Pathfinders to Mars
1960–1961 · ITV1 · 30 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Falling Into the Sun
Mon, 16 Jan, 3:15 am
With Earth moving away from Mars at 20 miles a second, the explorers must leave immediately or face 16 months in the lifeless Martian desert.
About
In Pathfinders to Mars, sequel to Pathfinders in Space, Conway Henderson (Flood) consents to pilot a new interstellar rocket. Young Geoffrey Wedgewood will be one of the crew and Henderson's niece, Margaret (Hester Cameron) - due for a holiday with her uncle - persuades him to take her, too. Meanwhile the place of Professor Dyson is taken by an unidentified man believed by Wedgewood and the rocket crew to be Dyson. The imposter, Harcourt Brown (George Coulouris), sabotages the rocket's radio receiver so that Henderson and the rest don't discover his real identity. Working for the mysterious "Sector Ten" Brown manages to take control of the rocket and hold Margaret as hostage.
Episodes
- E01
The Imposter
Mon, 12 Dec· 30 minProfessor Wedgwood plans another moon expedition. The crew anxiously await the last minute arrival of a Professor Hawkins. But, by a trick, a mystery man takes Hawkins' place in the rocket.
- E02
Sabotage in Space
Mon, 19 Dec· 30 minThe Wedgwood expedition is on its way to the Moon, but the crew do not know that one of their party is an imposter.
- E03
The Hostage
Mon, 26 Dec· 30 minThe imposter, Harcourt Brown, has taken control of the moon rocket and holds Margaret hostage as he heads for Mars. What can Conway Henderson do to foil this crazy plan?
- E04
Lichens!
Mon, 2 Jan· 30 minHarcourt Brown, notorious for his wild beliefs in intelligent life on Mars, has diverted a British moon expedition to the red planet to prove his theories. After six weeks' enforced Journey, the rocket approaches the barren surface of Mars - but there is nothing solid on which to land.
- E05
Zero Hour on the Red Planet
Mon, 9 Jan· 30 minTaken to Mars against their will, the British space explorers search for precious water for the long journey back to Earth.
- E06
Falling Into the Sun
Mon, 16 Jan· 30 minWith Earth moving away from Mars at 20 miles a second, the explorers must leave immediately or face 16 months in the lifeless Martian desert.