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Miniseries

(1981)

Overview

Young prodigy Martin Smith is recruited by the mysterious Icarus Foundation, a shadowy organisation that exploits gifted children to develop advanced weapons, including a 'quark bomb'.

Cast

Barry Angel as Martin Smith
Barry Angel

as Martin Smith

Jack Galloway as Andy Rutherford
Jack Galloway

as Andy Rutherford

Philip Locke as John Doll
Philip Locke

as John Doll

Peter Cellier as Sir Hugh Francis
Peter Cellier

as Sir Hugh Francis

Debbie Farrington as Sue Kleiner
Debbie Farrington

as Sue Kleiner

John Malcolm as Edward Froelich
John Malcolm

as Edward Froelich

Geoffrey Collins as Peter Farley
Geoffrey Collins

as Peter Farley

Gorden Kaye as Frank Broadhurst
Gorden Kaye

as Frank Broadhurst

Steven Mann as Barry Smith
Steven Mann

as Barry Smith

Episodes

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December 8, 1981

Royal Navy missile tests are failing mysteriously. Martin Smith, a maths prodigy at a school unable to recognise his ta…

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December 9, 1981

Martin tries to settle in at Falcon Lee with its bizarre teaching methods, tutors, pupils and games. Meanwhile, British…

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December 15, 1981

Falcon Lee turns up the pressure on Martin and British intelligence is warned off investigating them. Martin and Sue be…

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December 16, 1981

British intelligence infiltrates Falcon Lee and Martin tries to leave but his mental conditioning stops him. Martin's f…

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December 22, 1981

British intelligence springs Martin and Sue from Falcon Lee. It becomes apparent that Falcon Lee has friends in high pl…