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A for Andromeda: Episode 1: The Message

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A science-fiction thriller in seven episodes by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot.
Starring Esmond Knight with Peter Halliday, Patricia Kneale and Noel Johnson

The year is 1970, and it is the eve of the opening of a new giant radio-telescope. Professor Reinhart's staff are making routine tests, when something unexpected cuts across the usual background static of outer space, and across all their lives.

Contributors

Writer:
Fred Hoyle
Writer:
John Elliot
Producer:
Michael Hayes
Producer/Designer:
Norman James
Film Cameraman:
Peter Sargent
Film Editor:
Agnes Evan
John Fleming:
Peter Halliday
Harrie:
John Nettleton
Professor Reinhart:
Esmond Knight
Judy Adamson:
Patricia Kneale
Harvey:
John Murray-Scott
Whelan:
Bernard Kilby
J.M. Osborne:
Noel Johnson
General Vandenberg:
Donald Stewart
Secretary to Osborne:
Brenda Peters
Dennis Bridger:
Frank Windsor
Grace:
Mary Chester
Newsreader:
Peter King
Interviewer:
Kenneth Kendall
Jenkins:
Terry Lodge
Oldroyd:
John Barrett
Source: Radio Times

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