A for Andromeda

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A for Andromeda is a 1961 British science fiction television serial, co-created by astronomer Fred Hoyle, about scientists who build a supercomputer from an alien transmission with unforeseen consequences.

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instanceOf 1960s British television series ⓘ
British television serial ⓘ
basedOn A for Andromeda (novel) ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Fred Hoyle ⓘ
John Elliot ⓘ
broadcastFormat black-and-white ⓘ
coCreator John Elliot ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Fred Hoyle ⓘ
director Michael Hayes ⓘ
firstBroadcastYear 1961 ⓘ
followedBy The Andromeda Breakthrough ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation A for Andromeda (Italian TV series) ⓘ
hasLostEpisodes true ⓘ
hasNovelization A for Andromeda (novel) ⓘ
hasSequel The Andromeda Breakthrough ⓘ
mainCharacter Christine ⓘ
John Fleming ⓘ
medium television serial ⓘ
notableFor early realistic depiction of scientists and computing in British television science fiction ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 7 ⓘ
numberOfSeries 1 ⓘ
originalBroadcastDecade 1960s ⓘ
originalChannel BBC One ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalMedium television ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC ⓘ
partOf BBC science fiction drama tradition ⓘ
plotSummary Scientists receive an alien transmission and build a supercomputer that leads to unforeseen consequences. ⓘ
producer Michael Hayes ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
releaseYear 1961 ⓘ
screenplayBy Fred Hoyle ⓘ
John Elliot ⓘ
settingLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
starred Julie Christie ⓘ
Mary Morris ⓘ
Noel Johnson ⓘ
Peter Halliday ⓘ
subject contact with alien civilizations ⓘ
extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ
supercomputers in fiction ⓘ
theme dangers of advanced technology ⓘ
ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ
government control of science ⓘ
writer Fred Hoyle ⓘ
John Elliot ⓘ

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