The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People was a children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price and produced by Thames Television for Britain's ITV network between 1973 and 1979. It was also broadcast in the United States on Nickelodeon in the early 1980s.

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Science fiction television series - Roger Price - Thames Television - Britain's - ITV - 1973 - 1979 - United States - Nickelodeon - 1980s

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A comic strip version was also produced, written by Angus P. Allan and printed in TV comic Look-In.

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Angus P. Allan - Look-In

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Price produced a revival for Tetra Films (a Thames Television subsidiary) and Nickelodeon between 1992 and 1994.

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Tetra Films - Nickelodeon - 1992 - 1994

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In 2001 an audio series based on the original concept was launched by Big Finish Productions with "The New Gods" by Rebecca Levene and Gareth Roberts. Nicholas Young reprised his role as John and Philip Gilbert as TIM with Helen Goldwyn and Daniel Wilson appearing as the new Tomorrow People Elena and Paul. Some releases also feature other original cast members, such as Peter Vaughan-Clarke, Elizabeth Adare and Mike Holloway (notably "Trigonometry").

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Big Finish Productions - Rebecca Levene - Gareth Roberts - Nicholas Young - Philip Gilbert - TIM - Peter Vaughan-Clarke - Elizabeth Adare - Mike Holloway

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The new series is produced by Nigel Fairs.

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When Philip Gilbert died, Trevor Littledale took over the role of TIM in the audio series, from "The Warlock's Dance" onwards.

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The premise of the show concerned the emergence of homo superior, the next stage of human evolution, in the form of teenagers capable of various psi powers, e.g. telepathy, teleportation (jaunting), psychokinesis, etc. They operate in secrecy for fear of "saps" (homo sapiens, normal people) victimising them and using their powers for military purposes (they are physically unable to injure people), although they do make their existence known to the British Prime Minister in Secret Weapon in order to rescue some of their members from the clutches of the military's Experimental Weapons Establishment.

Related Topics:
Telepathy - Teleportation - Psychokinesis

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In the 1970s series, from the third series some stories involve the "Galactic Federation" which oversees the development of telepathic species, and consequently some stories are set on extraterrestrial planets.

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