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The Omega Factor
(1979)
Country of
Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 13 June 1979 - 15 August
1979
Number of Seasons: 1
Total Number of Episodes: 10
Average Episode Running Times: 50 mins
Format: colour
Sound: mono
CREDITS
SCRIPT
Created By: Jack Gerson
See individual episodes for
credits
PLOT SUMMARY
A journalist finds himself drawn into the machinations
of an ultra-secretive department of the British government that specialises
in investigating cases of the paranormal and the inexplicable.
EPISODES
The Undiscovered
Country (13 June 1979)
Visitations (20 June
1979)
Night Games (27 June
1979)
After-Image (4 July
79)
Powers of Darkness
(11 July 1979)
Child's Play (18 July
1979)
St Anthony's Fire
(25 July 1979)
Out of Body,
Out of Mind (1 August 1979)
Double Vision (8 August
1979)
Illusions (15 August 1979)
AVAILABILITY
UK
Television Distributor: BBC
TIMELINE
1979
June
13: UK - The Undiscovered Country television broadcast (on
BBC2)
20: UK - Visitations television broadcast (on BBC2)
27: UK - Night Games television broadcast (on BBC2)
July
4: UK - After-Image television broadcast (on BBC2)
11: UK - Powers of Darkness television broadcast (on BBC2)
18: UK - Child's Play television broadcast (on BBC2)
25: UK - St Anthony's Fire television broadcast (on
BBC2)
August
1: UK - Out of Body, Out of Mind television broadcast (on
BBC2)
8: UK - Double Vision television broadcast (on BBC2)
15: UK - Illusions television broadcast (on BBC2)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Radio Times vol.223 no.2900 (9 June 1979) pp.9-10 (UK)
article
Radio Times 11-17 August 1979 p.46 (UK)
illustrated article
Radio Times vol.224 no.2912
(1 September 1979) p.82 (UK)
article
Starburst no.213 p.31 (UK)
article
Television Today 26 April 1979 (UK)
note
Television Today 21 June 1979 (UK)
review
Television Today 12 July 1979 (UK)
review
Television Today 23 August 1979 pp.18, 19 (UK)
review
Time Screen no.7
(revised) p.30 (UK)
note
BOOKS
The Complete Directory to
Science Fiction and Horror Television Shows pp.589-590
credits, episode guide
KEYWORDS
governments, psychics, journalists
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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