Series synopsis
Pathfinders in Space is a British sci-fi & fantasy family television series that premiered on ITV1 on September 11, 1960. It ended on October 23, 1960. It was created by Eric Paice, Sydney Newman, Malcolm Hulke. It stars Peter Williams, Harold Goldblatt, Gerald Flood and Stewart Guidotti.
Professor Norman Wedgwood and his team are planning another rocket mission to the Moon. Once again, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy are on hand to witness the launch of a new rocket MR1, along with journalist friend Conway Henderson. However, when the automatic supply ship MR2 fails to launch Henderson and the children make a desperate rescue attempt with Jimmy's pet Hamlet.
Premise
Professor Norman Wedgwood and his team are planning another rocket mission to the Moon. Once again, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy are on hand to witness the launch of a new rocket MR1, along with journalist friend Conway Henderson. However, when the automatic supply ship MR2 fails to launch Henderson and the children make a desperate rescue attempt with Jimmy's pet Hamlet.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Peter Williams as Professor Norman Wedgwood
- Harold Goldblatt as Dr O'Connell
- Gerald Flood as Conway Henderson
- Stewart Guidotti as Geoffrey Wedgwood
- Gillian Ferguson as Valerie Wedgwood
- Richard Dean as Jimmy Wedgwood
- Pamela Barney as Professor Mary Meadows
- Irene Sutcliffe as Jean Cary
Supporting cast
- Hugh Evans as Ian Murray
- Astor Sklair as John Field
- Michael Guest as Michael Kennedy
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | September 11, 1960 | October 23, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Convoy To The Moon Professor Wedgwood leads the first team of Moon explorers, and is successfully launched into space. But when his supply rocket cannot take off by automatic pilot, the Professor's children volunteer to save the expedition... and find a stowaway. |
September 11, 1960 |
| 2 |
Spaceship From Nowhere When Professor Wedgwood's moon expedition is jeopardized by the failure of his automatic supply rocket, his children and their reporter friend come to the rescue. The two rockets fly into space. As they near the moon, a third rocket appears.. a spaceship from nowhere. |
September 18, 1960 |
| 3 |
Luna Bridgehead Professor Wedgwood's children have brought his supply rocket to the moon. But the rockets have landed 150 miles apart. Both parties discover that someone has already been to the moon.Then Jimmy disappears. |
September 25, 1960 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 1960 |
| Last aired | October 23, 1960 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 17:15:00 |