Series synopsis
Pathfinders to Mars is a British sci-fi & fantasy family television series that premiered on ITV1 on December 11, 1960. It ended on January 15, 1961. It was created by Malcolm Hulke, Eric Paice, Sydney Newman. It stars Gerald Flood, George Coulouris, Stewart Guidotti and Pamela Barney.
A secondary mission in a new rocket, MR4, to the Moon takes off from Buchan Island. This time Henderson takes the lead role as pilot accompanied by Professor Wedgwood's oldest son Geoff as radio operator, Professor Mary Meadows, Henderson's niece Margret along with Hamlet. However one of the crew turns out to be science writer named Harcourt Brown who has plans to divert the ship to Mars determined there is life on the planet. Brown succeeds in getting MR4 to Mars, but with the length of the jou ...
Premise
A secondary mission in a new rocket, MR4, to the Moon takes off from Buchan Island. This time Henderson takes the lead role as pilot accompanied by Professor Wedgwood's oldest son Geoff as radio operator, Professor Mary Meadows, Henderson's niece Margret along with Hamlet. However one of the crew turns out to be science writer named Harcourt Brown who has plans to divert the ship to Mars determined there is life on the planet. Brown succeeds in getting MR4 to Mars, but with the length of the journey, the crew decide that the only way to get home is to find water on Mars.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gerald Flood as Conway Henderson
- George Coulouris as The Imposter / Harcourt Brown
- Stewart Guidotti as Geoffrey Wedgwood
- Pamela Barney as Professor Mary Meadows
- Hester Cameron as Margret Henderson
- Hugh Evans as Ian Murray
- Astor Sklair as John Field
- Bernard Horsfall as Professor Hawkins
Guest cast
- Peter Williams as Professor Norman Wedgwood
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | December 11, 1960 | January 15, 1961 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Imposter | December 11, 1960 |
| 2 | Sabotage in Space | December 18, 1960 |
| 3 | The Hostage | December 25, 1960 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 11, 1960 |
| Last aired | January 15, 1961 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 17:15:00 |