List of The Tomorrow People serials


This is a list of stories of the British science fiction series, The Tomorrow People. It was originally broadcast from 1973 to 1979, with a revival series airing from 1992 to 1995.
ITV broadcast the original series of The Tomorrow People in the 1970s. Nickelodeon broadcast the original 1970s version in the United States in the early 1980s, and broadcast all five stories from the 1990s series in the United States and Australia. The Seven Network in Australia broadcast the original series, as did Television New Zealand. Both shows were also seen in other parts of the World.

1970s series

Series 1

Episodes 1~3First airedWriterDirector
Slaves of Jedikiah30 April ~ 9 July 1973Roger Price, Brian FinchPaul Bernard
Guest Cast: Derek Crewe, Francis de Wolff, Robert Bridges, Patricia Denys, Neville Barber30 April ~ 9 July 1973Roger Price, Brian FinchPaul Bernard
The Medusa Strain30 April ~ 9 July 1973Roger Price, Brian FinchRoger Price
Guest Cast: Richard Speight, Roger Bizley, Roger Booth, David Prowse, Norman McGlen30 April ~ 9 July 1973Roger Price, Brian FinchRoger Price
The Vanishing Earth30 April ~ 9 July 1973Roger Price, Brian FinchPaul Bernard
Guest Cast: Derek Crewe, Ken Farrington, Kevin Stoney, Nova Llewellyn, John Woodnutt, David Weston30 April ~ 9 July 1973Roger Price, Brian FinchPaul Bernard

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Series 5

Series 6

Series 7

Series 8

1990s series

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Audio series

From 2001 to 2007, five series of audio adventures starring several of the original 1970s cast were released by Big Finish Productions. A planned sixth series was cancelled.

Series 1

  1. The New Gods by Rebecca Levene and Gareth Roberts
April 2001, 2 episodes
  1. The Deadliest Species by Gary Russell
September 2001, 3 episodes
  1. The Ghosts of Mendez by Austen Atkinson
January 2002, 3 episodes
  1. The Sign of Diolyx by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry
May 2002, 3 episodes

Series 2

  1. A New Atlantis by Nigel Fairs
April 2003, 3 episodes
  1. The Power of Fear by Steve Lyons
June 2003, 3 episodes
  1. The Curse of Kaavan by Nigel Fairs
August 2003, 3 episodes
  1. Alone by Nigel Fairs
June 2004, 3 episodes

Series 3

  1. The Slarvian Menace by Mark Wright
October 2004, 3 episodes
  1. The Warlock's Dance by Cavan Scott
October 2004, 3 episodes
  1. A Living Hell by Nigel Fairs
February 2005, 3 episodes
  1. Trigonometry by Gary Russell
March 2005, 3 episodes

Series 4

  1. Saying Goodbye by Nigel Fairs
August 2005, 3 episodes
  1. The Lords of Forever by Craig Hinton
October 2005, 3 episodes
  1. Queen of Slarvos by Nigel Fairs
January 2006, 3 episodes
  1. A Plague of Dreams by Jim Mortimore
April 2006, 6 episodes

Series 5

  1. A Broken Song by Nigel Fairs
June 2006, 3 episodes
  1. Aftermath by Joseph Lidster
August 2006, 1 episode
  1. Spiritus Mundi by Craig Hinton
October 2006, 3 episodes
  1. Stemming the Tide by Helen Goldwyn
December 2006, 3 episodes
  1. End of Silence by Alex Crowe
February 2007, 3 episodes
  1. Rachel by Nigel Fairs
April 2007, 2 episodes

Proposed titles for Series 6

Series six was cancelled part way through the production of Saving the World, Talking to God and Tandem. These episodes will not be released through official channels. Originally scheduled for release from August 2007 to January 2008.
  1. Saving the World by Nigel Fairs
  2. Talking to God by Nigel Fairs
  3. War of the Slarvians by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright
  4. Tandem by Helen Goldwyn
  5. Godwin's Law by Joseph Lidster
  6. Buartek by Nigel Fairs

    Proposed titles for Series 7

A planned seventh series would have seen Cavan Scott and Mark Wright replace Nigel Fairs as series producers, with the stories taking place a few years after the events of Series 6 in order to act as a reboot.
  1. The Next Stage by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright
  2. Kalki Reborn by Nigel Fairs
  3. The Modern Children by Paul Magrs
  4. The Screaming Planet by Iain McLaughlin and Claire Bartlett
  5. TIM by Joseph Lidster
  6. The Scream of Sogguth by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright

    DVD releases

The original series was released on DVD in both region 1 and 2. All 8 series of the original 1970s series were released on DVD through Revelation Films in the UK. All discs are Region 0 and are playable in most countries where PAL is the standard. In 2005, A&E TV Home Entertainment released three boxsets for North America, in the NTSC format, that contain all 8 seasons and the documentary "Beyond Tomorrow".
The 1990s series was released as a 5-DVD set but only in region 2 in September 2005.