Terry Nation's Survivors Episode Guide

Jo Grant (Katy Manning) From Doctor Who

The BBC in England made 38 episodes of Survivors over 3 seasons between 1975 and 1977

Main Characters
Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
Charles Vaughn - Denis Lill
Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
Hubert Goss - John Abineri
Ruth #1 -
Ruth #2 -
Arthur ? -
Paul ? -
Vic ? - John White
Pet ? - Lorna Lewis
Jack ? - Gordon Salkind
Agnes ? -
Tom Price - Tafflyn Thomas
John ? - Stephen Dudley
Lizzie #1 -
Lizzie #2 - Angie Stephens

Guest Stars
Jimmy Garland -
Frank Garner - Edward Underdown
Alec Campbell - William Dysart

The Story
A conical flask smashes in a far off laboratory. So begins the unknown virus which is to change the face of mankind. As the bodies pile up, a small number of survivors struggle to rebuild their shattered lives and the dramatic seventies

Season 1
01. The Fourth Horseman - Terry Nation
"I've told you to get of London... because if the death rate keeps accelerating at this speed we're not going to be able to burry our dead..."
New York has declared a state of emergency. London is in chaos. The mysterious virus sweeping the world is relentless. Jenny Richards packs a small bag and prepares to leave the city for the safety of the country. Surely someone must be alive out there?

02. Genesis - Terry Nation
With her husband dead and her son Peter missing, Abby Grant sets fire to her house and her old life. But how to rebuild the future? Settlements must be formed, the old ways relearnt. The way ahead will not be easy. First she must find fellow survivors...

03. Gone Away - Terry Nation
"We'll have to grow food and things, lean to look after ourselves... If our children and their children are going to survive..."
The survivors must work together. It is the only way to found a new future. But what of the people like Arthur Wormley, self appointed president of the "Emergency Administration", out for self gain and power? What will become of Britain if they get their way?

04. Corn Dolly - Jack Ronder
"How many doctors are left in Britain? 20 or 1? Or None? No, the problem of the next generation... is a very urgent one"
Charles is a man with a vision and his plan to form small settlements of survivors working together appeals to Abby, Greg and Jenny. Then Abby makes an unsettling discovery about the nature of her role as a woman in the new society...

05. Gone To The Angels - Jack Ronder
As Greg and Jenny grow closer, Abby's relentless search for her son and her peace of mind continues. A new quest presents itself - to make contact with a group of believers, the Angels, isolated in the Derbyshire mountains since before the plague. Perhaps they can give Abby the guidance she needs?

06. Garland's War - Terry Nation
The potentially hostile Waterhouse settlement could be Abby's last chance to find her son, Peter. But, as she sets out full of hope once more, she hasn't reckoned on the actions of one Jimmy Garland and his very own private war...

07. Starvation - Jack Ronder
With food supplies running out and packs of wild dogs roaming the country, Greg, Abby and Jenny decide to form a settlement where everyone, including the avaricious Tom Price, can live together. But first they must find a suitable place, a house that can be easily defended from the outside world...

08. Spoil Of War - MK Jeeves
With the settlement growing, Abby, Greg and Jenny must farm their new land efficiently to produce enough food for everyone. But with only a cow, a pony, six chickens, a broken tractor and no farming knowledge, the situation looks desperate. Until the arrival of Paul...

09. Law And Order - MK Jeeves
With constant bickering taking its toll on the unity of the survivors' community, Abby organises a party to celebrate May Day in style. But the celebrations turn into grief with the discovery of a murderer in their midst...

10. The Future Hour - Terry Nation
When the heavily pregnant Laura seeks sanctuary with them, Abby has no hesitation in welcoming her into the group: their future lies with children after all. However, Greg's not so convinced when he finds out that she's the "wife" of gun-toting dictator Bernard Huxley who will stop at nothing to get her back...

11. Revenge - Jack Ronder
With food and fuel in short supply, the appearance of two strangers in a petrol tanker seems nothing short of a miracle. Until Vic finds out that of them is a woman who left him for dead those long weeks ago...

12. Something Of Value - ?
When a heavy rainstorm floods all of their stores, Abby and Greg realise their only hope of surviving through the winter lies in bartering with another group 30 miles away. Petrol must be their currency. So the advent of three rapacious strangers, intent on stealing it, is catastrophic...

13. A Beginning - Terry Nation
With the squabbling amongst the group reaching fever pitch, Abby withdraws into herself, leaving the group to fend for themselves. Can Jimmy Garland provide her with the space she craves? What will happen to Greg and Jenny and the others without her?

Season 2
14. Birth Of A Hope - Jack Ronder - 10/11/96 (1976)
Tape Details 0,00,00-0,49,16
Decimated by a fire which kills several people, Greg’s community joins the Whitecross settlement. Jenny’s baby is due and Greg anxiously awaits the return of their doctor, Ruth.

