The Solarnauts

The Solarnauts
Genre	science fiction
Written by	Roberta Leigh
Directed by	John Llewellyn Moxey
Starring	John Garfield Derek Fowlds John Ringham Martine Beswick Alex Scott
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1
Production
Running time	25 mins

The Solarnauts is a 1967 British television drama that was the pilot for a television series that did not eventuate. ^{[1] [2]} In August 1966 it was announced Edd Byrnes was being sought for the lead role. ^[3] Filming started 21 November 1966 at Elstree Studios of ABC. ^[4] It starred David "John" Garfield, son of actor John Garfield, Derek Fowlds, John Ringham and Martine Beswick.

Premise

Power and Tempo are members of the interstellar Solarnauts who defend the Earth from alien invasions, taking orders from Tri-S. The Solarnauts fight an evil organisation headed by Logik, who is threatening to unleash a poison attack on Mars unless he can secure mining rights. Power and Tempo team up with Kandia to attack Logik’s base.

Cast

• John Garfield as Power
• Derek Fowlds as Tempo
• John Ringham as Tri-S
• Martine Beswick as Kandia
• Alex Scott as Logik
• George Roubicek
• Virginia Wetherell

References

1. "Cancelled Before It Began: The Solarnauts (1967)". Cancelled Sci Fi. 12 December 2024.
2. "Space Patrol: Interplanetary overdrive". Infinity. No. 14. 2018. p. 62.
3. "From Hollywood". Albuquerque Journal. 13 October 1966. p. 20.
4. "Big ABC plan to see color TV". Daily Mirror. 17 November 1966. p. 2.

External links

• The Solarnauts at IMDb
• The Solarnauts at Letterbox DVD