast: Elmer - Peter Davison Emily - Sandra Dickinson The Momma - Margaret Burton Publican - Robin Parkinson Mr Greenhead - Bill Dean Revenge of Jedikiah Original UK transmission 7 May - 21 May 1975 Author: Roger Price. Director: Vic Hughes. Guest Cast: Jedikiah - Francis de Wolff Sergeant Evans - John Lyon Evergreen Boswell - Denise Cook Mustaf - Ali Bongo Series 4 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Stephen - Peter Vaughan-Clarke Elizabeth - Elizabeth Adare Tyso - Dean Lawrence Mike Bell - Mike Holloway Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert One Law Original UK transmission 21 October - 5 November 1975 Author: Roger Price. Director: Leon Thau. Guest Cast: Inspector - Tim Barrett Lord Dunning - Harold Kasket Mr O'Reilly - Patrick McAlinney Thwaites - Arnold Diamond Into The Unknown Original UK transmission 13 January - 28 January 1976 Author: Roger Price. Director: Roger Price. Guest Cast: Tirayaan - Geoffrey Bayldon Kwaan - Stephen Garlick Vaktaan - Brian Coburn Ralaa - Raymond Boyd Series 5 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Elizabeth - Elizabeth Adare Mike - Mike Holloway Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert The Dirtiest Business Original UK transmission 28 February - 7 March 1977 Author: Roger Price. Director: Vic Hughes. Guest Cast: Pavla - Anulka Dubynska KGB Man - Jan Murzynowski Senior KGB Man - Gabor Vernon Major Ann Turner - Vivien Heilbron A Much Needed Holiday Original UK transmission 14 March - 21 March 1977 Author: Roger Price. Director: Richard Mervyn. Guest Cast: Gremlon - Anthony Garner Trig - Guy Humphries Trog - David Corti The Heart of Sogguth Original UK transmission 28 March - 4 April 1977 Author: Roger Price. Director: Vic Hughes. Guest Cast: Jake - Roddy Maude-Roxby Mike Harding - James Smilie Derek - Derek Pascoe Bill - Bill Rice The Fresh Hearts - Flintlock (Jamie Stone, John Summerton) Series 6 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Elizabeth - Elizabeth Adare Mike - Mike Holloway Hsui Tai - Misako Koba Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert The Lost Gods Original UK transmission 15 May - 22 May 1978 Author: Roger Price. Director: Peter Webb. Guest Cast: Matsu Tan - Bert Kwouk Sage - Robert Lee Hitler's Last Secret Original UK transmission 5 June - 12 June 1978 Author: Roger Price. Director: Leon Thau. Guest Cast: Hitler - Michael Sheard Professor Friedl - Richard Warner Major Hughes - Leon Eagles Karl Brandt - Nicholas Lyndhurst Willi Frisch - Earl Rhodes The Thargon Menace Original UK transmission 19 June - 26 June 1978 Author: Roger Price. Director: Peter Yolland. Guest Cast: General Papa Minn - Olu Jacobs Flynn - Michael Audreson Sula - Jackie Cowper Major Marcos - Eric Roberts Series 7 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Elizabeth - Elizabeth Adare Mike - Mike Holloway Hsui Tai - Misako Koba Andrew Forbes - Nigel Rhodes Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert Castle of Fear Original UK transmission 9 October - 16 October 1978 Author: Roger Price. Director: Vic Hughes. Guest Cast: Bruce Forbes - Dominic Allen Angus McDuff - Bill Gavin Professor Gail Mayer - Jennifer Watts Professor Young - Brian Jackson Achilles Heel Original UK transmission 23 October - 30 October 1978 Author: Roger Price. Director: Gabrielle Beaumont. Guest Cast: Bruce Forbes - Dominic Allen Yagon - Hillary Minister Cantor - Christian Rodska Glip - Stanley Bates Timus - Philip Gilbert Accompanist - Ted Taylor Living Skins Original UK transmission 6 November - 11 November 1978 Author: Roger Price. Director: Stan Woodward. Guest Cast: Wilton - Ralph Lawford Girl - Judith Fielding Guard - Dave Carter Series 8 Regular Cast John - Nicholas Young Elizabeth - Elizabeth Adare Mike - Mike Holloway Hsui Tai - Misako Koba Andrew Forbes - Nigel Rhodes Voice of TIM - Philip Gilbert War of the Empires Original UK transmission 29 January - 19 February 1979 Author: Roger Price. Director: Vic Hughes. Guest Cast: American President - John F. Parker American General - Richard Bartlett Morgan Evans - David Baxt Thargon General - Oliver Maguire Chaircreature - David Cann Sorsen Captain - Terry Woodfield Thargon Commander - Percy Herbert Thargon Officer - Anthony Stafford 1990s series Regular Tomorrow People: Adam Newman - Kristian Schmid Megabyte (Marmaduke Damon) - Christian Tessier Kevin Wilson - Adam Pearce (only until The Culex Experiment) Lisa Davies - Kristen Ariza Ami Jackson - Naomie Harris (from The Culex Experiment) Jade Weston - Alexandra Millman (The Living Stones only) The Tomorrow People - untitled story First UK transmission: November - December 1992 Guest Cast: Professor Galt - Hugh Quarshie General Bill Damon - Jeff Harding Lady Mulvaney - Gabrielle Hamilton The Culex Experiment First UK transmission: January - February 1994 Guest Cast: Culex - Jean Marsh Culex' twin henchpeople - Tessa Vale, Deborah Vale Monsoon Man First UK transmission: February 1994 Guest Cast: Colonel Cobb - William Hootkins The Rameses Connection First UK transmission: January 1995 Guest Cast: Rameses - Christopher Lee The Living Stones First UK transmission: February 1995 Guest Cast: Byron Lucifer - Danny John-Jules This article is from Wikipedia. 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