Entertainment/Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV
100, The – 2014 -
This is a post-apocalyptic drama where, following a nuclear holocaust, humanity is living on a series of space stations orbiting Earth. 100 young offenders are sent to Earth to preserve the scarce resources on the space stations and find that the world is not, in fact, uninhabited.
Clarke Griffin Eliza Taylor
Dr. Abigail "Abby" Griffin Paige Turco
Bellamy Blake Bob Morley
Octavia Blake Marie Avgeropoulos
12 Monkeys – 2015 -
A post-apocalyptic time-travelling drama based on the 1995 film of the same name in which James Cole travels back from 2043 to the present day to stop the release of a deadly virus by “The Army of the Twelve Monkeys”.
James Cole Aaron Stanford
Dr. Cassandra "Cassie" Railly Amanda Schull
Jennifer Goines Emily Hampshire
1990 – BBC 1977-1978
It is 1990 and Britain effectively is being run by the Public Control Department (PCD).
Jim Kyle Edward Woodward
Herbert Skardon Robert Lang
Delly Lomas Barbara Kellerman
Henry Tasker Clifton Jones
Lynn Blake Lisa Harrow
Dan Mellor John Savident
Kate Smith Yvonne Mitchell
4400, The – 2004-2007 (44 episodes – apparently a coincidence)
Exactly 4400 people who had disappeared from Earth since 1946 all return in a ball of light, having not aged and having no memory of the experience.
Tom Baldwin Joel Gretsch
Diana Skouris Jacqueline McKenzie
Richard Tyler Mahershala Ali
Shawn Farrell Patrick Flueger
Maia Skouris Conchita Campbell
Kyle Baldwin Chad Faust
A for Andromeda – BBC 1961
Set in 1970, British scientists receive instructions from space (the Andromeda Nebula) in how to build a super-computer. Once built the machine supplies information for developing a living organism, which becomes Andromeda, in the form of a lab assistant (Christine) who had earlier committed suicide (apparently at the instigation of the machine).
Written by cosmologist Fred “Big Bang” Hoyle and Julie Christie’s first major screen role.
Professor Ernst Reinhart Esmond Knight
John Fleming Peter Halliday
Dennis Bridger Frank Windsor
Christine/Andromeda Julie Christie
Kaufmann John Hollis
Madeline Dawnay Mary Morris
Judy Adamson Patricia Kneale
A sequel, The Andromeda Breakthrough, was produced in 1962 with Susan Hampshire replacing the unavailable Christie as Andromeda.
Adam Adamant Lives! – BBC 1966-1967
Adamant is an Edwardian adventurer who in 1902 is frozen in a block of ice by his arch-nemesis The Face. He is discovered and revived in 1966 at the height of “swinging London”. He is helped by the lovely Georgina Jones and a “manservant”, Simms, to adapt to his new environment. He drives a mini-cooper with the license plate AA 1000.
Adam Adamant Gerald Harper
Georgina Jones Juliet Harmer
William E. Simms Jack May
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., The – 1993-1994
A Western/science fiction series (incorporating elements of steam punk) in which the title character, a Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-bounty hunter, is hired to track and capture outlaw John Bly.
The theme music was by Randy Edelman.
Brisco County Jr. Bruce Campbell
Lord Bowler Julius Carry
Socrates Poole Christian Clemenson
Agent Carter – Channel Four 2015-
A spin-off from the Captain America film franchise centering on Agent Peggy Carter (Cap’s love interest) who works for the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR). Set in the 1940s.
Peggy Carter Hayley Atwell
Edwin Jarvis James D'Arcy
Jack Thompson Chad Michael Murray
Daniel Sousa Enver Gjokaj
Dottie Underwood Bridget Regan
Howard Stark Dominic Cooper
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Channel Four 2013-
A series based on the Marvel Comics peacekeeping and spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division) who battle against super-villains and the evil Hydra.
Phil Coulson Clark Gregg
Melinda May Ming-Na Wen
Grant Ward Brett Dalton
Daisy "Skye" Johnson/Quake Chloe Bennet
Leo Fitz Iain De Caestecker
Jemma Simmons Elizabeth Henstridge
Alien Nation – 1989-1990
A spin-off from the 1988 movie of the same name. A Los Angeles policeman is teamed with a “Newcomer” (a member of a group of Alien refugees).
Detective Matthew Sikes Gary Graham
Detective George Francisco Eric Pierpoint
Susan Francisco Michele Scarabelli
Emily Francisco Lauren Woodland
Buck Francisco Sean Six
Cathy Frankel Terri Treas
Alphas – 2011-2012
A series following group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas. The series ended on a cliffhanger which was referenced in an episode of “The Big Bang Theory”.
Dr. Lee Rosen David Strathairn
Gary Bell Ryan Cartwright
Cameron Hicks Warren Christie
Rachel Pirzad Azita Ghanizada
Nina Theroux Laura Mennell
Bill Harken Malik Yoba
Kat Erin Way
American Horror Story – 2011-
An anthology horror series where each season is a mostly self-contained miniseries:
Season 1: Murder House - 2011
Vivien Harmon Connie Britton
Dr. Ben Harmon Dylan McDermott
Tate Langdon Evan Peters
Violet Harmon Taissa Farmiga
Larry Harvey Denis O'Hare
Constance Langdon Jessica Lange
Season 2: Asylum - 2012–13
Dr. Oliver Thredson Zachary Quinto
Monsignor Timothy Howard Joseph Fiennes
Lana Winters Sarah Paulson
Kit Walker Evan Peters
Sister Mary Eunice McKee Lily Rabe
Grace Bertrand Lizzie Brocheré
Dr. Arthur Arden James Cromwell
Sister Jude Martin Jessica Lange
Season 3: Coven - 2013–14
Cordelia Foxx Sarah Paulson
Zoe Benson Taissa Farmiga
Myrtle Snow Frances Conroy
Kyle Spencer Evan Peters
Misty Day Lily Rabe
Madison Montgomery Emma Roberts
Spalding Denis O'Hare
Marie Delphine LaLaurie Kathy Bates
Fiona Goode Jessica Lange
Season 4: Freak Show - 2014–15
Bette and Dot Tattler Sarah Paulson
Jimmy Darling Evan Peters
Dell Toledo Michael Chiklis
Gloria Mott Frances Conroy
Stanley Denis O'Hare
Maggie Esmerelda Emma Roberts
Desiree Dupree Angela Bassett
Ethel Darling Kathy Bates
Elsa Mars Jessica Lange
Season 5: Hotel - 2015
Iris Kathy Bates
Sally McKenna and Billie Dean Howard Sarah Paulson
James Patrick March Evan Peters
Det. John Lowe Wes Bentley
Donovan Matt Bomer
Dr. Alex Lowe Chloë Sevigny
Liz Taylor Denis O'Hare
Ramona Royale Angela Bassett
Elizabeth Johnson/The Countess Lady Gaga
Andromeda – 2000-2005
A series based on based on unused material by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
The ship “Andromeda Ascendant” is frozen in time together with its captain, Dylan Hunt, at the start of a rebellion against the Systems Commonwealth. He is rescued 303 years later and recruits his rescuers to help him restore the defeated Commonwealth. “Rommie” is the ship’s AI.
Dylan Hunt Kevin Sorbo
Beka Valentine Lisa Ryder
Tyr Anasazi Keith Hamilton Cobb
Seamus Zelazny Harper Gordon Michael Woolvett
Trance Gemini Laura Bertram
Rev Bem Brent Stait
Andromeda Ascendant (Rommie) Lexa Doig
Telemachus Rhade Steve Bacic
Doyle Brandy Ledford
Angel – 1999-2004
This was a spin-off series featuring some characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Set in Los Angeles, where vampire Angel sets up “Angel Investigations” and is pitted against the "evil" law firm Wolfram & Hart.
Angel David Boreanaz
Cordelia Chase Charisma Carpenter
Allen Francis Doyle Glenn Quinn
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce Alexis Denisof
Charles Gunn J. August Richards
Winifred "Fred" Burkle Amy Acker
Connor Vincent Kartheiser
Lorne Andy Hallett
Spike James Marsters
Arrow – 2012-
The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow (an identity only assumed by Oliver Queen in season 4 – he was previously known as just The Arrow).
After being shipwrecked on an island and being trained in martial arts and archery millionaire former playboy returns to Starling City (later renamed Star City) and takes up the persona of vigilante The Arrow. He builds a team around him including ex-girlfriend Laurel and younger sister Thea.
Enemies include: Ra's al Ghul and his League of Assassins (also an enemy of Batman) and Damien Darhk.
There are several cross-over episodes with The Flash.
Oliver Queen/Green Arrow Stephen Amell
Laurel Lance/Black Canary Katie Cassidy
John Diggle David Ramsey
Thea Queen/Speedy Willa Holland
Detective Quentin Lance Paul Blackthorne
Felicity Smoak Emily Bett Rickards
Malcolm Merlyn John Barrowman
Ash vs Evil Dead – 2015-
Comedy horror series developed by Sam Raimi and set in the Evil Dead universe.
Ash Williams: Bruce Campbell
Pablo Simon Bolivar Ray Santiago
Kelly Maxwell Dana DeLorenzo
Amanda Fisher Jill Marie Jones
Ruby Knowby Lucy Lawless
Ashes to Ashes – BBC 2008-2010
The sequel to Life on Mars (see below), with a similar scenario but this time set in 1980s London with Gene, Ray and Chris re-appearing, having been transferred from Manchester. In this series Metropolitan Police officer Alex Drake is shot in 2008 and wakes up in 1981.
Alex is haunted by a mysterious figure who seems to be the Clown from the music video of David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes".
Gene Hunt drives an Audi Quattro and is often heard to say “Fire up the Quattro!”.
Alex Drake Keeley Hawes
Gene Hunt Philip Glenister
Ray Carling Dean Andrews
Chris Skelton Marshall Lancaster
Shaz Granger Montserrat Lombard
Atlantis – BBC 2013-2015
A series which intertwined several stories from Greek mythology including the legend of Atlantis, which appears to have been conflated with Crete (labyrinth and Minotaur) although the hero is now Jason rather than Theseus and the characters include a mathematician called Pythagoras.
Hercules Mark Addy
Jason Jack Donnelly
Pythagoras Robert Emms
Ariadne Aiysha Hart
Pasiphae Sarah Parish
The Oracle Juliet Stevenson
Medusa Jemima Rooper
Medea Amy Manson
Automan – 1983-1984
Young police officer and computer genius Walter Nebicher wants to get out on the streets but is assigned a desk job. He creates a hologram with artificial intelligence (Automatic Man).
Walter Nebicher Desi Arnaz (junior)
Automan/Otto J. Mann Chuck Wagner
Lieutenant Jack Curtis Robert Lansing
Police Captain E. G. Boyd Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Roxanne Caldwell Heather McNair
Babylon 5 – 1993-1998
The series was set on the Babylon 5 space station in the Epsilon Eridani (the first 4 “Babylons” were destroyed) which is peopled by various alien species in sections with different environments. The main species are Humans, Minbari, Narn, Centauri, and Vorlons. A race known as the Shadows emerges from hibernation and become a threat.
Major events include The Shadow War and Babylon 5 declaring independence from Earth and freeing it from totalitarian rule. Spin-off series Crusade (see below).
Jeffrey Sinclair Michael O'Hare
John Sheridan Bruce Boxleitner
Susan Ivanova Claudia Christian
Michael Garibaldi Jerry Doyle
Delenn Mira Furlan
Stephen Franklin Richard Biggs
Vir Cotto Stephen Furst
Lennier Bill Mumy
Elizabeth Lochley Tracy Scoggins
Marcus Cole Jason Carter
Zack Allan Jeff Conaway
Lyta Alexander Patricia Tallman
G'Kar Andreas Katsulas
Londo Mollari Peter Jurasik
Batman – ITV 1966-1968 (120 episodes)
“Holy TV series, Batman” - this was a famously camp and colourful adaptation of the DC comics characters.
Standard props included the Batphone, Batpoles (to get to the Batcave) and an iconic Batmobile plus the addition of words such as "POW!", "BAM!", "ZONK!" superimposed on the screen during fight scenes. The scenes where Batman and Robin climb by rope up the side of a building became a running screen joke for years afterwards.
Bruce Wayne/Batman Adam West
Dick Grayson/Robin Burt Ward
Alfred Alan Napier
Commissioner Gordon Neil Hamilton
Chief O'Hara Stafford Repp
Harriet Cooper Madge Blake
Barbara Gordon/Batgirl Yvonne Craig
Villains:
Joker Cesar Romero
Penguin Burgess Meredith
The Riddler Frank Gorshin (seasons 1 & 3)
The Riddler John Astin (season 2)
Catwoman Julie Newmar (seasons 1 and 2)
Catwoman Eartha Kitt (season 3)
Mr. Freeze George Sanders (season 1)
Mr. Freeze Otto Preminger (season 2)
Mr. Freeze Eli Wallach (season 2)
Egghead/Edger Heed Vincent Price
Battlestar Galactica – BBC 1978-1979
After the 12 Colonies of Mankind are destroyed by the Cylons (warrior robots) the lone surviving Battlestar – “Galactica” – sets out with a convoy of 220 assorted ships to find the legendary 13th Colony – Earth – with the Cylons in hot pursuit.
The Galactica’s fighter ships were known as Vipers.
The (Centurion) Cylons were large armoured robots with a single rectangular eye socket with a light moving horizontally across it as if scanning (aka “Red Eyes”).
Commander Adama Lorne Greene
Captain Apollo Richard Hatch
Lieutenant Zac Rick Springfield
Lieutenant Starbuck Dirk Benedict
Lieutenant Boomer Herb Jefferson, Jr.
Lieutenant Athena Maren Jensen
Colonel Tigh Terry Carter
Serina Jane Seymour
Medtech Cassiopeia Laurette Spang
Count Baltar John Colicos
There was a spin-off - Galactica 1980 – 1980. As the title suggests, the Galactica reaches Earth in 1980, after a 30 year voyage. Finding that it is not technically advanced enough to help in the flight against the Cylons, members of the crew covertly visit Earth to aid in scientific advancement.
Commander Adama Lorne Greene
Colonel Boomer Herb Jefferson, Jr.
Captain Troy Kent McCord
Lieutenant Dillon Barry Van Dyke
Jamie Hamilton Robyn Douglass
Battlestar Galactica – 2004-2009
A re-imagining of the original series.
The Cylons in this version are generally indistinguishable from humans.
Commander (later Admiral) William Adama Edward James Olmos
President Laura Roslin Mary McDonnell
Lt. (later Captain) Kara "Starbuck" Thrace Katee Sackhoff
Captain (later Major, and Commander) Lee "Apollo" Adama Jamie Bamber
Dr. Gaius Baltar James Callis
Number Six Tricia Helfer
Number Eight/Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii and Sharon "Athena" Agathon Grace Park
A prequel series Caprica (2010) revealed the genesis of the Cylons.
Daniel Graystone Eric Stoltz
Joseph Adama Esai Morales
Amanda Graystone Paula Malcomson
Zoe Graystone Alessandra Torresani
Lacy Rand Magda Apanowicz
Sam Adama Sasha Roiz
Jordan Duram Brian Markinson
Beauty & the Beast – 2012-
Young Catherine Chandler witnesses her mother’s murder and is herself saved by a “beast”. Becoming a NYPD detective she crosses paths with Vincent Keller, an ex-soldier believed to have been killed in action during military service but who can transform into a “beast”. She begins to examine the death of her mother, who had been a doctor overseeing some experiments in the military and a romance develops between Cat (beauty) and Vincent (beast).
Catherine Chandler Kristin Kreuk
Vincent Keller Jay Ryan
J.T. Forbes Austin Basis
Tess Vargas Nina Lisandrello
Being Human – BBC 2008-2013
This was a supernatural drama series in which a ghost (Annie), a werewolf (George) and a vampire (John) share a house whilst trying to live normal lives amongst humans. The series was set in Bristol and Barry Island.
Annie Sawyer Lenora Crichlow
George Sands Russell Tovey
John Mitchell Aidan Turner
Nina Pickering Sinead Keenan
Tom McNair Michael Socha
Hal Yorke Damien Molony
Alex Millar Kate Bracken
Dominic Rook Steven Robertson
Captain Hatch/The Devil Phil Davis
A North American remake, also called Being Human was broadcast 2011-2014.
Believe – 2014
Bo is a supernaturally gifted young girl who is being sought by a government sanctioned organisation in order to “weaponise” her. Protecting her is Dr Winter and William Tate, who has been sprung from prison shortly before his execution.
Bo Adams Johnny Sequoyah
William Tate, Jr. Jake McLaughlin
Dr. Milton Winter Delroy Lindo
Dr. Roman Skouras Kyle MacLachlan
Janice Channing Jamie Chung
Bionic Woman, The – 1976-1978 (58 episodes)
This series was a spin-off from The Six Million Dollar Man. Tennis pro Jaime Sommers is nearly killed in a skydiving accident but is saved by the use of bionic implants which give her amplified hearing (right ear), a strengthened right arm, and enhanced legs which enable her to run at speeds exceeding 60 mph.
Known as The Seven Million Dollar Woman in Germany. A Bionic Dog spin-off featuring Maximillion, an enhanced German Shepherd was never made.
Jaime Sommers Lindsay Wagner
Oscar Goldman Richard Anderson
Dr. Rudy Wells Martin E. Brooks
A remake - Bionic Woman (2007) – proved much less popular than the original and lasted just 8 episodes before a hiatus caused by a writer’s strike. It did not re-appear once the strike was resolved.
Jaime Sommers Michelle Ryan
Jonas Bledsoe Miguel Ferrer
Will Anthros Chris Bowers
Black Mirror – Channel 4 2011-2014, Netflix 2016-
This anthology series was created by Charlie Brooker – “black mirror” referring to monitor, computer and television screens.
Blake's 7 – BBC 1978-1981 (52 episodes)
This sci-fi series followed the exploits of political dissident Roj Blake, who leads a small group of rebels against the forces of the totalitarian Terran Federation, which rules the Earth and many colonised planets.
The original “7” - Blake, Vila, Gan, Jenna, Avon, Cally and Zen (ship’s computer).
The ship was “The Liberator”.
Roj Blake Gareth Thomas
Kerr Avon Paul Darrow
Servalan Jacqueline Pearce
Vila Restal Michael Keating
Jenna Stannis Sally Knyvette
Cally Jan Chappell
Dayna Mellanby Josette Simon
Del Tarrant Steven Pacey
Olag Gan David Jackson
Soolin Glynis Barber
Orac/Zen/Slave Peter Tuddenham (voice)
Travis Stephen Greif/Brian Croucher
Bonekickers – BBC 2008
The series followed a team of archaeologists based at the fictional Wessex University.
