The Tomorrow People
The development of man hasn't just suddenly stopped. It's going
on all the time. In the last hundred years, everything has speeded
up. The world has changed out of all recognition, and human beings
have changed with it.
-Carol, from episode one of The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People was an ITV science fiction television series
for children created by Roger Price. The original run was shown
from 1973 to 1979. The
story was about young people in the next stage of human evolution.
The Homo-Superiors, or Tomorrow People as they called themselves,
TP for short. They possessed special abilities such as teleportation,
called 'jaunting', telekinesis and telepathy. It was their mission
to save the human race and restore peace on Earth.
The
series consisted of stories that spanned two to six episodes,
each lasting about 25 minutes. In each adventure the Tomorrow
People would do whatever it took to save the world from destruction,
battle against hostile aliens or strive to protect their identity
from the government - a government who want to use the TP's powers
for national defence, violence in other words, which is against
the principles of the Tomorrow People.
The
show was made in the 1970s, so the special effects were not as
sophisticated they are today. The special effects usually involved
mediocre and unconvincing beeping, humming and lights to emphasise
jaunting or the use of their futuristic gadgets.
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