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The Omega Factor 

| Drama, Mystery, Thriller | TV Series (1979– )
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10 episodes
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A covert branch of British Intelligence is assigned to investigate the strange, the supernatural, the...'Omega Factor'.

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Jack Gerson

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James Hazeldine, Louise Jameson, John Carlisle | See full cast & crew »
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Series cast summary:
James Hazeldine ...  Tom Crane 10 episodes, 1979
Louise Jameson ...  Anne Reynolds 10 episodes, 1979
John Carlisle John Carlisle ...  Roy Martindale 10 episodes, 1979
Brown Derby ...  Andrew Scott-Erskine 7 episodes, 1979
Nicholas Coppin Nicholas Coppin ...  Michael Crane 5 episodes, 1979
Natasha Gerson Natasha Gerson ...  Morag 5 episodes, 1979
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Department 7 is a secret branch of British government dedicated to investigating the supernatural. Its team of experts, led by Roy Martindale and Dr. Anne Reynolds, find themselves teamed with journalist Tom Crane, who is investigating similar cases for his newspaper. Written by <crow_steve@hotmail.com>

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Trivia

This show was initially going to have thirteen episodes, until they were reduced to ten. The decision was made to give each episode an adequate budget to work with, to maintain a certain level of quality. See more »

Quotes

Tom Crane: Omega. The Omega Factor. The end and beyond the end.
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Featured in Inside 'The Omega Factor' (2005) See more »

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Haunting
22 September 2004 | by chris-321 – See all my reviews

I saw the series just once, but I longed for each episode to come round. I have the book (which is good) but OHHHHH I would like to see the series again.

Expect atmosphere. Expect uncanny. Expect thrills. If you get the chance, take it. You'll be haunted by the memory! Don't expect fantastic effects, ray guns, funny aliens or obscenities. You don't need those to ice your spine. In fact, good stories, good acting, and good dialogue are far more important, and although it's been a few years now, I seem to remember that the Omega Factor has all those.

Why it isn't on DVD is a mystery worthy of the program itself. It's like Kolchak:Night Stalker and Australia's own "The Evil Touch". An absolute gem, but as with all gems, hard to find.

Channel 2 (in Australia) showed this series, so perhaps if you live in God's own country you might like to pester the ABC into a reshow.
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13 June 1979 (UK) See more »

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