Episodes covered such diverse stuff as the Knights Templar, the True Cross, the Siege of Yorktown, WWI and Excalibur.
Dr Gillian Magwilde Julie Graham
Vivienne "Viv" Davis Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Dr Ben Ergha Adrian Lester
Professor Gregory "Dolly" Parton Hugh Bonneville
Professor Daniel Mastiff Michael Maloney
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – 1979-1981
Captain Rogers is launched in Ranger 3 in 1987 but is frozen for 504 years before his spacecraft is discovered adrift in the year 2491. He struggles to adapt to his new circumstances as he works for The Earth Defense Directorate which controls an Earth rebuilt following a nuclear holocaust.
Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers Gil Gerard
Col. Wilma Deering Erin Gray
Twiki Felix Silla
Twiki Mel Blanc (voice)
Dr. Elias Huer Tim O'Connor
Dr. Theopolis Eric Server (voice)
Hawk Thom Christopher
Dr. Goodfellow Wilfrid Hyde-White
Princess Ardala Pamela Hensley
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – BBC 1997-2003 (144 episodes)
Based on the 1992 comedy horror film of the same name.
High school student Buffy Summers arrives in Sunnydale and soon discovers that she is the one chosen to be the “Slayer” to battle against demons and vampires and that Sunnydale High School is located over the Hellmouth – a gateway to the realm of demons.
Her Watcher (from whom she receives guidance on slaying) is school librarian Rupert Giles (aka “Ripper”) and she is helped by the Scooby Gang – at first Willow and Xander, who are later joined by Cordelia and Jenny (in season 1). The make-up of the gang changes through the series as others join and some leave or are killed.
Buffy also has a romantic relationship with “vampire with a soul” Angel and has a dalliance with vampire Spike, who was a villain for much of the series.
The use of the term “The Big Bad” to describe a major recurring adversary originated with Buffy and has since been taken up by other television series.
Musical episode – “Once More With Feeling”.
Buffy Summers Sarah Michelle Gellar
Xander Harris Nicholas Brendon
Willow Rosenberg Alyson Hannigan
Rupert Giles Anthony Stewart Head
Cordelia Chase Charisma Carpenter
Angel David Boreanaz
Daniel "Oz" Osbourne Seth Green
Spike James Marsters
Riley Finn Marc Blucas
Anya Jenkins Emma Caulfield
Dawn Summers Michelle Trachtenberg
Tara Maclay Amber Benson
Joyce Summers Kristine Sutherland
Jenny Calendar Robia LaMorte
Faith Lehane Eliza Dushku
Bugs – BBC 1995-1999
The series follows a team of specialist crime-fighting technology experts.
Roslyn 'Ros' Henderson Jaye Griffiths
Nicholas Beckett Jesse Birdsall
Ed Russell Craig McLachlan
Champions, The – ITV 1968-1969
After being rescued from a plane crash in the Himalayas by a strange tribe, three members of a UN law enforcement organization called "Nemesis" find that they have new powers including ESP, telepathy, precognition and enhanced physical abilities.
Craig Stirling Stuart Damon
Sharron Macready Alexandra Bastedo
Richard Barrett William Gaunt
Tremayne Anthony Nicholls
Charmed – 1998-2006 (178 episodes)
The series follows the adventures of (initially) the three Halliwell sisters – Prue, Piper and Phoebe. After the death of their grandmother they reunite to live in her house and discover The Book of Secrets. Their supernatural powers are activated as they become “The Charmed Ones” – the most powerful good witches. They battle against various demons and “Big Bads” including The Source (of All Evil) and The Triad.
Following the death of Prue, their long-lost half sister Paige assumes her place within the "Power of Three".
Theme music: a cover of The Smiths “How Soon is Now?” by Love Spit Love.
Piper Halliwell Holly Marie Combs
Phoebe Halliwell Alyssa Milano
Prue Halliwell Shannen Doherty
Paige Matthews Rose McGowan
Leo Wyatt Brian Krause
Cole Turner Julian McMahon
Chris Halliwell Drew Fuller
Billie Jenkins Kaley Cuoco
Cleopatra 2525 – 2000-2001
In the year 2000, exotic dancer Cleo is put in suspended animation when her breast augmentation operation goes awry and reawakens in 2525.
She joins Hel and Sarge in their fight against the Baileys, armed flying machines who now control Earth's surface, with the human population having gone underground.
Cleo, Cleopatra Jennifer Sky
Hel, Helen Gina Torres
Sarge, Rose Victoria Pratt
Continuum – 2012-2015
Cop Kiera Cameron is accidently sent back from 2077 to 2012 along with a group of escaped terrorists from a group called Liber8, who aim to alter the time line and prevent the rise of the corporate dictatorship which now controls North America. She attempts to stop the group’s plans.
Kiera Cameron Rachel Nichols
Carlos Fonnegra Victor Webster
Alec Sadler Erik Knudsen
Matthew Kellog S tephen Lobo
Travis Verta Roger Cross
Sonya Valentine Lexa Doig
Edouard Kagame Tony Amendola
Lucas Ingram Omari Newton
Jasmine Garza Luvia Petersen
Betty Robertson Jennifer Spence
Jack Dillon Brian Markinson
Brad Tonkin Ryan Robbins
Counterstrike – 1969
Jon Finch is an alien living on Earth as a human named Simon King, who is tasked with preventing an alien race of refugees from a dying planet from wiping out humanity.
Simon King Jon Finch
Mary Sarah Brackett
Crime Traveller – BBC 1997
CID detective Slade travels back in time to solve crimes using a time-machine built by Holly’s father, which she keeps in her apartment.
Jeff Slade Michael French
Holly Turner Chloë Annett
Kate Grisham Sue Johnston
Morris Paul Trussell
Crusade – 1999
This is a spin-off series from Babylon 5 (see above) set five years after the events of that series. The crew of the Excalibur set out to find a cure to a nanovirus released by the Drakh which is destroying the Earth.
Captain Matthew Gideon Gary Cole
Captain Elizabeth Lochley Tracy Scoggins
Lieutenant John Matheson Daniel Dae Kim
Max Eilerson David Allen Brooks
Galen Peter Woodward
Doctor Sarah Chambers Marjean Holden
Da Vinci’s Demons – 2013-2015
A fantasy and fantastical version of the early life of Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo da Vinci Tom Riley
Lucrezia Donati Laura Haddock
Count Girolamo Riario Blake Ritson
Lorenzo de' Medici Elliot Cowan
Clarice Orsini Lara Pulver
Pope Sixtus IV James Faulkner
Zoroaster da Peretola Gregg Chillin
Daredevil – Netflix 2015-
A series based on the Marvel superhero Daredevil, blind lawyer Matt Murdock-by-day who fights crime at night.
Matt Murdock/Daredevil Charlie Cox
Karen Page Deborah Ann Woll
Franklin "Foggy" Nelson Elden Henson
James Wesley Toby Leonard Moore
Leland Owlsley Bob Gunton
Vanessa Marianna Ayelet Zurer
Claire Temple Rosario Dawson
Wilson Fisk Vincent D'Onofrio
Frank Castle/Punisher Jon Bernthal
Elektra Élodie Yung
Dark Angel – 2000-2002
Max Guevara is a genetically-enhanced super-soldier who escaped from a covert government military facility as a child. Now she is trying to evade capture in a post-apocalyptic Seattle.
Max Guevera Jessica Alba
Logan Cale Michael Weatherly
Calvin 'Sketchy' Theodore Richard Gunn
Reagan 'Normal' Ronald J.C. MacKenzie
Cynthia 'Original Cindy' McEachin Valarie Rae Miller
Dark Skies – 1996-1997
Loengard and Sayers battle against The Hive – an alien race covertly invading Earth through a manipulation of historical events and famous figures.
John Loengard Eric Close
Kimberly Sayers Megan Ward
Frank Bach J. T. Walsh
Jim Steele Tim Kelleher
Phil Albano Conor O'Farrell
Dr. Halligan Charley Lang
Juliet Stuart Jeri Ryan
Day of the Triffids, The – BBC 1981; Day of the Triffids, The – BBC 2009
Two adaptations of the 1951 novel by John Wyndham in which a spectacular meteorite shower unexpectedly renders most of humanity blind, with one exception being Bill Masen who was in hospital with his eyes bandaged. The Triffids are mobile carnivorous plants, each armed with a lethal stinger.
1981 Cast:
Bill Masen John Duttine
Josella Payton Emma Relph
Jack Coker Maurice Colbourne
John Stephen Yardley
Torrence Gary Olsen
Miss Durrant Perlita Neilson
2009 Cast:
Bill Masen Dougray Scott
Jo Playton Joely Richardson
Torrence Eddie Izzard
Dennis Brian Cox
Durrant Vanessa Redgrave
Coker Jason Priestley
Dead Zone, The – 2002-2007
Johnny Smith emerges from a six-year long coma following a car accident to discover he has developed psychic abilities. He begins to solve crimes.
John Robert "Johnny" Smith Anthony Michael Hall
Sarah Anne Bracknell-Bannerman Nicole de Boer
John "Johnny" 'JJ' Bannerman/Smith Connor Price
Bruce Lewis John L. Adams
Sheriff Walter T. "Walt" Bannerman Chris Bruno
Defiance – 2013-2015
In the year 2046 the Earth has been radically transformed and is host to various alien species collectively known as Votans. Nolan lives in the town of Defiance, a city-state community where humans and Votans coexist.
Joshua Nolan Grant Bowler
Amanda Rosewater Julie Benz
Irisa Nyira Stephanie Leonidas
Datak Tarr Tony Curran
Stahma Tarr Jaime Murray
Demons – ITV 2009
London teenager Luke Rutherford is the last descendant of the Van Helsing line and is tasked with battling the forces of darkness.
Rupert Galvin Philip Glenister
Luke Rutherford Christian Cooke
Ruby Holliday Grainger
Mina Harker Zoe Tapper
Jenny Rutherford Saskia Wickham
Dirk Gently – BBC 2010-2012 (4 episodes)
Based on the novels written by Douglas Adams in which Dirk Gently runs a holistic detective agency using the "fundamental interconnectedness of all things" to uncover connections between seemingly-unrelated cases.
Dirk Gently Stephen Mangan
Richard MacDuff Darren Boyd
Janice Pearce Lisa Jackson
DI Gilks Jason Watkins
Susan Harmison Helen Baxendale
Doctor Who
NOTE: THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE SHOW – JUST COVERS THE BARE BONES (and possible quiz questions)
First episode: “An Unearthly Child” (broadcast 23 November 1963 – day after JFK’s assassination. It was rebroadcast on 30 November, immediately before the second episode)
Original theme music: composed by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
The Doctor is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his TARDIS
TARDIS – "Time and Relative Dimension in Space" (named by Susan Foreman – The Doctor’s granddaughter)
The TARDIS has a malfunctioning chameleon circuit (which should enable it to blend into its immediate environment) which means it is permanently in the guise of a blue British police box.
The Doctor has the ability to regenerate when his body is mortally damaged, taking on a new appearance and personality.
The original series ran 1963-1989. A one-off television film in 1996 failed to spark a new series. The series was revived in 2005.
Spin-Offs: K-9 and Company (1981, single episode), Torchwood (2006-2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011), K-9 (Australian TV production 2009-2010)
| The Doctor (on television) | |||||
| Incarnation | Portrayed By | Years | Number of Regular Episodes* | First Episode | Last Regular Episode |
| 1 | William Hartnell | 1963–66 | 134 | An Unearthly Child | The Tenth Planet |
| 2 | Patrick Troughton | 1966–69 | 119 | The Tenth Planet | The War Games |
| 3 | Jon Pertwee | 1970–74 | 128 | Spearhead from Space | Planet of the Spiders |
| 4 | Tom Baker | 1974–81 | 172 | Planet of the Spiders | Logopolis |
| 5 | Peter Davison | 1982–84 | 69 | Logopolis | The Caves of Androzani |
| 6 | Colin Baker | 1984–86 | 31 | The Caves of Androzani | The Ultimate Foe |
| 7 | Sylvester McCoy | 1987–89 | 42 | Time and the Rani | Dr Who (TV film) |
| 8 | Paul McGann | 1996 | 1 | Dr Who (TV film) | Dr Who (TV film) |
| ??? | John Hurt (War Doctor) | 2013 | 2 | The Name of the Doctor | The Day of the Doctor |
| 9 | Christopher Eccleston | 2005 | 13 | Rose | The Parting of the Ways |
| 10 | David Tennant | 2005–10 | 47 | The Parting of the Ways | The End of Time |
| 11 | Matt Smith | 2010–13 | 44 | The End of Time | The Time of the Doctor |
| 12 | Peter Capaldi | 2014–17 | 40 | The Time of the Doctor | Twice Upon A Time |
| 13 | Jodie Whittaker | 2018– | The Woman Who Fell to Earth | ||
| 14 | Ncuti Gatwa | ||||
*May or may not include charity specials (!) but excludes “mini-episodes” such as “The Night of the Doctor”
| The Companions (on television) | ||||||
| Name | Portrayed By | Years | Number of Regular Episodes (as Companion) | To which Doctor | First Episode | Last Regular Episode |
| Susan Foreman | Carole Ann Ford | 1963–64 | 47 | 1 | An Unearthly Child | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| Barbara Wright | Jacqueline Hill | 1963-65 | 77 | 1 | An Unearthly Child | The Chase |
| Ian Chesterton | William Russell | 1963-65 | 77 | 1 | An Unearthly Child | The Chase |
| Vicki | Maureen O'Brien | 1965 | 38 | 1 | The Rescue | The Myth Makers |
| Steven Taylor | Peter Purves | 1965-66 | 45 | 1 | The Chase | The Savages |
| Katarina | Adrienne Hill | 1965 | 5 | 1 | The Myth Makers | The Daleks' Master Plan (first companion to die on-screen) |
| Dodo Chaplet | Jackie Lane | 1966 | 19 | 1 | The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve | The War Machines |
| Ben Jackson | Michael Craze | 1966-67 | 36 | 1,2 | The War Machines | The Faceless Ones |
| Polly | Anneke Wills | 1966-67 | 36 | 1,2 | The War Machines | The Faceless Ones |
| James Robert "Jamie" McCrimmon | Frazer Hines | 1966-69 | 116 | 2 | The Highlanders | The War Games |
| Victoria Waterfield | Deborah Watling | 1967-68 | 41 | 2 | The Evil of the Daleks | Fury from the Deep. |
| Zoe Herriot | Wendy Padbury | 1968-69 | 49 | 2 | The Wheel in Space | The War Games |
| Elizabeth Shaw | Caroline John | 1970 | 25 | 3 | Spearhead from Space | Inferno |
| Jo Grant | Katy Manning | 1971-73 | 77 | 3 | Terror of the Autons | The Green Death |
| Sarah Jane Smith | Elisabeth Sladen | 1973-76 + 2006-2008 | 83 | 3, 4, 10 | The Time Warrior | The Hand of Fear + Journey’s End |
| Harry Sullivan | Ian Marter | 1974-75 | 20 | 4 | Robot and Terror of the Zygons | The Android Invasion |
| Leela | Louise Jameson | 1977-78 | 40 | 4 | The Face of Evil | The Invasion of Time |
| K-9 | John Leeson and David Brierley (voices) | 1977-1981 | 76 | 4 | The Invisible Enemy | Warrior's Gate |
| Romana I | Mary Tamm | 1978-79 | 26 | 4 | The Ribos Operation | The Armageddon Factor |
| Romana II | Lalla Ward | 1979-81 | 40 | 4 | Destiny of the Daleks | Warrior's Gate |
| Adric | Matthew Waterhouse | 1980-82 | 40 | 4, 5 | Full Circle | Earthshock (died) |
| Nyssa | Sarah Sutton | 1981-83 | 47 | 4, 5 | Keeper of Traken | Terminus |
| Tegan Jovanka | Janet Fielding | 1981-84 | 62 | 4, 5 | Logopolis | Resurrection of the Daleks |
| Vislor Turlough | Mark Strickson | 1983-84 | 33 | 5 | Mawdryn Undead | Planet of Fire |
| Kamelion | Gerald Flood (voice) | 1983-84 | 19 | 5 | The King's Demons | Planet of Fire |
| Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown | Nicola Bryant | 1984-86 | 33 | 5, 6 | Planet of Fire | Trial of a Time Lord |
| Melanie "Mel" Bush | Bonnie Langford | 1986-87 | 20 | 6, 7 | Trial of a Time Lord | Dragonfire |
| Ace | Sophie Aldred | 1987-89 | 31 | 7 | Dragonfire | Survival |
| Doctor Grace Holloway | Daphne Ashbrook | 1996 | 1 | 8 | Doctor Who (TV film) | Doctor Who (TV film) |
| Rose Tyler | Billie Piper | 2005-2008 | 30 | 9, 10 | Rose | The End of Time |
| Mickey Smith | Noel Clarke | 2005-2008 | 5 | 9, 10 | Rose | The End of Time |
| Adam Mitchell | Bruno Langley | 2005 | 2 | 9 | Dalek | The Long Game |
| Jack Harkness | John Barrowman | 2005-2011 | 10 | 10 | The Empty Child | The Blood Line |
| Martha Jones | Freema Agyeman | 2007-2010 | 18 | 10 | Smith and Jones | The End of Time |
| Donna Noble | Catherine Tate | 2006-2010 | 14 | 10 | Doomsday | The End of Time |
| Amelia “Amy” Pond | Karen Gillan | 2010-2012 | 31 | 11 | The Eleventh Hour | The Angels Take Manhattan |
| Rory Williams | Arthur Darvill | 2010-2012 | 24 | 11 | The Eleventh Hour | The Angels Take Manhattan |
| River Song | Alex Kingston | 2008- | 5 | 11 | Silence in the Library | |
| Clara Oswald | Jenna Coleman | 2012-2015 | 35 | 11, 12 | Asylum of the Daleks | Hell Bent |
| Nardole | Matt Lucas | 2015-2017 | 15 | 12 | The Return of Doctor Mysterio | Twice Upon A Time |
| Bill Potts | Pearl Mackie | 2017 | 14 | 12 | The Pilot | Twice Upon A Time |
| Graham O'Brien | Bradley Walsh | 2018-2021 | 23 | 13 | The Woman Who Fell to Earth | Revolution of the Daleks |
| Ryan Sinclair | Tosin Cole | 2018-2021 | 23 | 13 | The Woman Who Fell to Earth | Revolution of the Daleks |
| Yasmin Khan | Mandip Gill | 2018- | 13 | The Woman Who Fell to Earth | ||
| Dan Lewis | John Bishop | 2021- | 13 | The Halloween Apocalypse | ||
| UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, later retitled: UNified Intelligence Taskforce) | ||||
| Name | Portrayed By | Years | First Episode | Last Regular Episode |
| Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | Nicholas Courtney | 1968-89 | The Web of Fear | Battlefield |
| Sergeant Benton | John Levene | 1968-75 | The Invasion | The Android Invasion |
| Captain Mike Yates | Richard Franklin | 1971-74 | Terror of the Autons | Planet of the Spiders |
| Brigadier Winifred Bambera | Angela Bruce | 1989 | Battlefield | Battlefield |
| Colonel Mace | Rupert Holliday-Evans | 2008 | The Sontaran Stratagem | The Poison Sky |
| Captain Marian Price | Bridget Hodson | 2008 | The Sontaran Stratagem | The Poison Sky |
| Captain Erisa Magambo | Noma Dumezweni | 2008-09 | Turn Left | Planet of the Dead |
| Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | Jemma Redgrave | 2012- | The Power of Three | The Zygon Inversion |
| Petronella Osgood | Ingrid Oliver | 2013- | The Day of the Doctor | The Zygon Inversion |
| The Master | ||||||
| Name | Portrayed by | Home Planet | Years | Number of Episodes | First Episode | Last Episode |
| The Master | Roger Delgado (died 1973) | Gallifrey | 1971-73 | 43 | Terror of the Autons | Frontier in Space |
| Peter Pratt | 1976 | 4 | The Deadly Assassin | The Deadly Assassin | ||
| Geoffrey Beevers | 1981 | 4 | The Keeper of Traken | The Keeper of Traken | ||
| Anthony Ainley | 1981-89 | 28 | The Keeper of Traken | Survival | ||
| Eric Roberts | 1996 | 1 | Doctor Who (TV film) | Doctor Who (TV film) | ||
| Derek Jacobi (as Professor Yana | 2007 | 1 | Utopia | Utopia | ||
| John Simm (as Harold Saxon) | 2007-2010 | 5 | Utopia | The End of Time | ||
| Michelle Gomez (as Missy) | 2014- | 7 | Deep Breath | The Witch's Familiar | ||
| The (recurring) Enemies (on television) | |||
| Name | Home Planet | First Episode | Notes: |
| Autons | Spearhead from Space (1970) | Life-sized plastic shop mannequin like dummies animated by the Nestene Consciousness. They have weapons concealed within their hands. They were the first monsters to appear in the revived version in 2005. | |
| Black Guardian | The Armageddon Factor (1979) | Played by Valentine Dyall. A personification of the forces of entropy and chaos, the counterpart of the White Guardian, a personification of order. He recruited Turlough to kill The Doctor. | |
| Cybermen | Mondas (twin planet of Earth) | The Tenth Planet (1966) | Created by Kit Pedler. After Earth’s twin planet Mondas drifts off into space, it’s inhabitants experiment with cybernetics, creating new bodies for themselves. The tomb of the Cybermen was on the planet Telos. In the revived series Cybermen are created by John Lumic, the owner of Cybus Industries, on a parallel Earth. The Cybermen went through various redesigns. Weakness - gold which, being non-corrosive, chokes their respiratory systems. |
| Daleks | Skaro | The Daleks (1963) | Created by Terry Nation. The other occupants of Skaro were the Thals. After the Kaleds were mutated and damaged by nuclear war, Davros (see below) genetically modified them and integrated them with a tank-like, robotic shell, removing their every emotion apart from hate - Genesis of the Daleks (1975). |
| The Great Intelligence | The Abominable Snowmen (1967) | It has no physical form but can communicating, both by itself and through possession of other characters. Appeared in 1967 and 1968 but did not appear again until 2012. Used the robotic Yeti as servants | |
| Ice Warriors | Mars | The Ice Warriors (1967) | Reptilian humanoids from a dying Mars who were dubbed “Ice Warriors” by the scientific team which first discovered them in a spacecraft buried deep in ice. Distinguished by their hissing voice. They have sonic weaponry built into their wrists. They are not always adversaries of The Doctor and have allied with him on some occasions. As with the Cybermen, they have gone through various redesigns. |
| Judoon | Smith and Jones (2007) | An extraterrestrial species of mercenary police with rhinoceros-like heads which first appeared in the revived series. | |
| Ood | The Impossible Planet (2006) | An alien species with telepathic abilities who require a "translation sphere" to communicate with non-telepathic creatures. The sphere is connected to the Ood via a tube that originally connected their external brains to their body. They are similar to The Sensorites who appeared in 6 1964 episodes of the same name. | |
| The Rani | Gallifrey | The Mark of the Rani (1985) | A renegade Time Lord played by Kate O’Mara. |
| Sea Devils | Earth | The Sea Devils (1972) | Underwater versions of the Silurians. (see below) |
| Sil | Vengeance on Varos (1985) | A devious alien (an exploitative mining boss and arms dealer on the two occasions he met The Doctor) played by Nabil Shaban. He had a sibilant voice sibilant and an ululating laugh. | |
| The Silence | The Impossible Astronaut (2011) | A religious order whose existence is a secret because anyone who sees them immediately forgets about them after looking away. However, he or she retains suggestions made to them by the Silence thus giving them a pervasive influence over human history. Their look is partly inspired by Edvard Munch's “The Scream”. | |
| Silurians | Earth | Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970) | Reptile-like scientifically advanced sentient humanoids who predate the dawn of man. They went into self-induced hibernation underground to survive what they predicted to be a large geological upheaval caused by the Earth capturing the Moon. Recurring character Madame Vastra (played by Neve McIntosh) is a Silurian detective in the Victorian era. Originally having 3 eyes, the Silurians were redesigned for the revived series. |
| Slitheen | Raxacoricofallapatorius | Aliens of London (2005) | One of the families of Raxacoricofallapatorians, which also includes the Blathereen and Hostrazeen. These bi-pedal hunters have a highly developed sense of smell and have weapons including a poisoned dart-finger and poisonous breath. They disguise themselves by fitting into the skins of their victims, using compression fields created by a collar worn around their necks. Unfortunately gas build-up during compression leads to excess farting. |
| Sontarans | Sontar | The Time Warrior (1973) | A cloned humanoid warrior race with a dome-shaped head and three fingers on each hand. They live to kill and have been at war with the Rutan Host for at least 70,000 years. A "probic vent" at the back of their neck is a weak spot. The Sontaran Strax is part of the “Paternoster Gang” along with the Silurian Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint and The Doctor. |
| Weeping Angels | Blink (2007) | Resembling human-sized stone statues in the form of winged angels in draped clothing, they feed by making use of time paradoxes – they can send a person into the past to a point before his/her own birth and then feed off the "potential energy" of the years which that victim would have lived in the present. They can only move when not being observed by another being but they can move quite some distance in the blink of an eye. When observed they become "quantum-locked", occupying a single position in space and becoming stone. If two Weeping Angels were to look at each other at the same time, they would be trapped in stone form until an outside force moves them apart. | |
| Zygons | Zygor | Terror of the Zygons (1975) | Shape-shifters who can replicate the appearance of another being as long as the subject is kept alive. |
Dollhouse – 2009-2010
Written and directed by Joss Whedon (“Buffy”, “Angel” and “Firefly”) the series follows Echo, an “Active” or “Doll” who works from an underground Dollhouse (of which there are many). Each Active has their original memories wiped and exists in a childlike blank state until programmed with temporary personalities or skills and are hired out to wealthy clients. Echo’s original memories (stored on a hard drive for later re-implanting) are never successfully completely wiped and she becomes increasingly self-aware.
The Dollhouse's corporate sponsor is a medical research entity known as the Rossum Corporation - the name is taken from the play "R.U.R." (short for Rossum's Universal Robots") written by Karel Čapek which is the origin of the word "robot".
Echo Eliza Dushku
Boyd Langton Harry Lennix
Topher Brink Fran Kranz
Paul Ballard Tahmoh Penikett
Victor Enver Gjokaj
Sierra Dichen Lachman
Adelle DeWitt Olivia Williams
Whiskey Amy Acker
Alpha Alan Tudyk
Daniel Perrin Alexis Denisof
Matthew Harding Keith Carradine
Bennett Halverson Summer Glau
Doomwatch – BBC 1970-1972
A scientific government agency is made responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers.
Dr. Spencer Quist John Paul
Colin Bradley Joby Blanshard
Dr. John Ridge Simon Oates
Barbara Mason Vivien Sherrard
The Minister John Barron
Tobias Wren Robert Powell
Early Edition – 1996-2000
Gary Hobson receives a copy of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published. He uses this knowledge to prevent terrible events occurring.
Gary Hobson Kyle Chandler
Marissa Clark Shanésia Davis-Williams
Chuck Fishman Fisher Stevens
Erica Paget Kristy Swanson
Henry Paget Myles Jeffrey
Patrick Quinn Billie Worley
Earth 2 – 1994-1995
An expeditionary force is sent to an Earth-like planet to find a cure for an illness known as “the syndrome”.
Devon Adair Debrah Farentino
Ulysses Adair Joey Zimmerman
John Danziger Clancy Brown
True Danziger J. Madison Wright
Eerie, Indiana – 1991-1992
Teenager Marshall Teller moves with his family to Eerie and teams up with Simon Holmes as they come across strange happenings.
Marshall Teller Omri Katz
Simon Holmes Justin Shenkarow
Edgar Teller Francis Guinan
Marilyn Teller Mary-Margaret Humes
Dash X Jason Marsden
Eureka – 2006-2012
Eureka is a high tech community inhabited by brilliant scientists operated by a corporation called Global Dynamics (GD). The town's existence and location are closely guarded secrets and it is camouflaged by an electromagnetic shield.
Sheriff Jack Carter Colin Ferguson
Zoe Carter Jordan Hinson
Dr. Allison Blake Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Dr. Henry Deacon Joe Morton
Dr. Nathan Stark Ed Quinn
Josephina "Jo" Lupo Erica Cerra
Dr. Douglas Fargo Neil Grayston
Zane Donovan Niall Matter
Extant – 2014-2015
After 13 months in space, Molly Woods returns to Earth and discovers she is pregnant.
Molly Woods Halle Berry
Dr. John Woods Goran Visnjic
Ethan Woods Pierce Gagnon
Julie "Jules" Gelineau Grace Gummer
James Daniel "JD" Richter Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Dr. Sam Barton Camryn Manheim
Falling Skies – 2011-2015
Set six months after an alien invasion has devastated Earth and left only 10% of humanity alive, the series concentrates on a group of survivors who band together to fight back.
Tom Mason Noah Wyle
Anne Glass-Mason Moon Bloodgood
Hal Mason Drew Roy
Ben Mason Connor Jessup
John Pope Colin Cunningham
Matt Mason Maxim Knight
Lourdes Delgado Seychelle Gabriel
Maggie Sarah Carter
Anthony Mpho Koaho
Dan Weaver Will Patton
Cochise Doug Jones
Fantastic Journey, The – 1977
A family sail into the Bermuda Triangle and are caught in a space/time continuum where people from the past, present, future and from other worlds are trapped, co-existing on an island in a series of timezones.
Varian Jared Martin
Scott Jordan Ike Eisenmann
Dr. Fred Walters Carl Franklin
Liana Katie Saylor
Dr. Jonathan Willoway Roddy McDowall
Farscape – 1999-2003 (88 episodes)
Opening voice over: “My name is John Crichton, an astronaut. A radiation wave hit and I got shot through a wormhole. Now I'm lost in some distant part of the universe on a ship, a living ship, full of strange alien life forms. Help me. Listen, please. Is anybody out there who can hear me? I'm being hunted ... by an insane military commander. I'm doing everything I can. I'm just looking for a way home.”
The living ship is a leviathan class “Moya” and the insane military commander is Bialar Crais, a leader of the Peacekeepers. The crew of “Moya” are each trying to get to their separate homes.
Animated episode: “Revenging Angel”. The series was concluded with a film “The Peacekeeper Wars”. Slang such as "frell" and "dren" were used as a substitute for English expletives.
John Crichton Ben Browder
Aeryn Sun Claudia Black
Ka D'Argo Anthony Simcoe
Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan Virginia Hey
Dominar Rygel XVI Jonathan Hardy (voice)
Chiana Gigi Edgley
Pilot Lani Tupu (voice)
Stark Paul Goddard
Bialar Crais Lani Tupu
Scorpius Wayne Pygram
Firefly – 2002
Written by Joss Whedon, the series takes place in 2517 and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of “Serenity”, a "Firefly-class" spaceship.
The Alliance of planets is composed of two primary "core" systems, one predominantly Western in culture, the other pan-Asian, with the outlying planets and moons having a “Wild West” vibe with little governmental authority. The outlying areas of space ("the black") are inhabited by the Reavers, a cannibalistic group of nomadic humans that have become savage.
After the show was cancelled the film Serenity was issued as a continuation of the story.
Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds Nathan Fillion
Zoe Alleyne Washburne Gina Torres
Hoban "Wash" Washburne Alan Tudyk
Inara Serra Morena Baccarin
Jayne Cobb Adam Baldwin
Kaywinnet Lee "Kaylee" Frye Jewel Staite
Dr. Simon Tam Sean Maher
River Tam Summer Glau
Derrial Book Ron Glass
Flash, The – 2014-
Based on the DC Comics character.
Barry Allen develops super-speed (including super-recovery from injury) after Central City's S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator malfunctions. Several other “metahumans” (apparently mostly villains”) are created at the same time.
In the first series Barry discovers that Harrison Wells (aka Edouard Thawne) is “Reverse-Flash” from the future, who had killed Barry’s mother 14 years earlier - a crime for which Barry’s father was wrongly convicted. At the end of the series several singularities open up to a parallel universe version of Central City and Barry encounters Jay Garrick (another version of Flash) and the evil speedster Zoom.
Barry Allen/Flash Grant Gustin
Iris West Candice Patton
Dr. Caitlin Snow Danielle Panabaker
Eddie Thawne Rick Cosnett
Cisco Ramon/Vibe Carlos Valdes
Dr. Harrison Wells Tom Cavanagh
Joe West Jesse L. Martin
Wally West Keiynan Lonsdale
FlashForward – 2009-2010
On October 6, 2009 a mysterious event causes nearly everyone on the planet to simultaneously lose consciousness for two minutes and seventeen seconds. During this time people see what appears to be a vision of their own life approximately six months in the future: a global "flashforward".
FBI Special Agent Mark Benford Joseph Fiennes
FBI Special Agent Demetri Fordis Noh John Cho
FBI Assistant Director Stanford Wedeck Courtney B. Vance
Dr. Olivia Benford Sonya Walger
FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk Christine Woods
Dr. Lloyd Simcoe Jack Davenport
Dr. Bryce Varley Zachary Knighton
Nicole Kirby Peyton List
Dr. Simon Campos Dominic Monaghan
Aaron Stark Brían F. O'Byrne
Flipside of Dominick Hide, The – BBC 1980
A one-off play in which a time-traveller from 2130 visits London in 1980 in search of his great-great-grandfather.
A sequel Another Flip for Dominick was broadcast in 1982.
Dominick Hide Peter Firth
Jane Caroline Langrishe
Ava Pippa Guard
Caleb Line Patrick Magee
Felix Denis Lawson
Forbidden Science – 2009
People fulfill erotic desires with virtual reality and androids.
Julia White Vanessa Broze
Colin Summers Levi Freeman
Bethany Montrose Joanne Alderson
Dr. Penny Serling Noelle DuBois
Dr. Philip Wise Austin Ball
Adrian Turner Richard Roy Sutton
Laura Lucas Mary LeGault
Forever – 2014-2015
Present-day New York Medical examiner Henry Morgan was in fact born in 1779 and was shot dead in 1814 whilst trying to free slaves aboard a ship owned by his father. He discovers that he is immortal and every time he dies he then returns to life naked in a nearby body of water.
Doctor Henry Morgan: Ioan Gruffudd
Detective Jo Martinez: Alana de la Garza
Lucas Wahl: David Moore
Detective Mike Hanson: Donnie Keshawarz
Lieutenant Joanna Reece: Lorraine Toussaint
Abraham "Abe" Morgan Judd Hirsch
Fringe – 2008-2013 (100 episodes)
Members of the Fringe Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation use fringe science and FBI techniques to investigate a series of unexplained, often ghastly occurrences, which are related to mysteries surrounding a parallel universe.
Olivia Dunham Anna Torv
Peter Bishop Joshua Jackson
Dr. Walter John Noble
Phillip Broyles Lance Reddick
Astrid Farnsworth Jasika Nicole
Nina Sharp Blair Brown
William Bell Leonard Nimoy
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series – 2014-
The series was developed from the 1996 film of the same name.
Richie Gecko breaks his brother Seth out of jail and the two set off on a crime spree pursued by the police.
They eventually end up at a strip club “The Titty Twister” where vampires rule from dusk till dawn.
Seth Gecko D. J. Cotrona
Richie Gecko Zane Holtz
Santanico Pandemonium Eiza González
Ranger Freddie Gonzalez Jesse Garcia
Katherine Fuller Madison Davenport
Scott Fuller Brandon Soo Hoo
Carlos Madrigal Wilmer Valderrama
Aidan Tanner/Sex Machine Jake Busey
Lord Amancio Malvado Esai Morales
The Regulator Danny Trejo
Jacob Fuller Robert Patrick
Ranger Earl McGraw Don Johnson/Jesse Johnson
Game of Thrones
NOTE: THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE SHOW – JUST COVERS THE BARE BONES (and possible quiz questions)
An adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. It is filmed in a Belfast studio and on location.
First episode: “Winter is Coming”
Continents: Westeros and Essos.
Essos lies to the east of Westeros, across the Narrow Sea. In the north of Westeros is a largely unmapped area, separated by a massive wall of ice and old magic.
The series chronicles the power struggles among the noble families as they fight for control of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms.
