
In the not-too-distant future of 1970, a mysterious signal from space arrives with instructions to build a powerful super-computer. Once completed, the evice's motives provokes discourse between scientists John Fleming and Madeleine Dawnay as further instructions are to create a living organism, which Dawnay develops. The entity compels lab assistant Christine to commit suicide, and, upon manifestation, adopts her form, now known as Andromeda.
| Created By | Fred Hoyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Ended | |
| Original Name | A for Andromeda | |
| First Air Date | October 3, 1961 | |
| Last Air Date | November 14, 1961 | |
| Seasons | 1 | |
| Episodes | 7 | |
| Episode Runtime | 45min | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United Kingdom | |
| Production Companies | BBC | |
| Networks | BBC Television | |