Target Luna (1960)
Target Luna was a British television serial broadcast by ABC Weekend TV in April 1960.
| Production company/ies | Broadcast station(s) | Broadcast date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC Weekend TV, Anglia, ATV London, Southern, STV, TWW, UTV | April 24 - May 29, 1960 |
Production credits
| Producer(s) | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Other notable credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Newman | Adrian Brown | Malcolm Hulke Eric Paice | Design: David Gillespie Programme advisor: Mary Field |
Synopsis
Professor Norman Wedgwood is the head of an experimental rocket group on remote Buchan Island in Scotland. His children, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy visit him to watch the launch of his latest rocket, along with journalist Conway Henderson. When the pilot is taken ill, Jimmy finds himself taking his place on a mission to the Moon along with his pet hamster, Hamlet. After several harrowing hours in space, Jimmy, Hamlet and the rocket are finally brought down to earth.
Episodes
- The Rocket Station
- Count Down
- The Strange Illness
- Storm in Space
- Solar Flare
- The Falling Star
Cast
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Notes
Sydney Newman wanted to develop a children's adventure serial, which could educate its audience about science and the developing Space Race. Professor Wedgwood and his experimental rocket group appears to be a direct reference to the character and success of Professor Bernard Quatermass on the BBC.
The serial proved successful enough for Newman to commission a sequel series. Pathfinders In Space saw a complete cast change and was more or less a re-imagining of the first series. Pathfinders To Mars and Pathfinders To Venus followed.
No episodes of Target Luna are known to exist.