Noble Houses of Westeros:
| Kingdom | Ruled by: |
| Kingdom of the North | House Stark of Winterfell |
| Kingdom of the Mountain and the Vale | House Arryn of the Eyrie |
| Kingdom of the Isles and Rivers | House Hoare of Castle Harrenhal |
| Kingdom of the Rock | House Lannister of Casterly Rock |
| Kingdom of the Stormlands | House Durrandon of Storm's End |
| Kingdom of the Reach | House Gardener of Highgarden |
| Principality of Dorne | House Martell of Sunspear. |
Cast
Tyrion Lannister Peter Dinklage
Cersei Lannister Lena Headey
Daenerys Targaryen Emilia Clarke
Jon Snow Kit Harington
Sansa Stark Sophie Turner
Arya Stark Maisie Williams
Jorah Mormont Iain Glen
Jaime Lannister Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Samwell Tarly John Bradley
Theon Greyjoy Alfie Allen
Petyr Baelish Aidan Gillen
Varys Conleth Hill
Brienne of Tarth Gwendoline Christie
Tywin Lannister Charles Dance
Sandor Clegane Rory McCann
Bronn Jerome Flynn
Joffrey Baratheon Jack Gleeson
Catelyn Stark Michelle Fairley
Bran Stark Isaac Hempstead Wright
Stannis Baratheon Stephen Dillane
Missandei Nathalie Emmanuel
Robb Stark Richard Madden
Margaery Tyrell Natalie Dormer
Davos Seaworth Liam Cunningham
Shae Sibel Kekilli
Melisandre Carice van Houten
Gilly Hannah Murray
Tommen Baratheon Dean-Charles Chapman
Roose Bolton Michael McElhatton
Tormund Giantsbane Kristofer Hivju
Gendry Joe Dempsie
Ygritte Rose Leslie
Daario Naharis Michiel Huisman
Ramsay Bolton Iwan Rheon
Jaqen H'ghar Tom Wlaschiha
Jeor Mormont James Cosmo
Talisa Stark Oona Chaplin
Eddard “Ned” Stark Sean Bean
Khal Drogo Jason Momoa
Ellaria Sand Indira Varma
Robert Baratheon Mark Addy
Viserys Targaryen Harry Lloyd
Gemini Man – 1976
A short-lived series based on H G Wells “The Invisible Man” which replaced a series of that name starring David McCallum (see below).
Sam Casey can press a button on his special watch which turns him invisible – but only for 15 minutes per day.
Sam Casey Ben Murphy
Abby Lawrence Katherine Crawford
Leonard Driscoll William Sylvester
Ghost Whisperer – 2005-2010
Melinda Gordon has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts and she helps .them resolve their problems and cross over into the light, or the spirit world.
Melinda Gordon Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jim Clancy/Sam Lucas David Conrad
Andrea Marino Aisha Tyler
Delia Banks Camryn Manheim
Professor Rick Payne Jay Mohr
Ned Banks Tyler Patrick Jones/Christoph Sanders
Professor Eli James Jamie Kennedy
Aiden Lucas Connor Gibbs
Gotham – 2014-
This is essentially a crime series revolving around the origin stories of characters from Batman – James Gordon, Bruce Wayne and various villains.
James Gordon Ben McKenzie
Harvey Bullock Donal Logue
Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin Robin Lord Taylor
Bruce Wayne David Mazouz
Barbara Kean Erin Richards
Sarah Essen Zabryna Guevara
Alfred Pennyworth Sean Pertwee
Selina "Cat" Kyle/Catwoman Camren Bicondova
Edward Nygma/The Riddler Cory Michael Smith
Carmine Falcone John Doman
Harvey Dent/Two-Face Nicholas D'Agosto
Grimm – 2011-
Homicide cop Nick Burkhardt is descended from a line of guardians known as Grimms, charged with keeping balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world called Wesen.
Nicholas "Nick" Burkhardt David Giuntoli
Hank Griffin Russell Hornsby
Juliette Silverton Bitsie Tulloch
Monroe Silas Weir Mitchell
Captain Sean Renard Sasha Roiz
Sergeant Drew Wu Reggie Lee
Rosalee Calvert Bree Turner
Adalind Schade Claire Coffee
Haven – 2010-2015
FBI Agent Parker is sent to the town of Haven, Maine where supernatural occurrences have reappeared.
Audrey Parker Emily Rose
Nathan Wuornos Lucas Bryant
Garland Wuornos Nicholas Campbell
Duke Crocker Eric Balfour
Helix – 2014-2015
A team of scientists from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) travel to a research facility in the Arctic to investigate a potential outbreak of disease only to discover evidence of genetic engineering taking place which could threaten the existence of mankind.
Dr. Alan Farragut Billy Campbell
Dr. Hiroshi Hatake Hiroyuki Sanada
Dr. Julia Walker Kyra Zagorsky
Major Sergio Balleseros Mark Ghanimé
Dr. Kyle Sommers Matt Long
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys – 1995-1999
The series was set in a fantasy version of Ancient Greece (with some very odd chronology) and based on the tales of the hero Heracles (Hercules).
Hercules Kevin Sorbo
Iolaus Michael Hurst
Ares Kevin Smith
Autolycus Bruce Campbell
Callisto Hudson Leick
Cassandra Claudia Black
Cupid Karl Urban
Gabrielle Renée O'Connor
Xena Lucy Lawless
Heroes – 2006-2010
Ordinary people discover that they have superhuman abilities:
Peter Petrelli - can mimic abilities of other people.
Claire Bennet - a high-school cheerleader who can spontaneously regenerate (the series spawned the tagline “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World”).
Nathan Petrelli - can fly.
Hiro Nakamura - can manipulate space-time.
LAPD police officer Matt Parkman - can read people's minds.
Sylar – a serial killer who steals the powers of other superhumans.
After a very successful first season, the series became something of a critical failure the longer it went on (average US viewers – season 1: 13.5m; season 4: 6.5m)
A 13 episode miniseries Heroes Reborn aired in 2015 (UK 2016).
Peter Petrelli Milo Ventimiglia
Claire Bennet Hayden Panettiere
Nathan Petrelli Adrian Pasdar
Hiro Nakamura Masi Oka
Matt Parkman Greg Grunberg
Noah Bennet Jack Coleman
Niki Sanders/Tracy Strauss Ali Larter
Isaac Mendez Santiago Cabrera
Zachary Quinto Sylar (Gabriel Gray)
Elle Bishop Kristen Bell
Hex – 2004-2005
Set at a remote English school, Medenham Hall, which was built on the site of a past witchcraft scandal.
Student Cassie has a baby (Malachi) by fallen angel Azazeal.
Cassandra "Cassie" Hughes Christina Cole
Thelma Bates Jemima Rooper
Azazeal Michael Fassbender
Leon Taylor Jamie Davis
Ella Dee Laura Pyper
Roxanne Davenport Amber Sainsbury
Jo Watkins Anna Wilson-Jones
David Tyrel Colin Salmon
Gemma Zoe Tapper
Malachi Joseph Beattie
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The – BBC 1981
A television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy following the original radio series, the first novel, LP and stage shows.
Following the destruction of the Earth to make way for a galactic super-highway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect (a researcher for the Guide) and ends up on the Starship Heart of Gold, which has been stolen by Ford's semi-cousin Zaphod Beeblebrox. Also on board are Trillian, a young woman who Arthur once met at a party and Marvin the Paranoid Android.
42: the answer to life, the universe and everything (as provided by the supercomputer Deep Thought after 7.5 million years.
Slartibartfast is a Magrathean, and a designer of planets. He created the fjords found on the coast of Norway.
Levels of intelligence on Earth – mice, dolphins, humans in that order.
The Book (narrator) Peter Jones
Arthur Dent Simon Jones
Ford Prefect David Dixon
Trillian Sandra Dickinson
Zaphod Beeblebrox Mark Wing-Davey
Marvin Stephen Moore (voice)
Slartibartfast Richard Vernon
Deep Thought Valentine Dyall
Humans – Channel 4 2015-
A series based on Swedish science fiction drama Real Humans which examines the impact of the invention of anthropomorphic robots called "synths."
Humans
Laura Hawkins Katherine Parkinson
Toby Hawkins Theo Stevenson
Dr. George Millican William Hurt
Matilda "Mattie" Hawkins Lucy Carless
Sophie Hawkins Pixie Davies
Joseph "Joe" Hawkins Tom Goodman-Hill
Jill Drummond Jill Halfpenny
D.S. Pete Drummond Neil Maskell
Leo Elster Colin Morgan
Professor Edwin Hobb Danny Webb
Synths
Anita/Mia Gemma Chan
Niska Emily Berrington
D.S. Karen Voss Ruth Bradley
Simon Jack Derges
Fred Sope Dirisu
Vera Rebecca Front
Max Ivanno Jeremiah
Odi Will Tudor
Hunger, The – 1997-2000
A horror anthology series of independent episodes.
Host (series 1) Terence Stamp
Host (series 2) David Bowie
Incredible Hulk, The – 1978-1982
After the death of his wife in a car accident, during which he feels he failed to save her, Dr David Banner experiments on himself and over-doses himself with gamma radiation. The result is that during moments of high (negative) emotion he transforms into the Incredible Hulk, a 7’, 330 lbs, green-skinned creature, with superhuman strength (“Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.”)
When yet another accident ends with the death of his laboratory partner, Banner goes into hiding but is constantly stalked by reporter Jack McGee.
David Bruce Banner Bill Bixby
Hulk Lou Ferrigno
Jack McGee Jack Colvin
Invaders, The – 1967-1968
The opening narration just about sums it all up: “The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them. For him, it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun.”
David Vincent Roy Thinnes
Invasion: Earth – BBC 1998
A small NATO force who attempt to thwart an invasion of Earth by a race of inter-dimensional alien beings.
It begins with the crash of a UFO during the V-2 rocket bombing of England in WWII and then moves on to the present day (1998) where another UFO is shot down over the North Sea.
Flight Lt. Chris Drake Vincent Regan
Dr. Amanda Tucker Maggie O'Neill
Maj. Gen. David Reece Fred Ward
Squadron Leader Helen Knox Phyllis Logan
Lt. Charles Terrell Anton Lesser
Group Capt. Susan Preston Sara Kestelman
Invisible Man, The
There have been various TV adaptations inspired by H G Wells’ 1897 novel “The Invisible Man”.
Invisible Man, The – ITV 1958-1959
Scientist Peter Brady is accidently rendered invisible by radiation and is recruited by the British Intelligence. When not invisible Brady’s head is swathed in bandages and wears sunglasses.
The Invisible Man “Himself” (uncredited voice: Tim Turner)
Diane Brady Wilson Lisa Daniely
Sally Wilson Deborah Watling
Sir Charles Anderson/Colonel Ward Ernest Clark
Invisible Man, The – 1975
Opening credits: “MACHINE MALFUNCTION... WESTIN PERMANENTLY INVISIBLE... KLAE CORPORATION WILL FINANCE RECOVERY EFFORT... WESTIN WILL RENDER SERVICES AS SECRET AGENT. HIS CODE NAME: KLAE RESOURCE”
It was replaced with The Gemini Man (see above).
Dr. Daniel Westin David McCallum
Kate Westin Melinda O. Fee
Walter Carlson Craig Stevens
Invisible Man, The – BBC 1984
This series was a more faithful adaptation of the original book. A scientist discovers a formula by which to make himself invisible. He is driven to insanity by his inability to reverse the formula and uses his invisibility to terrorize those around him.
The Invisible Man Pip Donaghy
Dr. Samuel Kemp David Gwillim
Dr. Edward Cuss Gerald James
Mrs. Jenny Hall Lila Kaye
Lucy Merelina Kendall
Invisible Man, The – 2000-2002
Fawkes is a career criminal who is released from prison to be a guinea pig for his scientist brother. He implanted with the Quicksilver gland which gives him various powers beyond being able to simply turn invisible:
· he can turn his eyes invisible and see in infrared
· his body temperature lowers to a point where he can escape heat-seeking weapons
· he can turn others invisible so long as he remains in contact with them
· he can even turn parts of his body invisible while leaving the rest of him fully visible
After his brother’s death (along with the chance of removing the gland without killing him) he begins to work for The Agency,
Darien Fawkes Vincent Ventresca
Robert Albert Hobbes Paul Ben-Victor
Charles Borden a.k.a. The Official Eddie Jones
Claire a.k.a. the Keeper Shannon Kenny
Jake 2.0 – 2003-2004
NSA computer tech Jake Foley is accidentally infected by nanobots which give him superhuman powers meaning he is able to control technology with his brain.
Jake Foley Christopher Gorham
Kyle Duarte Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
Deputy Director Louise "Lou" Beckett Judith Scott
Sarah Carter Marina Black
Diane Hughes Keegan Connor Tracy
Jekyll – BBC 2007
Written by Stephen Moffat and described as a sequel to R L Stevenson’s “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”, rather than an adaptation of it.
Tom Jackman is the only living descendent of Dr. Jekyll (and Mr. Hyde) and discovers he is sharing his body with a Hyde-like alter-ego.
Dr. Tom Jackman James Nesbitt
Claire Jackman Gina Bellman
Peter Syme Denis Lawson
Katherine Reimer Michelle Ryan
Miranda Meera Syal
Min Fenella Woolgar
Jekyll and Hyde – ITV 2015-
Set in 1930s London (and Ceylon/Sri Lanka). Robert Jekyll is the grandson of Henry Jekyll (from Stevenson’s novel) and has inherited a split personality with violent alter-ego.
Dr. Robert Jekyll Tom Bateman
Sir Roger Bulstrode Richard E. Grant
Mr Sackler Tom Rhys Harries
Captain Dance Enzo Cilenti
Ravi Najaran Michael Karim
Dr. Vishal Najaran Ace Bhatti
Gurinder Najaran Lolita Chakrabarti
Isabella "Bella" Charming Natalie Gumede
Lily Clarke Stephanie Hyam
Maxwell Utterson Christian McKay
Hilary "Hils" Barnstaple Ruby Bentall
Garson Donald Sumpter
Jeremiah – 2002-2004
In 2006 a plague (known as the “Big Death” or “Big D”) wiped out all humanity over the age of 13. Fifteen years later Jeremiah and Kurdy begin a quest to restore civilisation.
Jeremiah Luke Perry
Kurdy Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Markus Alexander Peter Stebbings
Jericho – 2006-2008
A small town in Kansas becomes isolated following nuclear blasts of unknown origin in major US cities and an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) destroys communications. Relations with the nearby town of New Bern descend into warfare. In season two the town comes under the government of the "Allied States of America" (ASA).
The series was cancelled after one season but resurrected for one more season after a fan campaign.
Jake Green Skeet Ulrich
Robert Hawkins Lennie James
Emily Sullivan Ashley Scott
Eric Green Kenneth Mitchell
Gray Anderson Michael Gaston
Johnston Green Gerald McRaney
Gail Green Pamela Reed
Joan of Arcadia – 2003-2005
Teenager Joan Girardi sees and speaks with God (who appears in various guises) and performs tasks she is given as she promised to do so if her brother survived a car crash.
Joan Girardi Amber Tamblyn
Will Girardi Joe Mantegna
Helen Girardi Mary Steenburgen
Kevin Girardi Jason Ritter
Luke Girardi Michael Welch
Adam Rove Chris Marquette
Grace Polk Becky Wahlstrom
Jupiter Moon –1990 (150 episodes)
A sci-fi soap opera broadcast 3 times a week on BSB’s Galaxy Channel.
In 2050 the space ship Ilea serves as a university and is in semi-permanent orbit above the space city Callisto.
Anna Begani Anna Pernicci
Victoria Frobisher Nicola Wright
Petra Charlotte Martin
Mercedes Page Anna Chancellor
K-9 and Company – 1981
This is a one-off TV film (aka A Girl’s Best Friend) which was intended as a pilot for a spin-off series from Dr Who.
Sarah Jane eventually got a series of her own in The Sarah Jane Adventures (see below), which also featured K-9 in a supporting role, in 2007. K-9 also featured in an Australian/UK co-production children’s series, K-9 (2009-2010).
Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen
K-9 (voice) John Leeson
Commander Bill Pollock Bill Fraser
Brendan Richards Ian Sears
George Tracey Colin Jeavons
Killjoys – 2013 –
Three bounty hunters chase criminals in the Quad.
Dutch/Yalena Hannah John-Kamen
John Jaqobis Aaron Ashmore
D'avin Jaqobis Luke Macfarlane
Kingdom Hospital – 2004
Kingdom Hospital was built on the site of a mill that manufactured military uniforms during the American Civil War. One hospital burned down (“Old Kingdom”) and New Kingdom was built. It is haunted by (amongst others) a young girl, a teenage boy, and a strange anteater with teeth known as Antibus. The thoughts of Blondi a German Shepherd dog are sometimes heard and Peter Rickman, a comatose patient in Room 426 can travel between the human and spirit worlds.
Also known as Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital and based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom.
Dr. Hook Andrew McCarthy
Dr. Stegman Bruce Davison
Dr. Brenda Abelson Meagen Fay
Dr. Jesse James Ed Begley, Jr.
Dr. Elmer Traff Jamie Harrold
Dr. Lona Massingale Sherry Miller
Dr. Christine Draper Allison Hossack
Dr. Louis Traff William Wise
Nurse Carrie von Trier Lena Georgas
Abel Lyon Brandon Bauer
Christa Mendelson Jennifer Cunningham
Otto Julian Richings
Bobby Druse Del Pentecost
Sally Druse Diane Ladd
Peter Rickman Jack Coleman
Natalie Rickman Suki Kaiser
Mary Jensen Jodelle Micah Ferland
Paul Morlock Kett Turton
Kinvig – ITV 1981
A sci-fi comedy set in an electrical shop in Bingleton.
Des Kinvig Tony Haygarth
Netta Kinvig Patsy Rowlands
Miss Griffin Prunella Gee
Jim Piper Colin Jeavons
Buddo Simon Williams
Knight Rider – ITV 1982-1986
After detective Michael Long is shot in the face he is rescued by Wilton Knight and given a new face and new identity – Michael Knight. Wilton recruits him to work for the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG) and provides him with the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT), a heavily modified, Pontiac Firebird Trans Am which has special features including an extremely durable shell and frame and AI computer control.
KITT’s prototype was KARR (Knight Automated Roving Robot).
Intro: "Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law."
Michael Knight (Michael Arthur Long) David Hasselhoff
Garthe Knight David Hasselhoff
William Daniels (voice) KITT
Devon Miles Edward Mulhare
Dr. Bonnie Barstow Patricia McPherson
April Curtis Rebecca Holden
Reginald Cornelius III aka RC3 Peter Parros
Wilton Knight Richard Basehart
Team Knight Rider (TKR) – 1997-1998
A short lived series in which Michael Knight is replaced by a team of 5 each with a computerized talking vehicle counterpart: Danté (DNT-1) (Kyle), Domino (DMO-1) (Jenny), Attack Beast (BST-1) (Duke), Kat (KAT-1) (Erica), Plato (PLATO-1) (Trek).
Kyle Stewart Brixton Karnes
Jenny Andrews Christine Steel
Duke DePalma Duane Davis
Erica West Kathy Trageser
Kevin "Trek" Sanders Nick Wechsler
Knight Rider – 2008-2009
Set 25 years after the original, in this series Michael Knight’s son Mike is the driver of the next generation KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand), now a Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang.
Mike Knight (aka Mike Traceur) Justin Bruening
Dr. Sarah Graiman Deanna Russo
KITT Val Kilmer (voice)
Billy Morgan Paul Campbell
Dr. Charles Graiman Bruce Davison
Kolchak: the Night Stalker – 1974-1975
Chicago newspaper reporter Kolchak investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, which often involve the supernatural, including fantastic creatures.
