A for Andromeda

1961 NR 45m 7.2

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...

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"?

A for Andromeda background

Episodes:

Episode 1 The Message

1. The Message

Aired: Oct 3, 1961

Britain, 1970 - a new radio telescope, designed by the young scientists John ...

Episode 2 The Machine

2. The Machine

Aired: Oct 10, 1961

Fleming is permitted to use the computer facilities at the London Institute o...

Episode 3 The Miracle

3. The Miracle

Aired: Oct 17, 1961

The team at Thorness is joined by the biologist Madeline Dawnay. The computer...

Episode 4 The Monster

4. The Monster

Aired: Oct 24, 1961

It is now 1971 and the protoplasmic lifeform, now nicknamed "Cyclops" on acco...

Episode 5 The Murderer

5. The Murderer

Aired: Oct 30, 1961

Following Christine's death, the computer outputs a new set of instructions -...

Episode 6 The Face of the Tiger

6. The Face of the Tiger

Aired: Nov 6, 1961

Andromeda is put to work developing a program to enable Britain to intercept ...

Episode 7 The Last Mystery

7. The Last Mystery

Aired: Nov 13, 1961

It is 1972 and the message from the Andromeda Nebula has stopped transmitting...

Info about A for Andromeda

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Television

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi