Andra (TV series)

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Andra
GenreScience fiction
Based on Andra
by Louise Lawrence
Written byEugene Lumbers
Directed byMark Callen
John Gauci
StarringLisa Peers
Robert Hewett
Jonathan Hardy
Bruce Kerr
Suzanne Dudley
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producer Christopher Muir
Running time30 mins
Release
Original network ABC Television
Original release10 September (1976-09-10) –
29 October 1976 (1976-10-29)

Andra is an Australian children's television series based on the book of the same name, which was broadcast on the ABC Television. The series consists of eight episodes of 30 minute. It had such a small budget that in the background, in crowd scenes, the 'crowd' is actually made up of store clothing dummies. The sets, instead of containing items of furniture, or other articles, are large white blocks piled up on each other.

Contents

The series targets a female audience but a similar Australian science fiction series, Alpha Scorpio was made a little earlier in the 1970s and aimed at a male audience.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"September 10, 1976 (1976-09-10)
Andra, a young citizen in Sub City One, leaves her lecture and wanders into a supply tunnel where she is knocked over and suffers severe brain damage. Dr Lascaux asks for permission to attempt a brain graft using a 2,000-year-old brain. [1]
2"Episode 2"September 17, 1976 (1976-09-17)
A spaceship which set out 30 years ago to discover the new Earth, returns into contact, having successfully completed its mission. [2]
3"Episode 3"September 24, 1976 (1976-09-24)
4"Episode 4"October 1, 1976 (1976-10-01)
A spaceship is prepared to explore the new planet which has been discovered. When it returns with information about the planet, it seems it must crash land and the crew will die. [3]
5"Episode 5"October 8, 1976 (1976-10-08)
6"Episode 6"October 15, 1976 (1976-10-15)
The expedition party returns to Sub City One–without navigation charts. [4]
7"Episode 7"October 22, 1976 (1976-10-22)
8"Episode 8"October 29, 1976 (1976-10-29)
Andra realises that the rocket ships for the new planet are about to take off and runs blindly to the surface. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times . Vol. 51, no. 14, 480. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 September 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 20 June 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times . Vol. 52, no. 15, 657. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 August 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 20 June 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times . Vol. 51, no. 14, 498. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 October 1976. p. 22. Retrieved 20 June 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times . Vol. 51, no. 14, 510. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 October 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 20 June 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Channel 3". The Canberra Times . Vol. 51, no. 14, 522. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 October 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 20 June 2016– via National Library of Australia.
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