Carl Kolchak Darren McGavin
Tony Vincenzo Simon Oakland
Ron Updyke Jack Grinnage
Emily Cowles Ruth McDevitt
Monique Marmelstein Carol Ann Susi
Kolchak: the Night Stalker – 2005
A remake of the above but now set in Los Angeles. After Kolchak’s wife is murdered he investigates other strange murders, believing they are linked in some way to her death.
Carl Kolchak Stuart Townsend
Perri Reed Gabrielle Union
Jain McManus Eric Jungmann
Anthony Vincenzo Cotter Smith
Kyle XY – 2006-2009
A super-intelligent teenager wakes up naked in woods with no memory of any previous existence. He is adopted into the Trager family.
Kyle Trager Matt Dallas
Nicole Trager Marguerite MacIntyre
Stephen Trager Bruce Thomas
Lori Trager April Matson
Josh Trager Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Declan McDonough Chris Olivero
Amanda Bloom Kirsten Prout
Land of the Giants – 1968-1970
The sub-orbital spaceship “Spindrift” on route from LA to London (in 1983!) is caught in a space storm and crash lands on a planet where everything is twelve times larger than on Earth.
Captain Steve Burton Gary Conway
Dan Erickson Don Marshall
Mark Wilson Don Matheson
Alexander Fitzhugh Kurt Kasznar
Barry Lockridge Stefan Arngrim
Valerie Scott Deanna Lund
Betty Hamilton Heather Young
Land of the Lost – 1974
The Marshall family are trapped in an alternate universe inhabited by dinosaurs, a primate-type people called Pakuni, and devolved, aggressive humanoid/lizard creatures called Sleestak.
Rick Marshall Spencer Milligan
Uncle Jack Marshall Ron Harper
Will Marshall Wesley Eure
Holly Marshall Kathy Coleman
Cha-Ka Phillip Paley
Malak Richard Kiel
Land of the Lost – 1991
A remake of the above but this time the family is the Porters, who are trapped in a parallel universe after their Jeep Cherokee fell through a time portal.
Thomas "Tom" Porter Timothy Bottoms
Kevin Porter Robert Gavin
Anamarie "Annie" Porter Jennifer Drugan
Christa Shannon Day
Last Train, The – 1999
Passengers on a train to Sheffield are accidently cryogenically frozen just before an asteroid devastates the Earth (!). They are revived into a post-apocalyptic landscape.
Harriet Ambrose Nicola Walker
Ian Hart Christopher Fulford
Colin Wallace Steve Huison
Mick Sizer (Michael Smith) Treva Etienne
Jandra Nixon Amita Dhiri
Austin Danforth James Hazeldine
Jean Wilson Janet Dale
Roe Germaine Zoe Telford
Leo Nixon Sacha Dhawan
Anita Nixon Dinita Gohil
Hild Caroline Carver
Librarians, The – 2014-
Lost in time at space at the start of the series, the “Library” exists in its own pocket universe and is the storehouse of magical and powerful relics. The 'Library' itself appears to be sentient (or semi-sentient), and sends out invitations to prospective Librarians and Guardians. The existing Librarian is Flynn Carsen with Eve Baird as his “Guardian” who, together with the Caretaker Jenkins, solve impossible mysteries, recover powerful artifacts, and fight against supernatural threats. As the series progresses Flynn and Eve, together with prospective Librarians Ezekiel, Cassandra and Jacob form a team.
Flynn Carsen Noah Wyle
Colonel Eve Baird Rebecca Romijn
Jacob Stone Christian Kane
Cassandra Cillian Lindy Booth
Ezekiel Jones John Kim
Jenkins (Galeas/Galahad) John Larroquette
Life on Mars – BBC 2006-2007
Manchester policeman Sam Tyler is hit by a car in 2006 and wakes up to find himself in 1973 and working for the Manchester and Salford Police under the command of Gene Hunt.
The 1974 Ford Cortina used in the series was auctioned on eBay for Comic Relief in 2007 for £12,800.
Sam is “haunted” by the BBC Test Card girl.
A Russian version was called The Dark Side of the Moon and the Spanish version The Girl from Yesterday. A US remake was broadcast in 2008-2009 with Jason O'Mara as Sam and Harvey Keitel as Gene.
Sequel: Ashes to Ashes (see above)
Sam Tyler John Simm
Gene Hunt Philip Glenister
Annie Cartwright Liz White
Ray Carling Dean Andrews
Chris Skelton Marshall Lancaster
Logan's Run – 1977-1978
A series based on the 1976 film of the same name and set in the 23rd Century where survivors of a nuclear war live in a domed city and are not allowed to live past the age of 30.
Logan and Jessica become “Runners” in order to avoid the life-ending Carousel Ceremony and are pursued by Sandmen as they try to find “Sanctuary”.
Logan 5 Gregory Harrison
Jessica 6 Heather Menzies
Rem Donald Moffat
Francis Randy Powell
Lone Gunmen, The – 2001
A spin-off series from The X-Files (see below) which centres around the three members of “The Lone Gunmen”, a group of investigators who run a conspiracy theory magazine.
The series included an episode (first broadcast 4 March 2001) in which members of the U.S. government conspire to hijack an airliner and fly it into the World Trade Center in order to justify a war on terror.
John Fitzgerald Byers Bruce Harwood
Melvin Frohike Tom Braidwood
Richard "Ringo" Langly Dean Haglund
Yves Adele Harlow Zuleikha Robinson
Jimmy Bond Stephen Snedden
Lost – 2004-2010 (121 episodes)
Plane crash (Oceanic Airline's Flight 815)
324 people on board - 71 initial survivors (70 humans and one dog) spread across the three sections of the plane crash. Tail section survivors (“Tallies”)
Uninhabited (?) tropical island.
Metal hatch, “smoke monster”, Man in Black, “The Others”
Flashbacks/Flashforwards/Flashsideways
Time travel
Dharma Initiative
6 seasons
Last episode: “The End”
Jack Shephard Matthew Fox
Kate Austen Evangeline Lilly
Hugo "Hurley" Reyes Jorge Garcia
James "Sawyer" Ford Josh Holloway
John Locke/Man in Black Terry O'Quinn
Sayid Jarrah Naveen Andrews
Jin-Soo Kwon Daniel Dae Kim
Sun-Hwa Kwon Yunjin Kim
Claire Littleton Emilie de Ravin
Charlie Pace Dominic Monaghan
Michael Dawson Harold Perrineau
Walt Lloyd Malcolm David Kelley
Shannon Rutherford Maggie Grace
Boone Carlyle Ian Somerhalder
Rose Nadler L. Scott Caldwell
Christian Shephard John Terry
Danielle Rousseau Mira Furlan/Melissa Farman
Bernard Nadler Sam Anderson
Ana Lucia Cortez Michelle Rodriguez
Desmond Hume Henry Ian Cusick
Pierre Chang François Chau
Mr. Eko Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Elizabeth "Libby" Smith Cynthia Watros
Benjamin Linus Michael Emerson
Alex Rousseau Tania Raymonde
Penny Widmore Sonya Walger
Juliet Burke Elizabeth Mitchell
Nikki Fernandez Kiele Sanchez
Paulo Rodrigo Santoro
Richard Alpert Nestor Carbonell
Eloise Hawking Fionnula Flanagan
Daniel Faraday Jeremy Davies
Miles Straume Ken Leung
Charlotte Lewis Rebecca Mader
Frank Lapidus Jeff Fahey
Ilana Verdansky Zuleikha Robinson
Lost in Space – 1965-1968
The Robinson family plus pilot Don West board the Jupiter 2 on a mission involving a five-and-a-half-year journey to a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. Unknown to them Dr Smith is working for a foreign government who want to beat the US in race for space colonisation. He has programmed the ships’ Robot to destroy vital systems soon after launch but is then accidently trapped aboard as the launch takes place. The family finds themselves lost in space.
The Robot only says “Danger, Will Robinson!” in one episode.
Dr. John Robinson Guy Williams
Dr. Maureen Robinson June Lockhart
Major Don West Mark Goddard
Judy Robinson Marta Kristen
Penny Robinson Angela Cartwright
Will Robinson Billy Mumy
Dr. Zachary Smith Jonathan Harris
The B-9 Robot Bob May (operator); Dick Tufeld (voice)
Man from Atlantis – 1977-1978
Amnesiac Mark Harris is possibly the only survivor of Atlantis. With superhuman strength, the ability to breathe underwater at great depths, webbed hands and feet and an unusual swimming style, he is recruited by the Foundation for Oceanic Research, a governmental agency that conducts top secret research and explores the depths of the ocean in a sophisticated submarine called the “Cetacean”.
Mark Harris Patrick Duffy
C.W. Crawford Alan Fudge
Dr. Elizabeth Merrill Belinda Montgomery
Manimal – 1983
A short-lived series in which shape-shifter Chase helps in solving crimes by turning himself into any animal he chooses.
Intro: “Dr Jonathan Chase... wealthy, young, handsome. A man with the brightest of futures. A man with the darkest of pasts. From Africa's deepest recesses, to the rarefied peaks of Tibet, heir to his father's legacy and the world's darkest mysteries. Jonathan Chase, master of the secrets that divide man from animal, animal from man... Manimal!”
Dr. Jonathan Chase Simon MacCorkindale
Brooke Mackenzie Melody Anderson
Tyrone "Ty" C. Earl Michael D. Roberts
Lt. Nick Rivera Reni Santoni
Martian Chronicles, The – 1980
A three episode mini-series loosely based on Ray Bradbury’s book of the same name.
After a couple of expeditions are sent to Mars, the existing Martian population is accidently wiped out by chicken pox (War of the Worlds anyone?) or were they? A nuclear war on Earth means that the few remaining Mars colonists may be the only surviving humans.
Colonel John Wilder Rock Hudson
Ruth Wilder Gayle Hunnicutt
Major Jeff Spender Bernie Casey
Father Stone Roddy McDowall
Sam Parkhill Darren McGavin
Genevieve Selsor Bernadette Peters
Anna Lustig Maria Schell
General Halstead Robert Beatty
Men into Space – 1959-1960
This action series envisioned the future of space travel including the first manned Moon landing and possible expeditions to Mars. Prescience included episodes recounting problems similar to those experienced by Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.
Col. Edward McCauley William Lundigan
Merlin – BBC 2008-2012
This was a series following the adventures of a young Prince, later King, Arthur and his servant Merlin. Unbeknown to Arthur, Merlin is a powerful warlock but Merlin cannot reveal this as Arthur’s father Uther has banned the use of magic from his realm. In this version of the legend Guinevere (here usually known as Gwen) is a servant girl.
Merlin Colin Morgan
Arthur Pendragon Bradley James
Morgana Katie McGrath
Guinevere ("Gwen") Angel Coulby
Gaius Richard Wilson
The Great Dragon John Hurt (voice)
Uther Pendragon Anthony Head
Agravaine de Bois Nathaniel Parker
Millennium – 1996-1999
Ex-FBI agent Frank Black is now a consultant for a mysterious organization known as the Millennium Group. He has the ability to see inside the minds of criminals.
Created by Chris Carter, who also wrote The X-Files.
Frank Black Lance Henriksen
Catherine Black Megan Gallagher
Emma Hollis Klea Scott
Misfits – E4 1999-2003
A group of young offenders doing community service develop supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. Their various adventures include time travel and selling/transferring their powers.
Nathan Robert Sheehan
Alisha Antonia Thomas
Simon Iwan Rheon
Kelly Lauren Socha
Curtis Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Rudy Joseph Gilgun
Jess Karla Crome
Finn Nathan McMullen
Alex Matt Stokoe
Abbey Natasha O'Keeffe
Monsters – 1988-1991
Anthology horror series.
Monsters, The – BBC 1962
A government agent is killed and the locals link his death to the strange creature they claim inhabits the nearby Lake Kingswater.
John Brent William E. Greene
Felicity Brent Elizabeth Weaver
Hopkins Mark Dignam
Howard Milroy Clifford Cox
Van Halloren Alan Gifford
Professor Cato Robert Harris
Meissonier Gordon Whiting
Esmee Pulford Helen Lindsay
Sergeant Oakroyd Norman Mitchell
Moonbase 3 – BBC 1973
In 2003 5 world powers have colonised the Moon - America (Moonbase 1), Russia (2), Europe (3), China (4) and Brazil (5).
Set entirely within Moonbase 3 where it dealt with the psychological problems of living in such an enclosed environment.
Dr David Caulder Donald Houston
Dr Michel Lebrun Ralph Bates
Dr Helen Smith Fiona Gaunt
Tom Hill Barry Lowe
Mutant X – 2001-2004
Mutant X is a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering.
Adam Kane John Shea
Shalimar Fox Victoria Pratt
Jesse Kilmartin Forbes March
Brennan Mulwray Victor Webster
Emma DeLauro Lauren Lee Smith
Lexa Pierce Karen Cliche
Neverwhere – BBC 1996
Created by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry
The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above".
Richard Mayhew Gary Bakewell
Door Laura Fraser
The Marquis de Carabas Paterson Joseph
Mr. Croup Hywel Bennett
Mr. Vandemar Clive Russell
Old Bailey Trevor Peacock
Hunter Tanya Moodie
The Angel Islington Peter Capaldi
Lamia Tamsin Greig
The Abbott Earl Cameron
The Earl Freddie Jones
New Adventures of Superman, The – BBC 1993-1997
Also known as Lois and Clark: the New Adventures of Superman.
Clark Kent arrives in Metropolis from Smallville, stops a runaway bus, joins the staff of the Daily Planet, partners up with and falls for Lois Lane, assumes the Superman persona (with suit made by his “mother” Martha), saves a space shuttle from exploding by swallowing a bomb and crosses swords with Lex Luthor – all in the first episode.
A pretty standard telling of the Superman story where in addition to Luthor (who “dies” in the Season 1 finale) he also meets other Superman comic book villains such as the Toyman, Metallo and Mister Mxyzptlk.
Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman Dean Cain
Lois Lane Teri Hatcher
Perry White Lane Smith
Jimmy Olsen (season 1) Michael Landes
Jimmy Olsen (seasons 2-4) Justin Whalin
Catherine "Cat" Grant Tracy Scoggins
Martha Kent K Callan
Jonathan Kent Eddie Jones
Lex Luthor John Shea
Night Gallery – 1970-1973
A horror anthology series where each episode was opened with the unveiling (by Rod Serling from The Twilight Zone) of a painting in an art gallery.
The series featured the directorial debut of Steven Spielberg.
Nightmare Man, The – BBC 1981
Savage murders on a Scottish island unsettle the natives.
Michael Gaffikin James Warwick
Fiona Patterson Celia Imrie
Dr Symonds Tony Sibbald
Inspector Inskip Maurice Roëves
Colonel Howard Jonathan Newth
Omega Factor, The – BBC 1979
Secret government organisation Department 7 investigates paranormal phenomena and the potential of the human mind.
Mary Whitehouse called one episode "thoroughly evil".
Tom Crane James Hazeldine
Dr. Anne Reynolds Louise Jameson
Roy Martindale John Carlisle
Originals, The – 2013-
A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries (see below). Set in New Orleans where a war is brewing between vampires, werewolves and witches.
Klaus Mikaelson Joseph Morgan
Elijah Mikaelson Daniel Gillies
Rebekah Mikaelson Claire Holt
Hayley Marshall Phoebe Tonkin
Marcel Gerard Charles Michael Davis
Sophie Deveraux Daniella Pineda
Camille O'Connell Leah Pipes
Davina Claire Danielle Campbell
Vincent Griffith Yusuf Gatewood
Freya Mikaelson Riley Voelkel
Others, The – 2000
A group of individuals with different psychic talents encounter evil forces.
Marian Kitt Julianne Nicholson
Mark Gabriel Gabriel Macht
Ellen "Satori" Pawlowski Missy Crider
Elmer Greentree Bill Cobbs
Professor Miles Ballard John Billingsley
Warren Day Kevin J. O'Connor
Out of the Unknown – BBC 1965-1971
A science fiction anthology series based on short stories by well-known writers including John Wyndham, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, J. G. Ballard and Frederik Pohl. It is seen as a follow on to Out of This World (see below).
Out of This World – ITV 1962
A science fiction anthology series. A spin-off from the Armchair Theatre. Each episode was introduced by Boris Karloff. Many of the episodes were adaptations of stories by science fiction writers including Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Clifford D. Simak. The series is generally seen as a precursor to Out of the Unknown (see above).
Outcasts – BBC 2010
In 2060 the planet Carpathia has been colonised by humans fleeing an Earth scarred by nuclear war.
Richard Tate Liam Cunningham
Dr. Stella Isen Hermione Norris
Cass Cromwell Daniel Mays
Fleur Morgan Amy Manson
Jack Holt Ashley Walters
Tipper Malone Michael Legge
Julius Berger Eric Mabius
Outer Limits, The – 1963-1965
A science fiction anthology series.
Intro to each show: a "Control Voice" (Vic Perrin) speaks over visuals of an oscilloscope. The earliest version of the narration ran as follows (later shortened): “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to – The Outer Limits.”
The series was revived 1995-2002 with the slight change that some of the episodes in a series were inter-related.
Paradox – BBC 2009
A police team receives broadcasts from the future and attempt to prevent the disasters from taking place.
Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint Tamzin Outhwaite
Detective Sergeant Ben Holt Mark Bonnar
Detective Constable Callum Gada Chiké Okonkwo
Dr Christian King Emun Elliott
Penny Dreadful – 2014-
The series title comes from the lurid 19th century publications and the series draws together various characters from classic gothic horror tales of the time: Dorian Gray, Mina Harker, Abraham Van Helsing, Victor Frankenstein, his monster and Dr. Henry Jekyll
Dorian Gray Reeve Carney
Sir Malcolm Murray Timothy Dalton
Vanessa Ives Eva Green
The Creature Rory Kinnear
Brona Croft/Lily Frankenstein Billie Piper
Dr. Victor Frankenstein Harry Treadaway
Ethan Chandler Josh Hartnett
Mina Harker Olivia Llewellyn
The Vampire Robert Nairne
Vincent Brand Alun Armstrong
Abraham Van Helsing David Warner
Dr. Henry Jekyll Shazad Latif
Planet of the Apes – 1974
The series was based on the 1968 film of the same name and its sequels.
Three astronauts leave Earth in 1980 and pass through a time warp before crash-landing (only 2 survive) on a future Earth ruled by talking apes.
Galen Roddy McDowall
Colonel Alan Virdon Ron Harper
Major Peter J. Burke James Naughton
General Urko Mark Lenard
Councillor Zaius Booth Colman
Primeval – ITV 2007-2011
A team investigates temporal anomalies connected to both the past and future through which dangerous creatures travel (usually dinosaurs). There were several changes of main cast during the series both through violent death and an apparent change in the time-line. The team is based at the Anomaly Research Centre or ARC.
