A for Andromeda (TV 2006)

In the Yorkshire Dales, a group of scientists receive radio signals from the Andromeda Galaxy. Once decoded, these give them a computer program that can design a human clone. One physicist ... See full summary »

Director:

John Strickland

Writers:

John Elliot (screenplay), Richard Fell (adaptation),

Stars:

Tom Hardy, Charlie Cox, Kelly Reilly

Cast

Cast overview:
Tom Hardy	...	John Fleming
Charlie Cox	...	Dennis Bridger
Kelly Reilly	...	Christine Jones / Andromeda
Jane Asher	...	Professor Madeleine Dawnay
David Haig	...	General Vandenberg
Colin Stinton	...	Kaufman
Robert Gill	...	Scientist
Thushani Weerasekera	...	Teacher
Janet Spencer-Turner	...	Doctor
David Maybrick	...	Orderly

Storyline

In the Yorkshire Dales, a group of scientists receive radio signals from the Andromeda Galaxy. Once decoded, these give them a computer program that can design a human clone. One physicist decides it is a Trojan horse and decides to destroy the computer.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

El proyecto Andrómeda

Filming Locations:

Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of A for Andromeda (1961)

User Reviews

What a load of rubbish!

This is a totally pointless remake of the 40 year old TV series that launched Julie Christie. No such luck this time round. The film opens with a completely irrelevant rock-climbing scene and then deteriorates. There is just enough to hold some interest in the early scenes, set in an unrealistically empty government research laboratory, with just four scientists - evidence of BBC cost-cutting? All the cash seems to have gone on one special effect.

But when the military appear, the whole storyline collapses. Even the acting is wooden, with good actors such as Jane Asher and Tom Hardy unable to rise above the poor material they have to perform with. The risible debates - good scientist against wicked soldier, human against alien, risk-taking biologist against cautious computer scientist - are couched in the crude terms of a 1950s American B-movie. Before the end

• no spoilers but utterly predictable - the only question I'm left with

is "why am I wasting my time watching this rubbish?"