Emerald Soup (1963)
- Genre
- children's television series, science fiction television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 7 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of British children encounter strange events linked to a mysterious emerald green substance. They investigate its origins and try to understand its powers.
nostalgicwhimsicalmildly suspensefulbreezycuriousfamily-friendlylow-key
What happens
Emerald Soup was a 1963 British children's science fiction television series directed by Bill Bain and produced by ABC Weekend TV for the ITV network. It was written by Martin Woodhouse, with Norman Bogner as script editor. Comprising seven 25-minute episodes, the series aired weekly from Saturday 9 November to Saturday 21 December 1963. The broadcast timing of series conflicted in part with the initial episodes of the BBC series Doctor Who, also broadcast on Saturdays, which started on 23 November 1963. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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