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Pathfinders to Venus

6.3·1 season·8 episodes·30 min avg.·United Kingdom

Returning from their unexpected trip to Mars the crew of MR4 intercept a distress signal from Captain Wilson, a U.S astronaut, and must change course for Venus to attempt a rescue in space. However, through the space periscope, Brown sees what appears to be a settlement or a city of some sort. Desperate to investigate, Brown edits Wilson's message and tricks the crew into landing Venus so as they can rescue him.

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S.O.S. From Venus
S.O.S. From VenusUp next
Mar 5, 1961

While returning to Earth from a hazardous journey to Mars, the British rocket crew hear a mysterious distress call from the vicinity of Venus.

02
Into The Poison Cloud
Into The Poison Cloud
Mar 12, 1961

In answer to a distress call from a stranded astronaut; MR4 has diverted to Venus. By a trick, the rocket's univited guest Harcourt Brown has made pilot Henderson decide to land on the unknown world beneath the carbon cloud.

03
The Living Planet
The Living Planet
Mar 19, 1961

The crew of the British rocket MR4 have landed on Venus to rescue the stranded American astronaut. But he has vanished and his rocked has been ransacked.

04
The Creature
The Creature
Mar 26, 1961

The British rescue party on Venus have found the American's ransacked rocket. Evidence of life is soon confirmed.

05
The Venus People
The Venus People
Apr 2, 1961

Harcourt Brown has persuaded the American astronaut, Wilson to go with hims in search of a Venusian civilisation. The British party in pursuit suddenly find themselves trapped in a cave by a huge primitive man.

06
The City
The City
Apr 9, 1961

The British space explorers, searching inside a Venusian volcano for Captain Wilson, are hunted down by a primitive species of men. Making their escape, they are trapped by roof falls and molten lava as the volcano erupts.

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The Valley of the Monsters
The Valley of the Monsters
Apr 16, 1961

Cut off from their rocket by an active volcano, the astronauts start the long trek across the Venusian desert - and are attacked by pterodactyls. But these pre-historic flying reptiles are only a foretase of what is to come.

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Planet on Fire
Planet on Fire
Apr 23, 1961

The astronauts have trekked across the vast Venusian desert to return to their rocket. But as they near MR4, volcanic ash sets the jungle aflame - and MR4 is in the centre of the inferno.

Cast

6 credited
George Coulouris
Harcourt Brown
Gerald Flood
Conway Henderson
Graydon Gould
Captain Wilson
PB
Pamela Barney
Professor Mary Meadows
HC
Hester Cameron
Margaret Henderson
SG
Stewart Guidotti
Geoffrey Wedgwood

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