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Jan 28, 2014 · It’s unusual in being a British science fiction TV series that actually survives in its entirety. Which is fortunate, because the series has a very definite series-long story arc and if any episodes had been lost it would have been very difficult to follow. I’ve becoming more impressed with this series as I get further into it.
Undermind is a science fiction television drama produced by ABC Weekend Television in 1965. It ran for eleven episodes of sixty minutes each. It starred Jeremy Wilkin, Rosemary Nicols and Denis Quilley. The series was devised by Shoestring and Bergerac creator Robert Banks Stewart, who also went on to write for Doctor Who.
In this episode, Andy and Martin thoroughly dissect the 1965 ITV science fiction series 'Undermind', examining its strengths, weaknesses, and cultural significance as a piece of 1960s studio-based television.
Undermind: With Jeremy Wilkin, Rosemary Nicols, Denis Quilley, John Barron. Personnel Officer Drew Heriot returns to England after working in Australia to discover his brother behaving oddly, to the distress of his sister-in-law Anne.
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Undermind (ABC, 1965) Created (and arguably ‘authored’) by the prolific television writer Robert Banks Stewart, this eleven-part series explores an alien plot to undermine British society by sending high-frequency signals from space which cause people to commit what in today’s climate would be classed as ‘acts of terror’.
Only 3 of the original episodes exist of 'Undermind', but they are enough to show what a subtle and marvelous series this was, building suspense on suspense with ease. And this time it wasn't the BBC who lost the missing episodes, but ABC.
Undermind is a science fiction television drama produced by ABC Weekend Television in 1965. It ran for eleven episodes of sixty minutes each. It starred Rosemary Nicols, Jeremy Wilkin and Denis Quilley.