Nick Cutter Douglas Henshall
Stephen Hart James Murray
Connor Temple Andrew-Lee Potts
Claudia Brown/Jenny Lewis Lucy Brown
Abby Maitland Hannah Spearritt
Helen Cutter Juliet Aubrey
James Lester Ben Miller
Sarah Page Laila Rouass
Danny Quinn Jason Flemyng
Captain Hilary Becker Ben Mansfield
Matt Anderson Ciarán McMenamin
Jess Parker Ruth Kearney
Philip Burton Alexander Siddig
The action moved to Canada for the one season of Primeval: New World (2012-2013).
Evan Cross Niall Matter
Dylan Weir Sara Canning
Mac Rendell Danny Rahim
Toby Nance Crystal Lowe
Angelika Finch Miranda Frigon
Lieutenant Ken Leeds Geoff Gustafson
Prisoner, The – ITV 1967-1968 (17 episodes)
A British secret agent suddenly resigns and is then abducted and held prisoner in a mysterious coastal village resort.
“The Village” is secured by numerous monitoring systems and security forces, including a sinister balloon-like device called Rover that recaptures – or kills – those who attempt escape.
Opening sequence ends with this conversation:
Prisoner: Where am I?
# Two: In the village.
Prisoner: What do you want?
#Two: Information.
Prisoner: Whose side are you on?
#Two: That would be telling. We want information...information...information!
Prisoner: You won't get it!
#Two: By hook or by crook, we will.
Prisoner: Who are you?
#Two: I am Number Two. (can vary – sometimes “The new Number Two)
Prisoner: Who is Number One?
#Two: You are Number Six. (in the final episode: “You are, Number Six”)
Prisoner: I am not a number; I AM A FREE MAN!!!
#Two: [Laughter]
The exteriors for the series were primarily filmed in Portmeirion, near Porthmadog, although, at the request of Portmeirion's architect Clough Williams-Ellis, this was not disclosed until the opening credits of the last episode.
The logo of The Village was a canopied penny-farthing bicycle (commonly referred to as an "Ordinary") which appears on almost everything, including the daily newspaper called the “Tally Ho”.
Many people like to think that Number 6 is John Drake from Danger Man (also played by Patrick McGoohan) but this has never been confirmed although there are many Danger Man references in the series
Number 6 drives a Lotus 7 in the opening sequence of each episode.
First episode – “Arrival”; Last episode – “Fall Out”
Leo McKern and Colin Gordon were the only actors to play Number 2 in more than one episode.
The main Prisoner theme was recorded by Ron Grainer.
The Prisoner/Number Six Patrick McGoohan
The Butler Angelo Muscat
Supervisor Peter Swanwick
Number Two Leo McKern
Number Two Colin Gordon
The Shop Keeper Denis Shaw
The Announcer/Telephone Operator Fenella Fielding
Quantum Leap – 1989-1993
Physicist Dr. Sam Beckett leaps through spacetime (but only time during his own lifetime) whilst testing an experiment in time travel. He temporarily takes the place of other people in order to correct historical mistakes. After the mistake is rectified Sam will leap into the next person – usually saying “Oh, boy!” as he does so.
Sam appears to other people as the person he leaps into (including women).
His friend Al appears as a hologram.
Two episodes covered the JFK assasination.
Dr. Sam Beckett Scott Bakula
Admiral Al Calavicci Dean Stockwell
Ziggy Deborah Pratt (voice)
Quatermass
There were 4 serials about Professor Quatermass written by Nigel Kneale with 3 broadcast in the 1950s and 1 in 1979.
The Quatermass Experiment – BBC 1953
Britain’s first manned space-shot goes off course and falls back to Earth in Wimbledon. Only one of the three crewmen has survived and he seems to be going through a metamorphosis. The spacesuits of the other two crewmen are present but are empty.
Professor Quatermass is the Director General of the British Experimental Rocket Group.
Professor Bernard Quatermass Reginald Tate
Judith Carroon Isabel Dean
John Paterson Hugh Kelly
James Fullalove Paul Whitsun-Jones
Victor Carroon Duncan Lamont
The Quatermass II – BBC 1955
Quatermass investigates some strange meteorite showers and discovers a conspiracy involving alien infiltration at the highest levels of the British Government.
Professor Bernard Quatermass John Robinson
Paula Quatermass Monica Grey
Dr. Leo Pugh Hugh Griffith
Quatermass and the Pit – BBC 1958-1959
Workmen excavating a site in Knightsbridge discover a strange skull and an alien spacecraft. The ship and its contents have a powerful and malign influence over those who come into contact with it.
Professor Bernard Quatermass André Morell
Dr. Matthew Roney Cec Linder
Colonel James Breen Anthony Bushell
Captain Potter John Stratton
Barbara Judd Christine Finn
Quatermass – ITV 1979
Opening narration: “In the last quarter of the 20th century, the whole world seemed to sicken. Civilised institutions, whether old or new, fell ... as if some primal disorder was reasserting itself. And men asked themselves, "Why should this be?"
When large numbers of young people start joining a cult, the "Planet People", and gather at prehistoric sites in the belief that they will be transported to a better life on another planet, retired Prof Quatermass travels to London to find his granddaughter, Hettie Carlson.
Prof. Bernard Quatermass John Mills
Joe Kapp Simon MacCorkindale
Kickalong Ralph Arliss
Caraway Paul Rosebury
Bee Jane Bertish
Sal Toyah Willcox
Hettie Carlson Rebecca Saire
R3 – BBC 1964-1965
The full title was Ministry of Research Centre No.3, where the series was set.
The series featured an early regular television appearance for Oliver Reed.
Sir Michael Gerrard John Robinson
Miss Brooks Brenda Saunders
Philip Boult Michael Hawkins
Tom Collis Derek Benfield
Dr Richard Franklin Oliver Reed
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) – ITV 1969-1970
After Marty Hopkirk is murdered during an investigation he returns as a ghost to help his partner Jeff in their private detective agency. Jeff is the only person who can see or hear him. His wife Jeannie is the agency’s secretary.
When it was transmitted in the United States, it was given the title My Partner the Ghost.
Jeff Randall Mike Pratt
Marty Hopkirk Kenneth Cope
Jeannie Hopkirk Annette Andre
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) – BBC 2000-2001
A remake of the above but in this version there was more emphasis on Marty’s afterlife (in Limbo) and Jeannie is Marty’s fiancée rather than widow, thus involving a potential romantic involvement with Jeff.
Jeff Randall Bob Mortimer
Marty Hopkirk Vic Reeves
Jeannie Emilia Fox
Bulstrode Charlie Higson
Prof. Wyvern Tom Baker
Resurrection – 2014-2015
The residents of Arcadia, Missouri, are more than a little disturbed when their loved ones return from the dead, unaged since their deaths.
J. Martin "Marty" Bellamy/Robert Thompson Omar Epps
Lucille Langston Frances Fisher
Sheriff Fred Langston Matt Craven
Dr. Maggie Langston Devin Kelley
Pastor Tom Hale Mark Hildreth
Elaine Richards Samaire Armstrong
Jacob Langston Landon Gimenez
Henry Langston Kurtwood Smith
Revolution – 2012-2014
In 2012 the world experiences a permanent electrical-power blackout. The series takes up the story 15 years after this event (known imaginatively as “The Blackout”).
Opening Introduction: “We lived in an electric world. We relied on it for everything. And then the power went out. Everything stopped working. We weren't prepared. Fear and confusion led to panic. The lucky ones made it out of the cities. The government collapsed. Militias took over, controlling the food supply and stockpiling weapons. We still don't know why the power went out. But we're hopeful someone will come and light the way.”
Miles Matheson Billy Burke
Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson Tracy Spiridakos
Rachel (née Porter) Matheson Elizabeth Mitchell
Aaron Pittman Zak Orth
Major Tom Neville Giancarlo Esposito
Jason Neville/Nate Walker J. D. Pardo
President/General Sebastian "Bass" Monroe David Lyons
Nora Clayton Daniella Alonso
Dr. Gene Porter Stephen Collins
Danny Matheson Graham Rogers
Grace Beaumont Maria Howell
Ben Matheson Tim Guinee
Maggie Foster Anna Lise Phillips
Roswell – 1999-2002
Also known as Roswell High. Teenage aliens from the planet Antar interact in Roswell, New Mexico. The aliens had a special liking for Tabasco sauce.
Theme song: "Here With Me" by Dido.
Liz Parker Shiri Appleby
Max Evans Jason Behr
Isabel Evans Katherine Heigl
Michael Guerin Brendan Fehr
Maria DeLuca Majandra Delfino
Alex Whitman Colin Hanks
Sheriff Jim Valenti William Sadler
Kyle Valenti Nick Wechsler
Tess Harding Emilie de Ravin
Jesse Ramirez Adam Rodríguez
Salem – 2014-
A fictional story based on the 16th century Salem witch trials.
Mary Sibley Janet Montgomery
Captain John Alden Shane West
Cotton Mather Seth Gabel
Anne Hale Tamzin Merchant
Tituba Ashley Madekwe
Mercy Lewis Elise Eberle
Isaac Walton Iddo Goldberg
Magistrate Hale Xander Berkeley
John Oliver Bell
Baron Sebastian von Marburg Joe Doyle
Sanctuary – 2008-2011
A team led by Dr Magnus run the Sanctuary, an organization that seeks out extraordinarily powerful creatures and people, known as Abnormals,
Dr. Helen Magnus Amanda Tapping
Dr. Will Zimmerman Robin Dunne
Ashley Magnus Emilie Ullerup
Bigfoot Christopher Heyerdahl
Henry Foss Ryan Robbins
Kate Freelander Agam Darshi
Sapphire & Steel – ITV 1979-1982
Inter-dimensional beings with the names of elements assume human form and are sent to investigate strange events – more often than not to do with ghosts and at any time period and location.
Voice-over opening credits: “All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.”
Joanna Lumley Sapphire
David McCallum Steel
Sarah Jane Adventures, The – BBC 2007-2011
This Doctor Who spin-off features ex-companion and investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith.
Set in Ealing, Sarah Jane and her young companions from the neighbourhood and her adopted son Luke encounter alien and terrestrial enemies plus two incarnations of The Doctor (David Tennant and Matt Smith).
The series was cancelled following Elisabeth Sladen’s death.
Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen
Clyde Langer Daniel Anthony
Mr. Smith Alexander Armstrong (voice)
Luke Smith Tommy Knight
Rani Chandra Anjli Mohindra
Haresh Chandra Ace Bhatti
Maria Jackson Yasmin Paige
Gita Chandra Mina Anwar
K-9 John Leeson (voice)
SeaQuest DSV – 1993-1996
Set in the 2018, the series follows the adventures of the high-tech submarine SeaQuest DSV (Deep Submergence Vehicle) operated by the United Earth Oceans Organization (UEO).
The series went through considerable cast changes between seasons and also changed direction from exploring ecological problems to more hard sci-fi such as genetic engineering, aliens, parapsychology, time-travel, and undersea "monsters".
Captain Nathan Bridger Roy Scheider
Lucas Wolenczak Jonathan Brandis
Dr. Kristin Westphalen Stephanie Beacham
Commander Jonathan Ford Don Franklin
Michael Ironside Michael Ironside
Lieutenant Tim O'Neill Ted Raimi
Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz Marco Sanchez
Seaman Anthony Piccolo Michael DeLuise
Lieutenant Lonnie Henderson Kathy Evison
Dagwood Peter DeLuise
Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, The – 2000
A steampunk series based on the premise that Jules Verne experienced the adventures he wrote about and his fictional characters existed.
Phileas Fogg Michael Praed
Rebecca Fogg Francesca Hunt
Passepartout Michel Courtemanche
Jules Verne Chris Demetral
Sense8 – 2015-
Eight strangers suddenly become mentally and emotionally linked after they have a vision of the violent death of a woman called Angelica and discover that they are 'sensates'.
Capheus Aml Ameen
Sun Bak Doona Bae
Nomi Marks Jamie Clayton
Kala Dandekar Tina Desai
Riley Blue Tuppence Middleton
Wolfgang Bogdanow Max Riemelt
Lito Rodriguez Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Will Gorski Brian J. Smith
Jonas Maliki Naveen Andrews
Amanita Freema Agyeman
Angelica "Angel" Turing Daryl Hannah
Seven Days – 1998-2001
A branch of the NSA use technology from Roswell to time-travel back 7 days (and only 7 days is possible) to avert threats to National Security.
Francis "Frank" Bartholomew Parker Jonathan LaPaglia
Dr. Olga Vukavitch Justina Vail
U.S. Navy Captain Craig Donovan Don Franklin
Dr. Bradley Talmadge Alan Scarfe
NSA Agent Nathan Ramsey Nick Searcy
Dr. Isaac Mentnor Norman Lloyd
Dr. John Ballard Sam Whipple
Andrew "Hooter" Owsley Kevin Christy
Six Million Dollar Man, The – 1973-1978 (106 episodes)
The series was based on the Martin Caidin novel “Cyborg”.
After NASA astronaut Steve Austin is severely injured in the crash of an experimental lifting body aircraft, he is "rebuilt" in an operation that costs six million dollars. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the OSI (Office of Scientific Intelligence) as a secret agent.
His right arm, both legs and the left eye are replaced with "bionic" implants that give him these enhancements:
· He can run at speeds of 60 mph (97 km/h)
· His eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities
· His bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer
Opening narration: "Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better...stronger...faster."
Steve Austin Lee Majors
Oscar Goldman Richard Anderson
Dr. Rudy Wells Alan Oppenheimer (Seasons 1 & 2)
Dr. Rudy Wells Martin E. Brooks (Seasons 3-5)
Jaime Sommers Lindsay Wagner
Sleepy Hollow – 2013-
The series is very loosely based on the Washington Irving stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".
In 1781 Ichabod Crane kills The Headless Horseman (Death, one of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse) but dies whilst doing so and is buried at the same time. In the present, the Horseman is summoned back and this also revives Crane.
Crane teams up with cop Abbie Mills to combat The Horseman’s renewed killing spree and discovers that they are the “two witnesses” who can protect the world from the forces of Hell.
Ichabod Crane Tom Mison
Grace Abigail "Abbie" Mills Nicole Beharie
Frank Irving Orlando Jones
Katrina Crane Katia Winter
Jennifer "Jenny" Mills Lyndie Greenwood
Henry Parrish/Jeremy Crane/The Horseman of War John Noble
Betsy Ross Nikki Reed
Pandora Shannyn Sossamon
Joe Corbin Zach Appelman
Daniel Reynolds Lance Gross
Sophie Foster Jessica Camacho
Sliders – 1995-1999
A group of travelers use a wormhole to "slide" between different versions of Earth in parallel universes.
Quinn Mallory Jerry O'Connell
Wade Welles Sabrina Lloyd
Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown Cleavant Derricks
Professor Maximilian Arturo John Rhys-Davies
Capt. Maggie Beckett Kari Wuhrer
Smallville – 2001-2011 (218 episodes)
The series follows the teenage Clark Kent’s years in Smallville right through to his emergence as Superman.
Annette O’Toole played Lana Lang in the 1978 Superman film.
Clark Kent Tom Welling
Lana Lang Kristin Kreuk
Lex Luthor Michael Rosenbaum
Chloe Sullivan Allison Mack
Pete Ross Sam Jones III
Martha Kent Annette O'Toole
Jonathan Kent John Schneider
Lionel Luthor John Glover
Lois Lane Erica Durance
Jimmy Olsen Aaron Ashmore
Kara (Supergirl) Laura Vandervoort
Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) Justin Hartley
Davis Bloome (Doomsday) Samuel Witwer
Tess Mercer Cassidy Freeman
Zod Callum Blue
Space – 1985
A fictionalised history of the US space program based on a novel of the same name by James A. Michener.
Senator Norman Grant James Garner
Astronaut Randy Claggett Beau Bridges
Penny Hardesty Pope Blair Brown
Dr. Stanley Mott Bruce Dern
Astronaut John Pope Harry Hamlin
Dieter Kolff Michael York
Liesel Kolff Barbara Sukowa
Space Island One – 1998
A multinational crew mans the space station “Unity”.
Commander Kathryn MacTiernan Judy Loe
Lieutenant Commander Walter B. Shannon Angus MacInnes
Dusan Kashkavian Bruno Eyron
Paula Hernandez Indra Ové
Space Precinct – 1994-1995
The series was set in 2040 and was created by Gerry Anderson. It was a mix of science fiction and police procedural where former NYPD detective Patrick Brogan, now a lieutenant with the Demeter City police force on the planet Altor in the Epsilon Eridani system.
Lieutenant Patrick Brogan Ted Shackelford
Officer Jane Castle Simone Bendix
Officer Lionel Carson Joseph Mydell
Captain Rexton Podly Jerome Willis
Officer Silas Romek Lou Hirsch
Sergeant Thorald Fredo David Quilter
Space: 1999 – ITV 1975-1977 (48 episodes)
Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
On 13 September 1999, a massive explosion in a nuclear waste dump sends the Moon out into space, taking the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha with it.
Doctor Helena Russell Barbara Bain
Commander John Koenig Martin Landau
Alan Carter Nick Tate
Sandra Benes Zienia Merton
Doctor Bob Mathias Anton Phillips
Victor Bergman Barry Morse Professor
Maya Catherine Schell
Paul Morrow Prentis Hancock
David Kano Clifton Jones
Tony Verdeschi Tony Anholt
Space: Above and Beyond – 1995-1996
Set in 2063, members of the US Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron (“Wildcards”) are stationed on the space carrier USS Saratoga and pilot SA-43 Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet ("Hammerhead") fighters.
Shane Vansen Kristen Cloke
Nathan West Morgan Weisser
Cooper Hawkes Rodney Rowland
Paul Wang Joel de la Fuente
Vanessa Damphousse Lanei Chapman
Tyrus Cassius "T. C." McQueen James Morrison
Star Cops – BBC 1987
Set in 2027, the International Space Police Force, the “Star Cops", provide law enforcement for the newly developing colonies of the Solar System.
Nathan Spring David Calder
David Theroux Erick Ray Evans
Colin Devis Trevor Cooper
Pal Kenzy Linda Newton
Anna Shoun Sayo Inaba
Alexander Krivenko Jonathan Adams
Star Maidens – ITV 1976
The planet Medusa, ruled by women, is knocked out of its orbit and eventually enters the Solar System where its inhabitants find Earth, which is disappointingly mostly ruled by men.
