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Alternative 3

1977-06-20 · 53 min · ★ 6.4

TV Movie · Documentary · Science Fiction

Purporting to be an investigation into the UK's contemporary "brain drain", Alternative 3 uncovered a plan to make the Moon and Mars habitable in the event of climate change and a terminal environmental catastrophe on Earth.

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Directors
Christopher Miles
Production companies
ITV
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tim BrintonHimself
Gregory MunroeColin Benson
Carol HazellKatherine White
Shane RimmerShane RimmerBob Grodin
Richard MarnerRichard MarnerDr. Carl Gerstein
Alec LinsteadProfessor Broadbent
David BaxtDavid Baxt
Norman ChancerNorman Chancer
Anthony Roye
Patsy Trench
Phoebe NichollsPhoebe Nicholls
Ivor RobertsIvor Roberts
Linda Cunningham
Nancy Adams
Jonathan Hieatt-Smith
Alice Wade

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