
In a post-apocalyptic Britain, everyone has rebelled against modern technology (electricity, engines, trains etc) and reverted to a pre-Industrial Revolution way of…
Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Series • 1975 • 1 season
Starring: Victoria Williams, Keith Ashton, David Garfield
Created by: Anna Home, Peter Dickinson
S1 E1 - The Noise
Schoolgirl Nicky Gore is doing her homework while her parents enjoy a quiet evening in front of the television. Suddenly they hear a strange noise in their heads which compels them to destroy all their electrical possessions. All across the country, people succumb to the violent rage against technology, and the streets become filled with angry mobs intent on overturning vehicles, smashing electrical machinery and destroying buildings.
Jan 6, 1975 • 25m
S1 E2 - The Bad Wires
Separated from her parents, Nicky meets a group of Sikhs and persuades them to let her join them. On their journey, the group is attacked by racists.
Jan 13, 1975 • 25m
S1 E3 - The Devil's Children
Nicky and the Sikhs settle at Brooker's Farm. They try to barter with people from a neighbouring village, whose head man dubs the Sikhs "the Devil’s Children".
Jan 20, 1975 • 25m
S1 E4 - Hostages!
Robbers have entered the village and taken all of the children hostage.
Jan 27, 1975 • 25m
S1 E5 - Witchcraft!
Nicky sets of in search of her aunt, while the farm is visited by a witch finder.
Feb 3, 1975 • 25m
S1 E6 - A Pile of Stones
Nicky has been found guilty of witchcraft and is to be stoned to death in the morning.
Feb 10, 1975 • 25m
S1 E7 - Heartsease
The witch-finder and the villagers set off in pursuit of Nicky and Jonathan.
Feb 17, 1975 • 25m
S1 E8 - Lightning!
Nicky and Jonathon try to escape to sea but their boat is struck by lightning.
Feb 24, 1975 • 25m
S1 E9 - The Quarry
Nicky and Jonathon set off to investigate a mysterious power source on the other side of the mountains.
Mar 3, 1975 • 25m
S1 E10 - The Cavern
Nicky and Jonathon enter a cavern and uncover the cause of the unbalancing of the world.
Mar 10, 1975 • 25m
The Changes
In a post-apocalyptic Britain, everyone has rebelled against modern technology (electricity, engines, trains etc) and reverted to a pre-Industrial Revolution way of life. When Nicky Gore tries to investigate the cause, she is accused of being a witch and imprisoned to prevent her spreading dissent.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy • TV Series • 1975