The Tomorrow People
(1973-1979)
TV Series
Country: UK
Synopsis
The Tomorrow People are teenagers who belong to the species 'Homo superior', the next stage after plain old Homo sapiens. They 'break out' at puberty, discovering that they are gifted with the powers of telekinesis, teleportation and telepathy. However, despite these awesome powers, they have one potential weakness. They are psychologically incapable of killing another human being, even in self-defence. Headquartered in a secret underground Lab and protected by the supercomputer Tim, the Tomorrow People look for the emergence of more of their kind whilst battling evil forces from the farthest reaches of space and time.
Notes
- The lower half of the Profile picture on this page shows William Relton as Douglas prodding Simon Gipps-Kent as Paul in the four-episode story "The Doomsday Men".
Notable Guest Appearances
- Simon Gipps-Kent in episode 2.10-2.13 "The Doomsday Men" 1974
- William Relton in episode 2.10-2.13 "The Doomsday Men" 1974
- Earl Rhodes in episode 6.3-6.4 "Hitler's Last Secret" 1978
- Michael Audreson in episode 6.5-6.6 "The Thargon Menace" 1978
Cast
- Nicholas Young
(John) - Philip Gilbert
(Tim) - Elizabeth Adare
(Elizabeth) - Peter Vaughan-Clarke
(Stephen) - Mike Holoway
(Mike) - Dean Lawrence
(Tyso) - Nigel Rhodes
(Andrew - 1978-1979 Seasons 7-8) - Sammie Winmill
(Carol) - Misako Koba
(Hsui Tai) - Stephen Salmon
(Kenny)
BoyActors Reviews
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Some of the episodes and storylines were truly cringeworthy ("A Man For Emily", "The Thargon Menace") or just plain dull ("Slaves of Jedikiah", "The Vanishing Earth", "The Medusa Strain", "Into The Unknown"), but there were many which were actually rather entertaining ("Hitler's Last Secret", "A Much Needed Holiday", "The Doomsday Men", "Castle of Fear") and some were even rather good science fiction stories ("Living Skins", "Secret Weapon", "The Dirtiest Business"). Definitely worth a look; and even the poor episodes are worth enduring for the cast commentaries on the DVD discs - Peter Vaughan-Clarke and Nicholas Young really spark off each other to give what must be some of the most marvellously witty, funny and downright entertaining commentary tracks of all time!
My Movie Rating: 8 / 10I became fascinated with this series despite the scripting and slight character development. It does grow on you, but admittedly not very much. Well, it was just a kid's series. There are some very appealing youngsters, both as regulars and guest appearances.
My Movie Rating: 6 / 10Page Last Modified: 10th April 2020
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