Pathfinders to Mars

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy·Family·1960·1 Seasons

A secondary mission in a new rocket, MR4, to the Moon takes off from Buchan Island. This time Henderson takes the lead role as pilot accompanied by Professor Wedgwood's oldest son Geoff as radio operator, Professor Mary Meadows, Henderson's niece Margret along with Hamlet. However one of the crew turns out to be science writer named Harcourt Brown who has plans to divert the ship to Mars determined there is life on the planet. Brown succeeds in getting MR4 to Mars, but with the length of the journey, the crew decide that the only way to get home is to find water on Mars.

Starring: Gerald Flood,George Coulouris,Stewart Guidotti,Pamela Barney

Episodes

Season 1
The Imposter

S01 | E01

The Imposter

1960-12-11

Sabotage in Space

S01 | E02

Sabotage in Space

1960-12-18

The Hostage

S01 | E03

The Hostage

1960-12-25

Lichens!

S01 | E04

Lichens!

1961-01-01

Zero Hour on the Red Planet

S01 | E05

Zero Hour on the Red Planet

1961-01-08

Falling into the Sun

S01 | E06

Falling into the Sun

1961-01-15

Cast

Gerald Flood

Gerald Flood

Conway Henderson

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

The Imposter / Harcourt Brown

Stewart Guidotti

Stewart Guidotti

Geoffrey Wedgwood

Pamela Barney

Pamela Barney

Professor Mary Meadows

Hester Cameron

Hester Cameron

Margret Henderson

Hugh Evans

Hugh Evans

Ian Murray

Astor Sklair

Astor Sklair

John Field

Bernard Horsfall

Bernard Horsfall

Professor Hawkins

Details

First Aired
1960-12-11
Last Aired
1961-01-15
Status
Ended
Network
Production
Creator
Malcolm Hulke, Eric Paice, Sydney Newman