Alternative 3

TV Movie
19771977
56min

TV Sci-fi drama/documentary, which caused world-wide headlines when first broadcast as it purported to show a link between Britain's 'brain-drain', climate change and a human colony on Mars.TV Sci-fi drama/documentary, which caused world-wide headlines when first broadcast as it purported to show a link between Britain's 'brain-drain', climate change and a human colony on Mars.TV Sci-fi drama/documentary, which caused world-wide headlines when first broadcast as it purported to show a link between Britain's 'brain-drain', climate change and a human colony on Mars.TV Sci-fi drama/documentary, which caused world-wide headlines when first broadcast as it purported to show a link between Britain's 'brain-drain', climate change and a human colony on Mars.TV Sci-fi drama/documentary, which caused world-wide headlines when first broadcast as it purported to show a link between Britain's 'brain-drain', climate change and a human colony on Mars.

Director
- Christopher Miles
Writers
- David Ambrose
- Christopher Miles
Stars

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Brian Pendlebury in Alternative 3 (1977)

Tim Brinton, Carol Hazell, and Gregory Munroe in Alternative 3 (1977)

Linda Cunningham, Gregory Munroe, and Shane Rimmer in Alternative 3 (1977)

Gregory Munroe and Shane Rimmer in Alternative 3 (1977)

David Baxt, Gregory Munroe, and Phoebe Nicholls in Alternative 3 (1977)

Tim Brinton and Christopher Miles in Alternative 3 (1977)

Director
- Christopher Miles
Writers
- David Ambrose
- Christopher Miles
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World ecological collapse; the next ice-age has already begun! Lucky for us, governments know what to do. Unfortunately it's a conspiracy to end all conspiracies. Vanishing scientists, dubious space missions, and a freak accident which kills the courier of a tape containing a secret radio message from an unmanned Mars probe - holds the key. Ruthless investigative reporters uncover the ominous master plan. —Sven Kahrkling <sven@customized.com>

soyuz apollo mission brain drain interview reference to jodrell bank secret space program 52 more

Genres
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
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Trivia
As it was produced like a documentary and meant to be shown as an episode of the series "Science Report", many people believe it was based on a true story. The fact it has never been repeated on British TV has given ammunition to conspiracy theorists who believe it was meant to blow the whistle on an actual government project and alien threat. The film was originally intended to be broadcast on April Fools' Day as a hoax, but it was delayed until June by industrial action.

Connections
Edited into UFO to bei so uchû kaihatsu no inbô (1982)

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8/10

I Was Caught Out

I watched this aged ten and was compelled by the subject matter , scientists disappearing across the world , an apollo mission astronaut loosing his temper while being asked questions as to what he saw on a moon mission , and most disturbing of all secret NASA footage from Mars showing something alive burrowing just under the surface of the red planet . An absolutely shocking investigation . It wasn`t untill a few days later that I found out it was an April fool . I didn`t feel stupid about getting fooled , after all I was only a child , but I did feel very angry that there was no proof of life on Mars . Just think though , there must still be literally thousands of people walking around today who still believe this was a real investigative report

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