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Target Luna (1960)

Target Luna poster
Genre
sci-fi & fantasy, drama, family
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British television serial from 1960 about a team of people trying to reach the moon. It follows the challenges they face in their space mission.

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What happens

Target Luna was a British television serial broadcast by ABC Weekend TV in April 1960. It was written by Malcolm Hulke and Eric Paice, directed by Adrian Brown and produced by Sydney Newman who later co-created Doctor Who for the BBC. The first serial featured Frank Finlay as Conway Henderson and Michael Craze as Geoffrey Wedgwood. The success of the Target Luna spawned three sequels: Pathfinders in Space (September 1960), Pathfinders to Mars (December 1960 – January 1961) and Pathfinders to Venus (March 1961), starring Gerald Flood and Stewart Guidotti in the recast roles, as Henderson and Geoffrey respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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