"The Tomorrow People" (1973) TV series 1973-1979

Creator:

Roger Damon Price

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

30 April 1973 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Tomorrow People are British teens who have special powers. They can communicate to each other using telepathy...

Plot Keywords:

Telepathy

Cast

Nicholas Young	...	John (68 episodes, 1973-1979)
Philip Gilbert	...	TIM / ... (66 episodes, 1973-1979)
Elizabeth Adare	...	Elizabeth 'Liz' M'Bundo (50 episodes, 1974-1979)
Peter Vaughan-Clarke	...	Stephen Jameson (46 episodes, 1973-1977)
Michael Holoway	...	Michael Bell (29 episodes, 1975-1979)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (68 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Thames Television

Trivia:

During the majority of the series, when the lab was located in the abandoned underground station, the control panel for the entrance was a prop that previously appeared in "Doctor Who" in the early Tom Baker story _"Doctor Who" The Ark in Space: Part 1 (1975)_. The prop was originally made for the 'Gerry Anderson' series "UFO" (1970), and other panels and control desks from that series can occasionally be seen in both "Doctor Who" and "The Tomorrow People."

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the episode "The Vanishing Earth", the Spidron (who is supposed to be a plant creature) is having a conversation with Steen and turns his head, revealing the actor's human head underneath the Spidron's hood.

Quotes:

John: Tim, are you sure you're not putting two and two together and making five?
TIM: I am not in the habit of making inaccurate calculations.
John: You managed to burn the toast.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV)

It had been so long...

My memory of the show was completely buried from when I had seen it on Nickelodeon when I was a kid. Then I saw mention of it somewhere not long ago, and it all came rushing back to me, memories of what had been my favorite TV show at the time. That prompted some searching, and as a result, I am the proud owner of the first two seasons of The Tommorow People on DVD, which I ordered from Blackstar in the U.K. Watching it was quite an experience, being torn between thinking "this is so cheesy" and "this is absolutely brilliant". As I found watching the commentary, I wasn't the only one. Featuring Nicholas Young (John), Peter Vaughn-Clarke (Stephen), and Philip Gilbert (the voice of Tim), they made what I thought was going to be a technical commentary into a hilarious inside look at the making of the show, which they obviously thought was as cheesy and brilliant as I did. Everyone thinking of getting the DVD's should watch it. This is especially easy as the DVD's you order from the U.K. are Region 0, which means they can be watched all over the world (don't be fooled by blackstar.co.uk or amazon.co.uk when they mark them as Region 2 on the websites, they are all Region 0). Well worth the money for anyone who remembers the show and wants to take a stroll down memory lane.