Supreme Councillor Fulvia Judy Geeson
Dr Liz Becker Lisa Harrow
Adam Pierre Brice
Shem Gareth Thomas
Dr Rudi Schmidt Christian Quadflieg
Supreme Councillor Octavia Christiane Krüger
Professor Evans Derek Farr
Clara Dawn Addams
Stargate
The Stargate television franchise developed from the 1994 film Stargate which starred Kurt Russell (as Colonel Jack O’Neil) and James Spader (as Daniel Jackson).
An apparently ancient Egyptian artefact – a large ring made of an unknown metal with strange symbols around the outside – is discovered near Giza in 1928. It is shipped to the USA for experimentation. In the 1990s controversial Egyptologist and linguist Jackson finally identifies the symbols as star constellations and the Stargate is activated by locking certain symbols in place – producing a wormhole through which a military squad led by O’Neil and accompanied by Jackson travel to another planet (Abidos) and discover a civilisation of humans resembling ancient Egyptians.
Jackson establishes that the inhabitants were transported from Earth by means of the Stargate before a rebellion on Earth led to its artefact being buried. The squad is eventually captured by an alien masquerading as the Egyptian god Ra but the inhabitants rebel and force Ra to leave in his pyramid shaped spaceship. O’Neil explodes a nuclear weapon on Ra’s ship. Having fallen for a local girl, Jackson stays on the planet, promising to bury the gate, and the rest return to Earth.
Stargate-SG1 – 1997-2007 (145 episodes)
The television series picks up a year after the film. The Stargate Program has been mothballed but is then attacked through the gate by a Goa'uld System Lord (the name now given to the aliens such as Ra from the film). He is later revealed as being called Apophis – the Goa’uld are parasitic aliens which use a symbiot to take control of human hosts. They have an army of soldiers known as Jaffa (hereditary slaves and human incubators to the Goa'uld symbiot, which also gives them excellent healing properties).
O’Neill (now spelled with two “l”s) return to Abidos with a team including Dr Samantha Carter (an astrophysicist and air force captain). The team is captured by Apophis but helped to escape by Teal’c Apophis’ First Prime (chief amongst the Jaffa).
On return to Earth SG-1 is formed of O’Neill, Carter, Jackson and Teal’c and the series then follow them through various adventures, mainly visiting worlds which have at some point been populated by the Goa’uld using humans taken from Earth – so for example they encounter Vikings and Mongols. They also encounter aliens other than the Goa’uld such as The Asgard, which as the name suggests are the equivalent of the Norse gods (the Goa’uld System Lords in the main have the names of ancient Egyptian gods). The aliens who built the Stargate network are known as The Ancients.
A constant enemy to both humans and The Asgard are the Replicators - machines which replicate themselves by consuming both alloys and technologies of the most nearby most advanced civilization and constructing themselves and their progeny accordingly. Eventually human-form replicators physically indistinguishable from humans are developed.
For seasons 1-8 the main enemy are the Goa’uld but for seasons 9 and 10 the focus switches to a new foe The Ori – a race bent on increasing its power by an evangelical crusade with monk like Priors spreading The Word of Origin taken from the holy book called The Book of Origin. In general if you do not accept the Word of Origin you are either enslaved or annihilated as non-believers. The story incorporates elements of Arthurian mythology as the new SG-1 team of Cameron Mitchell, Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran appear to be helped by figures such as Merlin.
The stories of the battle against the Goa’uld and the Ori were concluded with the TV films Stargate: Continuum and Stargate: The Ark of Truth.
Jack O'Neill Richard Dean Anderson
Daniel Jackson Michael Shanks
Samantha Carter Amanda Tapping
Teal'c Christopher Judge
George Hammond Don S. Davis
Janet Fraiser Teryl Rothery
Jonas Quinn Corin Nemec
Cameron Mitchell Ben Browder
Hank Landry Beau Bridges
Vala Mal Doran Claudia Black
Stargate Atlantis – 2004-2009 (100 episodes)
A spin-off from Stargate SG-1 in which an Antarctic outpost created by The Ancients (episodes 7.21/22 and 8.1/2). The pilot episode of Stargate Atlantis sees Stargate Command send a team to investigate the outpost, where Dr. Daniel Jackson discovers the location of Atlantis, which is on the planet Lantea in the Pegasus Galaxy.
The Ancients lost a war against The Wraith (a vampire-like telepathic race who feed on the "life-force" of humans) and were forced to abandon and submerge the city.
When the Stargate expedition arrives at Atlantis they are initially unable to re-connect with Earth. They make an alliance with the Athosians but are threatened by the Wraith. Another enemy are the Asurans, self-replicating nanobots in human form (first seen in Stargate SG-1 – see above) who eventually force the firing of the city’s stardrive, which sends it out into space.
Atlantis lands on a new planet and the conflict between the Asurans, the Wraith and the humans in the Pegasus Galaxy continues but with the knowledge that the ultimate goal of the Wraith is to find Earth in order to cull its food supply – humanity.
John Sheppard Joe Flanigan
Elizabeth Weir Torri Higginson
Teyla Emmagan Rachel Luttrell
Aiden Ford Rainbow Sun Francks
Rodney McKay David Hewlett
Ronon Dex Jason Momoa
Carson Beckett Paul McGillion
Samantha Carter Amanda Tapping
Jennifer Keller Jewel Staite
Richard Woolsey Robert Picardo
Michael Kenmore Connor Trinneer
Stargate Universe – 2009-2011 (40 episodes)
A further spin-off from Stargate-SG1. A Stargate is found (at Stargate Command’s Icarus Base) which is so powerful that it could allow the dialling of a 9-chevron code, thus allowing access to remote locations outside the galaxy far remote from their galaxy.
When the planet comes under attack and approaches a destruction which could also threaten Earth, the team dial a 9-chevron code and escape through the Stargate. They find themselves aboard The Destiny, an old abandoned spacecraft made by the Ancients.
After contacting Earth via a set of Ancient communication stones the crew of 80 are told to continue the Stargate mission of exploring that galaxy, while searching for a way to return home.
Nicholas Rush Robert Carlyle
Everett Young Louis Ferreira
Matthew Scott Brian J. Smith
Chloe Armstrong Elyse Levesque
Eli Wallace David Blue
Tamara Johansen Alaina Huffman
Ronald Greer Jamil Walker Smith
Camile Wray Ming-Na Wen
Star Trek
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Star Trek: The Original Series – 1966-1969 (79 episodes)
Original possible title: “Wagon Train to the Stars”
Set in the 2260s.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (apparently "NCC" is the Starfleet abbreviation for "Naval Construction Contract") is a Starship for the United Federation of Planets.
Major foes include: the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire.
Intro: “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.”
The theme tune was written by Alexander Courage.
Art director Matt Jefferies designed the Starship Enterprise and most of its interiors. The “Jefferies tube", an equipment shaft depicted in various Star Trek series, was named in his honour.
The un-broadcast Pilot episode “The Cage” was later incorporated into the two-part episode “The Menagerie”. It featured Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike, Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and Majel Barrett (Roddenberry’s wife) as Number One.
A new pilot, “Where No Man has Gone Before”, was commissioned and broadcast as the third episode in the first season.
First television inter-racial kiss (not confirmed): between Kirk and Uhura in the 1968 episode "Plato's Stepchildren”.
“The City on the Edge of Forever” featured Joan Collins as Edith Keeler.
"Whom Gods Destroy" was withdrawn by the BBC because of 'sadistic plot elements' during the initial run in 1971 and was not shown until a repeat run in January 1994.
The 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was a sequel to the episode "Space Seed".
In “The Omega Glory” the Yangs are waging a war with the Kohms.
In “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” the half black/half white Bele (Frank Gorshin) fights the half white/half black Lokai (Lou Antonio).
Harcourt “Harry” Fenton Mudd (played by Roger C. Carmel) - a confidence trickster and the only non-crew character to be featured in more than one episode of the original series.
Tribbles - first appeared in the episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". Small, furry, soft, gentle, attractive and slow-moving but reproduce incredibly fast and consume exponentially larger and larger amounts of food as they multiply. They are considered dangerous organisms and their transportation is forbidden by Starfleet. The Klingons consider them "mortal enemies". They also appear in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations".
In several episodes unnamed crew members were killed or injured shortly after being introduced. This led to the term "redshirt" (the usual garb of a security officer) to denote a stock character whose sole purpose is to die violently to show the dangerous circumstances facing the main characters.
Captain James T. Kirk William Shatner
Commander Spock (science officer) Leonard Nimoy
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (medical officer) DeForest Kelley
Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (chief engineer) James Doohan
Nyota Uhura (communications officer) Nichelle Nichols
Hikaru Sulu (helm) George Takei
Pavel Chekov Walter Koenig
Nurse Christine Chapel Majel Barrett
Ship's computer (voice) Majel Barrett
Yeoman Janice Rand Grace Lee Whitney
Khan Noonien Singh Ricardo Montalbán
Sarek (Spock’s father) Mark Lenard
Amanda Grayson (Spock’s mother) Jane Wyatt
T'Pau Celia Lovsky
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) – 1987-1994 (176 episodes)
New (gender neutral) intro: “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.”
Theme music: combined the fanfare from the original series with the theme for Star Trek: the Motion Picture (1979) by Jerry Goldsmith.
Two-hour pilot: "Encounter at Farpoint"
Two-hour finale: "All Good Things..."
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (the fifth Federation vessel to bear the name and registry and the seventh Starship by that name).
The series is set about 70 years after the final mission of the original Enterprise crew under the command of James T. Kirk.
The Klingon Empire is now allied with the United Federation of Planets
Major foes include: the Romulans plus new species the Ferengi, the Cardassians and the Borg (“We are the Borg ..... Resistance is futile.") and Q, an omnipotent cosmic force who features in the first and last episodes.
Prime Directive: the guiding principle of the United Federation of Planets which prohibits Starfleet personnel from interfering with the internal development of alien civilizations.
Tasha Yar is killed by the creature Armus in "Skin of Evil".
Several episodes revolve around the adventures connected with the ship’s holodeck – a virtual reality facility – including pastiches of Sherlock Holmes (“Elementary, Dear Data") and Film Noir (“The Big Goodbye”).
The saucer of the Galaxy-class Enterprise can separate and re-dock, a feature used sometimes to leave its civilian population behind when the stardrive section goes into combat.
Lieutenant Commander Data is an artificial intelligence and synthetic life form designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong. He has a positronic brain which allows him impressive computational capabilities. Originally unable to feel emotion or understand certain human idiosyncrasies an "emotion chip" was eventually added. Lore is Data’s “evil twin” and Data has a pet cat called Spot.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard Patrick Stewart
Commander William Riker (first officer) Jonathan Frakes
Geordi La Forge (chief engineer) LeVar Burton
Tasha Yar (security officer) Denise Crosby
Worf (security officer) Michael Dorn
Doctor Beverly Crusher (medical officer) Gates McFadden
Doctor Katherine Pulaski Diana Muldaur
Deanna Troi (ship's counsellor) Marina Sirtis
Lieutenant Commander Data Brent Spiner
Wesley Crusher Wil Wheaton
Lwaxana Troi Majel Barrett
Miles O'Brien (transporter chief) Colm Meaney
Keiko O'Brien Rosalind Chao
Q John de Lancie
Guinan (bar tender in Ten-Forward) Whoopi Goldberg
Reginald Barclay Dwight Schultz
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) – 1993-1999 (176 episodes)
Set in the years 2369–2375 on a space station formerly run by the Cardassians during their occupation of Bajor, a planet which the space station in initially orbits before it is moved near the mouth of a newly discovered Bajoran wormhole. This allows access to the distant, unexplored Gamma Quadrant. It becomes a centre for exploration, interstellar trade, political manoeuvring and open conflict.
Antagonists include the Maquis (a human resistance group), the Dominion (a ruthless empire in the Gamma Quadrant) and the Cardassians (not to be confused with the Kardashians).
The Romulans become Federation allies and the Ferengi are neutral.
First episode: "Emissary"
Last episode: "What You Leave Behind"
Benjamin Sisko (Commanding Officer) Avery Brooks
Kira Nerys (First Officer) Nana Visitor
Odo (Chief of Security) René Auberjonois
Julian Bashir (Chief Medical Officer) Alexander Siddig
Jadzia Dax (Chief Science Officer) Terry Farrell
Ezri Dax (Counselor) Nicole de Boer
Worf (Strategic Operations Officer) Michael Dorn
Miles O'Brien (Chief Operations Officer) Colm Meaney
Keiko O'Brien Rosalind Chao
Jake Sisko Cirroc Lofton
Quark (Bar Owner) Armin Shimerman
Lwaxana Troi Majel Barrett
Star Trek: Voyager – 1995-2001 (172 episodes)
Set during the 2370s and follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant while searching for a renegade Maquis ship. The result is that Voyager has to make the estimated 75-year journey home whilst crewed by a mixture of Starfleet personnel and Maquis rebels.
Pilot episode: "Caretaker"
Series finale: "Endgame”
The Doctor is an Emergency Medical Hologram.
Kathryn Janeway (Captain) Kate Mulgrew
Chakotay (First Officer) Robert Beltran
Tuvok (Second/Security/Tactical Officer) Tim Russ
Tom Paris (Helmsman/Medic) Robert Duncan McNeill
B'Elanna Torres (Chief Engineer) Roxann Dawson
Harry Kim (Operations Officer) Garrett Wang
The Doctor (Chief Medical Officer) Robert Picardo
Neelix (Cook) Ethan Phillips
Kes (Nurse) Jennifer Lien
Seven of Nine (Annika Hansen) Jeri Ryan
Reginald Barclay Dwight Schultz
Star Trek: Enterprise (ST: ENT) – 2001-2005 (98 episodes)
A prequel to the Original Series.
The theme song, "Where My Heart Will Take Me", was written by Diane Warren and sung by Russell Watson (so non-instrumental!). It was originally written for the film Patch Adams, where it was sung by Rod Stewart and titled "Faith of the Heart".
Set aboard the Enterprise NX-01, Earth's first starship designed for long-range exploration of the galaxy and the first to be Warp 5-capable.
It covers the period from 2151 (115 years before the Original Series) and 2161 when the United Federation of Planets is founded.
First episode: “Broken Bow”
Final episode:"These Are the Voyages..."
The main antagonists are Klingons, Romulans, Suliban (some of whom are members of the Cabal, involved with the Temporal Cold War and taking orders from the future) and Xindi (a terrorist enemy bent on annihilating humanity).
Archer’s dog is a beagle named Porthos.
Captain Jonathan Archer Scott Bakula
T'Pol (Science Officer) Jolene Blalock
Charles "Trip" Tucker III (Chief Engineer) Connor Trinneer
Malcolm Reed (Tactical Officer) Dominic Keating
Hoshi Sato (communications officer) Linda Park
Travis Mayweather (helm) Anthony Montgomery
Dr. Phlox (Chief Medical Officer) John Billingsley
Stephen Spielberg’s Amazing Stories – 1985-1987 (45 episodes)
This was a fantasy, horror, and science fiction anthology series created by Steven Spielberg.
Stitchers – 2015-
A secret government agency "stitches" Kirsten Clark into the memories of the recently deceased in order to solve murders and other mysteries.
Kirsten Clark Emma Ishta
Cameron Goodkin Kyle Harris
Linus Ahluwalia Ritesh Rajan
Marguerite "Maggie" Baptiste Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Camille Engelson Allison Scagliotti
Detective Quincy Fisher Damon Dayoub
Stone Tape, The – BBC 1972
A one-off play written by Nigel Kneale. A team of scientists move into their new research facility, a renovated Victorian mansion that has a reputation for being haunted. Whilst investigating the phenomena they unleash a dark malevolent force.
Peter Brock Michael Bryant
Jill Greeley Jane Asher
Roy Collinson Iain Cuthbertson
Eddie Holmes Michael Bates
Strain, The – 2014-
Created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, based on their novel trilogy of the same name.
A worm borne virus which transforms people into vampires ravages across New York.
Dr. Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather Corey Stoll
Professor Abraham Setrakian David Bradley
Dr. Nora Martinez Mía Maestro
Vasiliy Fet Kevin Durand
Eldritch Palmer Jonathan Hyde
Thomas Eichhorst Richard Sammel
Jim Kent Sean Astin
Gabriel Bolivar/The Master Jack Kesy
Kelly Goodweather Natalie Brown
Augustin "Gus" Elizalde Miguel Gomez
Dutch Velders Ruta Gedmintas
Mr. Quinlan Rupert Penry-Jones
Strange – BBC 2003
A former priest hunts down demons.
John Strange Richard Coyle
Toby Andrew-Lee Potts
Kevin Timmy Lang
Jude Samantha Janus
Joey William Tomlin
Canon Black Ian Richardson
(The Adventures of) Superboy – 1988-1992
A version of Superman’s early life which involved numerous cast and location changes during its run. (It was renamed The Adventures of Superboy in Season 4). Originally set at Shuster University (a nod to Superman co-creator Jerry Shuster) it moved on to Clark and Lana being interns at a government agency - The Bureau for Extra-Normal Matters. In addition to Lex Luthor (originally Clark’s classmate at Uni) the show gradually introduced some of the well-known villains such as Mister Mxyzptlk (Michael J. Pollard) and Metallo.
Noel Neill and Jack Larson (who portrayed Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen on the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman (see below) made guest appearances.
Clark Kent/Superboy (Season 1) John Haymes Newton
Clark Kent/Superboy (Season 2-4) Gerard Christopher
Lana Lang Stacy Haiduk
Jonathan Kent Stuart Whitman
Martha Kent Salome Jens
Lex Luthor (Season 1) Scott James Wells
Lex Luthor (Season 2-4) Sherman Howard
Professor Peterson George Chakiris
Supergirl – 2015-
Superman’s biological cousin, Kara Zor-El was sent to Earth as a 13-year-old to protect the infant Kal-El but her spacecraft was diverted into the Phantom Zone by a shock wave from Krypton's explosion. She eventually landed on Earth still aged 13 despite 24 years having passed since she was launched into space. She is adopted by Superman’s friends, the Danvers, who already have a daughter, Alex.
The series begins with Kara working as a PA for media mogul Cat Grant and having to reveal her powers (as Supergirl) when her sister’s life is threatened in a plane crash. Kara then begins to help her adoptive sister, Alex, as part of the Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO).
The series is set in National City.
Dean Cain (Superman in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (see above)) plays Kara’s late adoptive father Jeremiah Danvers and Helen Slater (who played Supergirl in the 1984 film of that name and Lara-El in Smallville (see above)) plays her adoptive mother Eliza Danvers.
Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl Melissa Benoist
James Olsen Mehcad Brooks
Alex Danvers Chyler Leigh
Winslow "Winn" Schott, Jr Jeremy Jordan
Hank Henshaw/J'onn J'onzz David Harewood
Cat Grant Calista Flockhart
Alura Zor-El and Astra In-Ze Laura Benanti
Eliza Danvers Helen Slater
Jeremiah Danvers Dean Cain
Maxwell Lord Peter Facinelli
(The Adventures of) Superman – 1952-1958
The first screen appearance of the Man of Steel.
