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{{quote|''"Our intelligence is going to take over and yours is going to die. You'll go the way of the dinosaurs."''}}
British television [[Sci Fi]] drama serial broadcast in 1961, written by famous cosmologist Fred Hoyle in partnership with television producer John Elliot. The series took place in the future, specifically the years 1970 to 1972.
A radio message from the distant Andromeda galaxy [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum|gives instructions on how to build]] a [[Master Computer]] which can aid mankind. The computer then creates synthetic lifeforms to serve it -- first a protoplasmic organism, and then a beautiful [[Emotionless Girl]] whom the scientists call Andromeda. When Andromeda helps resolve an international crisis, hot-headed mathematician John Fleming believes that the computer and its creation are planning to make the world dependent on them, with the eventual goal of superseding humanity altogether.
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=== The two serials contain the following tropes: ===
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* [[Alien Invasion]]: By proxy.
* [[Artificial Human]]
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* [[Call Back]]: When Fleming discovers that the computer has not been destroyed by the violent storms, we see him eyeing a fire axe.
* [[A Child Shall Lead Them]]: Spoofed -- Dr Dawnay is told that the ruler of Azaran is arriving, and is surprised when the door opens to admit a young boy. She starts to bow regardless...only for the real ruler, a middle-aged man, to walk through the door.
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* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|Even Bad Bald Men Send Postcards To Their Father]]: Kaufman is allowed to become more human (though never to the extent of doing a [[Heel Face Turn]]); in the first serial he's more of a [[Smug Snake]].
* [[Fun with Foreign Languages]]/[[Bastardly Speech]]: When Kaufman announces that Intel has effectively taken over Azaran, the translator shows his disapproval by talking loudly over him. Also this scene:
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* [[The Other Marty]]: Director Michael Hayes advised the BBC to sign Julie Christie up for the sequel before she became a big star; he was ignored and the role had to be recast for "Breakthrough".
* [[Qurac]]: Azaran, a newly-independent Middle Eastern country which hopes to use the computer to resolve its agricultural problems.
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* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: The hermit, implied by his possession of a German MP40 submachine gun and his desire to live away from human contact.
* [[Truth Serum]]: One of Intel's tools.
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