Survivors (1975–1977)

When a genetically engineered virus kills ninety-five percent of the world's population, the survivors must rebuild humanity in the face of overwhelming odds. "Survivors" is a study of man ... See full summary »

Creator:

Terry Nation

Stars:

Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch, Denis Lill

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lucy Fleming	...	Jenny Richards (32 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ian McCulloch	...	Greg Preston (26 episodes, 1975-1977)
Denis Lill	...	Charles Vaughan (24 episodes, 1975-1977)
Stephen Dudley	...	John Millon (22 episodes, 1975-1977)
Tanya Ronder	...	Lizzie Willoughby (19 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Abineri	...	Hubert Goss (17 episodes, 1976-1977)
Lorna Lewis	...	Pet Simpson (15 episodes, 1976-1977)
Carolyn Seymour	...	Abby Grant (13 episodes, 1975)

Storyline

When a genetically engineered virus kills ninety-five percent of the world's population, the survivors must rebuild humanity in the face of overwhelming odds. "Survivors" is a study of man vs. nature and man vs. man in an attempt to reclaim an unrelenting world.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | post apocalypse | epidemic

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 1975 (UK)

Also Known As:

De overlevende

Filming Locations:

Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (38 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Creator Terry Nation left after the first series because of differences with producer Terence Dudley.

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Connections

Referenced in Aliens, Cannibals and Zombies: A Trilogy of Italian Terror (2012)

User Reviews

Good but could have been great

The Survivors portrayed a vision of a post apocalyptic society coming to terms with itself. A virus had wiped out the vast majority of the earth population and those who were left had to come to terms with their predicament and "survive".

There were three distinct series, the first centred around three characters, Greg, Jenny and Abby, and their struggle to come to terms with their situation. The second saw Abbey leave and a community set up with Charles Vaughn and a group of others, which ultimately failed and the third saw the survivors branch out to try to unite everyone who had survived as some sort of federal government.

The first series was excellent the final series was weak, the whole concept got lost halfway through to be honest as writers other than Terry Nation got involved.

Although good this was by no means a classic overall, even though the first series was.

IF Survivors is your cup of tea then I would recommend The Last Train which was pretty good.

Survivors was always rumoured to be coming back for a fourth series set on a boat between Scotland and Norway but nothing materialised.

It is probably just as well.