Superman's usual enemies from the comic books such as Lex Luthor, The Prankster, Toyman, and Mister Mxyzptlk did not make an appearance in the series.
The series was cancelled following the deaths of both Reeves and John Hamilton.
Noel Neill had a cameo in the 1978 film Superman as Lois Lane's mother.
Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane's mother in an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (see above).
Noel Neill played the multi-millionaire dying wife of Lex Luthor and Jack Larson was a bartender in the 2006 film Superman Returns.
Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El George Reeves
Lois Lane Phyllis Coates (Season 1)
Lois Lane Noel Neill (Season 2-6)
Jimmy Olsen Jack Larson
Perry White John Hamilton
Inspector Henderson Robert Shayne
Supernatural – 2005- (227 episodes)
The Winchester brothers hunt down evil supernatural creatures, mostly demons.
Sam Winchester Jared Padalecki
Dean Winchester Jensen Ackles
Survivors – BBC 1975-1977
A group of people survive an accidentally released plague ("The Death") – which kills nearly the entire human population of the planet.
Abby Grant Carolyn Seymour
Charles Vaughan Denis Lill
Greg Preston Ian McCulloch
Jenny Richards Lucy Fleming
Survivors – BBC 2008-2010
A group of people survive a viral pandemic ("European Flu") which kills nearly the entire human population of the planet.
Apparently this was not a remake of the above 1975 series of the same name but based on the novel based on the above television series (both written by Terry Nation).
Roger Lloyd-Pack was the only actor to appear in both the 1975 and 2008 series.
Abby Grant Julie Graham
Tom Price Max Beesley
Greg Preston Paterson Joseph
Dr. Anya Raczynski Zoe Tapper
Al Sadiq Phillip Rhys
Najid Hanif. Najid Chahak Patel
Sarah Boyer Robyn Addison
Taken – 2002
Aka Steven Spielberg Presents Taken.
Humans are abducted and implanted by aliens in an attempt to create a human/alien hybrid. The series focuses on 3 families (Clarkes, Crawfords and Keys) over 5 decades (1944-2002).
Allie Keys Dakota Fanning
Dr. Chet Wakeman Matt Frewer
Lisa Clarke Emily Bergl
Mary Crawford Heather Donahue
Colonel Owen Crawford Joel Gretsch
Charlie Keys Adam Kaufman
Tales from the Crypt – 1989-1996
A horror anthology series with most of the content taken from the 1950s comic book of the same name and similar publications.
Tales from the Darkside – 1984-1988
An anthology horror, science fiction and fantasy series created by George A. Romero.
Tales of the Unexpected – ITV 1979-1988
Aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, the series originally used various stories from Roald Dahl's anthology books but later series used other writers and the name was changed to Tales of the Unexpected – Introduced by Roald Dahl (although he stopped doing an intro in Season 3). In the US, John Houseman eventually replaced Dahl as the opening narrator.
TekWar – 1994-1996
Aka William Shatner’s TekWar.
Set in 2045, a disgraced (but framed) cop works to try and clear his name and battle the Tek Lords who deal in tek (an illicit narcotic-like substance).
Jake Cardigan Greg Evigan
Sid Gomez Eugene Clark
Centra Catherine Blythe
Beth Kittridge Torri Higginson
Nika Natalie Radford
Sam Houston Maria del Mar
Walter Bascom William Shatner
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – 2008-2009
A spin-off from the Terminator series of films which picks up the story following the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (but ignoring the events of the next films in the franchise).
Sarah Connor Lena Headey
John Connor Thomas Dekker
Cameron Summer Glau
James Ellison Richard T. Jones
Derek Reese Brian Austin Green
Riley Dawson Leven Rambin
Cromartie/John Henry Garret Dillahunt
Catherine Weaver Shirley Manson
Terra Nova – 2011
A temporal rift enables people from an overpopulated and dying Earth of 2149 to travel back to a Cretaceous like period of an alternate Earth and establish a colony.
James "Jim" Shannon Jason O'Mara
Dr. Elisabeth Shannon Shelley Conn
Josh Shannon Landon Liboiron
Maddy Shannon Naomi Scott
Zoë Shannon Alana Mansour
Mira Christine Adams
Skye Alexandria Tate Allison Miller
Dr. Malcolm Wallace Rod Hallett
Commander Nathaniel Taylor Stephen Lang
Time Tunnel, The – 1966-1967
Project Tic-Toc is set-up to construct a time machine but is threatened with closure unless it is tested. Tony Newman sends himself into time and project leader Doug Phillips follows shortly after to rescue him. The result is that they are both lost in time, switching between time periods with episodes covering both the past and the future including Tony and Doug become participants of notable past events like the sinking of the Titanic (episode 1), the attack on Pearl Harbor, the eruption of Krakatoa and Custer's Last Stand.
Intro: “Two American scientists are lost in the swirling maze of past and future ages, during the first experiments on America's greatest and most secret project, the Time Tunnel. Tony Newman and Doug Phillips now tumble helplessly toward a new fantastic adventure, somewhere along the infinite corridors of time.”
Dr. Douglas Phillips Robert Colbert
Dr. Anthony Newman James Darren
Lt. General Heywood Kirk Whit Bissell
Dr. Raymond Swain John Zaremba
Dr. Ann MacGregor Lee Meriwether
Tin Man – 2007
A miniseries which took the Wizard of Oz story and added science fiction elements. A small-town waitress named DG is pulled into a magical realm called the O.Z., ruled by the tyrannical sorceress Azkadellia.
Glitch (=Scarecrow) Alan Cumming
DG (=Dorothy Gale) Zooey Deschanel
The Mystic Man (=the Wizard of Oz) Richard Dreyfuss
"Lavender Eyes" (=Glinda the Good Witch of the South) Anna Galvin
Tutor (=Toto, the dog) Blu Mankuma
Wyatt Cain (=Tin Man) Neal McDonough
Azkadellia (=Wicked Witch of the West) Kathleen Robertson
Raw (=the Cowardly Lion) Raoul Trujillo
Torchwood – BBC 2006-2011
A Doctor Who spin-off series (Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who). The Victorian Torchwood Institute, featured in the Doctor Who episode "Tooth and Claw".
Torchwood is a covert organisation based in Cardiff which investigates extraterrestrial incidents and acquires alien technology for its own use.
Series 3 was called Torchwood: Children of Earth and was a single storyline. Having been given 12 children as a tribute in 1965, aliens called the 4-5-6 arrive in the present demanding a greater share of the Earth's population.
Series 4 was called Torchwood: Miracle Day. Also a single plot-line – on Miracle Day, death ceases and Jack and Gwen seek to restore it.
Jack Harkness John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper Eve Myles
Ianto Jones (series 1–3) Gareth David-Lloyd
Owen Harper (series 1–2) Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato (series 1–2) Naoko Mori
Rhys Williams Kai Owen
Rex Matheson (series 4) Mekhi Phifer
Esther Drummond (series 4) Alexa Havins
Oswald Danes Bill Pullman
Traveller in Time, A – BBC 1978
The series was based on the 1939 Allison Uttley novel of the same name.
When Penelope goes to live with her aunt she finds herself travelling back in time to witness the Babbington family trying to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots.
Penelope Sophie Thompson
Uncle Barnabus Gerald James
Aunt Tissie Elizabeth Bradley
Tabitha Sarah Benfield
Francis Babington Simon Gipps-Kent
Mistress Babington Mary Maude
Tru Calling – 2003-2005
Tru Davies is working in the city morgue when a woman’s corpse appears to wake up and ask for her help. She then discovers that she can relive the previous day and try to prevent the death from happening.
Tru Davies Eliza Dushku
Harrison Davies Shawn Reaves
Davis Zach Galifianakis
Lindsey Walker A.J. Cook
Luc Johnston Matt Bomer
Meredith Davies Jessica Collins
Gardez Benjamín Benítez
Jack Harper Jason Priestley
True Blood – 2008-2014
The series was based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris.
Set in Bon Temps, Louisiana, half faerie, telepathic, Sookie works as a waitress two years after a scientific discovery of a type of synthetic blood (“Tru Blood”) enables vampires to co-exist with humans.
Sookie Stackhouse Anna Paquin
Bill Compton Stephen Moyer
Sam Merlotte Sam Trammell
Jason Stackhouse Ryan Kwanten
Tara Thornton Rutina Wesley
Eric Northman Alexander Skarsgård
Lafayette Reynolds Nelsan Ellis
Arlene Fowler Bellefleur Carrie Preston
Andy Bellefleur Chris Bauer
Hoyt Fortenberry Jim Parrack
Twilight Zone, The – 1959-1964
This was a science fiction anthology series of unrelated stories depicting disturbing or unusual events with each story typically featuring a moral and a surprise ending.
Opening series narration: “There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.”
UFO – ITV 1970-1971
Live action series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.
In 1980 a secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO (Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) is established to defend Earth and humanity against an alien invasion, of which the masses are unaware.
Cmdr. Ed Straker Ed Bishop
Nina Barry Dolores Mantez
Col. Paul Foster Michael Billington
SHADO Operative Ayshea Brough
Col. Alec Freeman George Sewell
Lt. Keith Ford Keith Alexander
Joan Harrington Antonia Ellis
Lt. Gay Ellis Gabrielle Drake
Col. Virginia Lake Wanda Ventham
Ultraviolet – Channel 4 1998
A secret paramilitary organisation supported by the British government and the Vatican is tasked with hunting down vampires.
Vampires are known as “Code Five” (Five =V=Vampire) or leeeches.
Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield Jack Davenport
Dr. Angela March Susannah Harker
Vaughan Rice Idris Elba
Father Pearse J. Harman Philip Quast
Kirsty Colette Brown
Frances Fiona Dolman
Under the Dome – 2013-2015
The small town of Chester's Mill is cut off from the outside world by a giant, transparent, seemingly indestructible dome.
Dale "Barbie" Barbara Mike Vogel
Julia Shumway Rachelle Lefevre
Linda Esquivel Natalie Martinez
Angie McAlister Britt Robertson
"Junior" Rennie Alexander Koch
Phil Bushey Nicholas Strong
Joe McAlister Colin Ford
Dodee Weaver Jolene Purdy
Carolyn Hill Aisha Hinds
"Big Jim" Rennie Dean Norris
Norrie Calvert-Hill Mackenzie Lintz
Sam Verdreaux Eddie Cahill
Undermind – ITV 1965
It is discovered that aliens are using high frequency signals to brainwash people - into committing subversive acts as a prelude to a full-scale invasion.
Drew Heriot Jeremy Wilkin
Ann Heriot Rosemary Nicols
Uninvited, The – 1997
The village of Sweet Hope falls into the sea and its 200 inhabitants are replaced by aliens.
Steve Blake Douglas Hodge
Chief Supt. Philip Gates Leslie Grantham
Melissa Gates Lia Williams
Joanna Ball Sylvestra Le Touzel
James Wilson David Allister
Urban Gothic – Channel 5 2000-2001
A series of seemingly unrelated stories set in London where an underlying storyline is eventually revealed.
Kali Cunningham Ania Sowinski
Rachel Winter Kelle Spry
Milton William Mannering
Severin Terrence Hardiman
V – 1983 miniseries, 1984 sequel (The Final Battle) and a 1985 TV series
The 1983 miniseries was followed by a sequel V (The Final Battle), from which the events of the 1985 series followed.
A genocidal alien race of reptilian humanoids disguised as human beings and known as the "Visitors" (hence “V” or alternatively “V” for Victory by the Resistance movement) try to take over Earth.
The story was underpinned with the aliens approach to conquering the Earth having a similarity to the workings of the Nazis.
Diana Jane Badler
Mike Donovan Marc Singer
Lydia June Chadwick
Pamela Sarah Douglas
John Richard Herd
Elizabeth Maxwell Jennifer Cooke
Willie Robert Englund
Dr. Julie Parrish Faye Grant
Kyle Bates Jeff Yagher
Ham Tyler Michael Ironside
Nathan Bates Lane Smith
Robin Maxwell Blair Tefkin
Robert Maxwell Michael Durrell
Elias Taylor Michael Wright
Father Andrew Doyle Thomas Hill
V – 2009-2011
A remake of the above 1983 miniseries.
Erica Evans Elizabeth Mitchell
Ryan Nichols Morris Chestnut
Father Jack Landry Joel Gretsch
Tyler Evans Logan Huffman
Valerie Stevens Lourdes Benedicto
Lisa Laura Vandervoort
Kyle Hobbes Charles Mesure
Anna Morena Baccarin
Chad Decker Scott Wolf
Vampire Diaries, The – 2009- (142 episodes)
A series based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith.
Set in Mystic Falls, Virginia, a small town haunted and surrounded by supernatural beings such as vampires, werewolves and witches. The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert, a teenage girl who falls for Stefan, a 162-year-old vampire.
Stefan Salvatore Paul Wesley
Damon Salvatore Ian Somerhalder
Bonnie Bennett Kat Graham
Caroline Forbes Candice King
Matt Donovan Zach Roerig
Tyler Lockwood Michael Trevino
Elena Gilbert Nina Dobrev
Jeremy Gilbert Steven R. McQueen
Vanishing Man, The – ITV 1998
When Nick Cameron is sent to prison he is subjected to experiments, and finds that after contact with water he becomes invisible.
Nick Cameron Neil Morrissey
Ms. Jeffries Jill Baker
Sara Helen Grace
Visitor, The – 1997-1998
Adam McArthur is abducted by extraterrestrials and returns to Earth 50 years later to help improve life for humanity.
Adam MacArthur John Corbett
Agent Douglas Wilcox Grand L. Bush
Agent Nicholas LaRue Leon Rippy
Agent Craig Van Patten John Storey
Colonel James Vise Steve Railsback
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea – 1964-1968 (110 episodes)
A series based on the 1961 film of the same name.
The futuristic nuclear submarine S.S.R.N. Seaview is based at the Nelson Institute of Marine Research (NIMR) in Santa Barbara, California. Its mission is to explore the oceans whilst at the same time battle threats from foreign governments, sea monsters and aliens.
Admiral Harriman Nelson Richard Basehart
Commander Lee Crane David Hedison
Lieutenant Commander Chip Morton Bob Dowdell
Lieutenant Commander O'Brien Derrik Lewis
Chief "Curly" Jones Henry Kulky
Chief Petty Officer Francis Ethelbert Sharkey Terry Becker
Kowalski Del Monroe
Sparks Arch Whiting
Patterson Paul Trinka
Walking Dead, The – 2010-
After sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies - "walkers" and "biters" who spread an unknown pathogen by biting and eating everything in their path. He reunites with his family and becomes the leader of a group of other survivors.
Set in and around Atlanta and later in Virginia.
Rick Grimes Andrew Lincoln
Shane Walsh Jon Bernthal
Lori Grimes Sarah Wayne Callies
Andrea Laurie Holden
Dale Horvath Jeffrey DeMunn
Glenn Rhee Steven Yeun
Carl Grimes Chandler Riggs
Daryl Dixon Norman Reedus
Carol Peletier Melissa McBride
Merle Dixon Michael Rooker
Morgan Jones Lennie James
Maggie Greene Lauren Cohan
Michonne Danai Gurira
Warehouse 13 – 2009-2014
Secret Service agents Lattimer and Bering are transferred to work in Warehouse 13, a repository of supernatural artifacts in South Dakota. The first such Warehouse was established by Alexander the Great in 323BC and since then the Warehouse has repeatedly relocated to stand in the most powerful empire of the day, under the reasoning that it will be best defended there.
Each artifact has been imbued with something from its creator, user, or a major event in history but any use of an artifact can also have a downside – W. C. Fields' juggling balls induce drunkenness and blackouts.
Artie Nielsen Saul Rubinek
Pete Lattimer Eddie McClintock
Myka Bering Joanne Kelly
Claudia Donovan Allison Scagliotti
Steve Jinks Aaron Ashmore
Leena Genelle Williams
Mrs. Irene Frederick C. C. H. Pounder
James MacPherson Roger Rees
Helena G. Wells Jaime Murray
Jane Lattimer Kate Mulgrew
Dr. Vanessa Calder Lindsay Wagner
Wayward Pines – 2015-
Based on the Wayward Pines novels by Blake Crouch.
U.S. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke finds himself trapped and unable to leave the mysterious small town of Wayward Pines, Idaho whilst investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents. Any attempt to escape is punished by a public execution known as a "reckoning."
Ethan Burke Matt Dillon
Kate Hewson Carla Gugino
David Pilcher Toby Jones
Theresa Burke Shannyn Sossamon
Harold Ballinger Reed Diamond
Adam Hassler Tim Griffin
Ben Burke Charlie Tahan
Beverly Juliette Lewis
Pamela "Pam" Pilcher Melissa Leo
Sheriff Arnold Pope Terrence Howard
Wonder Woman – 1975-1979
Based on the DC Comics super-hero. An Amazon from Paradise Island in the Bermuda Triangle, she has bullet-deflecting bracelets and also receives a golden lasso which is unbreakable and forces people to obey and tell the truth when bound with it. She transforms her clothes magically into her uniform by spinning (although this effect was changed on occasion during the run).
The first series was set in the 1940s with Wonder Woman usually pitted against Nazis. The latter two series were set in the 1970s (Wonder Woman doesn’t age very quickly!). Her sidekick in the 1970s was the son of her 1940s colleague Steve Trevor (who was luckily virtually identical to his father).
Diana Prince/Wonder Woman Lynda Carter
Major Steve Trevor (and his son) Lyle Waggoner
X-Files, The – 1993-2001 (202 episodes) + 2016
“The Truth is Out There”.
Sceptic Scully is assigned to make scientific analyses in order to help fellow FBI special agent Mulder in investigating X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder’s unwavering belief in the paranormal springs from the abduction of his sister, Samantha, by extraterrestrials when he was 12. Initially Scully is a sceptic but eventually becomes a "reluctant believer" who manages to explain the paranormal with science.
A further 6 new episodes were broadcast in 2016.
Fox Mulder David Duchovny
Dana Scully Gillian Anderson
Walter Skinner Mitch Pileggi
John Doggett Robert Patrick
Monica Reyes Annabeth Gish
The Smoking Man William B. Davis
Alex Krycek Nicholas Lea
Xena: Warrior Princess – 1995-2001 (134 episodes)
A spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (see above), the series follows Xena on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent by fighting for the greater good. She is accompanied by Gabrielle, a farm girl who eventually becomes Xena's comrade-in-arms.
Xena Lucy Lawless
Gabrielle Renee O'Connor
Joxer Ted Raimi
Ares Kevin Smith
Callisto Hudson Leick