15. Greater Love - Don Shaw - 17/11/96 (1976)
Tape Details 0,49,16-1,37,59
In this episode, Jenny falls ill and Ruth needs to operate to save her life. But that means getting equipment from a hospital, urban areas are extremely dangerous…

16. Lights Of London (Part 1) - Jack Ronder 24/11/96 (1976)
Tape Details 1,37,59-2,28,09
In the first part of "Lights Of London" Ruth is tricked into going to the capital by the leaders of its 500 survivors. Once there, she cannot leave as the city in the grip of disease.

17. Lights Of London (Part 2) - Jack Ronder 01/12/96 (1976)
Tape Details 0,00,00-0,49,45
In the second part of "Lights Of London" Greg and Charles finally reach Ruth, only she is unwilling to return to them. Reluctantly they decide to stay on…

18. The Face Of The Tiger - Don Shaw 08/12/96 (1976)
Tape Details 0,49,45-1,39,27
In "The Face Of The Tiger" a stranger joins the community who says he has lived alone for years. The community discovers the chilling truth from an old newspaper…

19. The Witch - Jack Ronder 15/12/96 (1976)
Tape Details 1,39,27-2,28,01
Hubert is so infuriated when a reclusive woman thwarts his advances that he tells the children she’s a witch. The rumour spreads and ends up threatening the woman’s life…

20. A Friend In Need - Ian McCulloch 22/12/96 (1976)
Tape Details 0,00,00-0,49,27
In "A Friend In Need" the community hunts a sniper who is killing young women and is shocked to discover the killer is also a woman.

21. By Bread Alone - Martin Worth 29/12/96 (1976)
Tape Details 0,49,27-1,38,23
In "By Bread Alone" several new members join the community including several young people and Lewis, a preacher.

22. The Chosen - Roger Parkes 05/01/97 (1976)
Tape Details 1,38,23-2,28,17
In "The Chosen" Charles and Pat stumble across a new settlement, but Charles’s curiosity is misinterpreted by the leader and he decides to eliminate the ‘intruders’.

23. The Parasites - Martin Worth (Check) 12/01/97 (1976)
Tape Details 0,00,00-0,49,24
In "The Parasites" two ex-Dartmoor prisoners menace the Whitecross community and hold travelling man, John Mills (Patrick Troughton) and Lizzie hostage.

24. New Arrivals - Roger Parkes 19/01/97 (1976)
Tape Details 0,49,24-1,38,50
In "New Arrivals" Ruth brings the remaining people from a community ravaged by flu to Whitecross. One of them, Mark Carter, quickly alienates everyone in the settlement.

25. Over The Hills - Martin Worth 26/01/97 (1976)
Tape Details 1,38,50-2,28,45
In "Over The Hills" the Whitecross women are in open revolt over Charles’ latest attempt to spark a ‘baby boom’. When Sally realises she’s pregnant by Alan, she says she will only give birth if she can live with him as his wife...

26. New World - Martin Worth 02/02/97 (1976)
Tape Details 0,00,00-0,49,55
In "New World" a hot air balloon crash lands near Whitecross. When Greg reaches the balloon he finds it’s pilot dead. However, on further investigation, they find some very interesting items on the balloon which causes both Charles and Greg to re-think everything that have achieved at Whitecross.

Season 3
27. Manhunt - Terence Dudley 09/02/97 (1977)
Tape Details 0,49,55-1,39,25
On hearing that Greg’s life may be in danger, Charles and Jenny ride off to try and find him but they invariably seem to be one step behind.

28. A Little Learning - Ian McCulloch 16/02/97 (1977)
Tape Details 1,39,55-2,28,10
Jenny is still trying to find Greg and Agnes. Meanwhile, Greg is captured by a band of ‘Red Indians’ whose intentions are far from friendly.

29. Law Of The Jungle - Martin Worth 23/02/97 (1977)
Tape Details 0,00,00-0,48,44
The survivors roam the land seeking anyone else who is still alive - but hidden dangers lurk everywhere.

30. Mad Dog - Don Shaw 02/03/97 (1977)
Tape Details 0,48,44-1,38,09
Charles is still searching the midlands for any sign of Greg when he is attacked by a pack of wild dogs. Fortunately a man appears on the scene with an automatic rifle and saves Charles’s life. Later however, the man shows all the symptoms of rabies and Charles has to shoot him.

31. Bridgehead - Martin Worth 09/03/97 (1977)
Tape Details 1,38,09-2,27,10
Charles tries to establish a market place for trading along side an operational steam railway. However, Jenny is still intent on finding Greg.

32. Reunion - Don Shaw 16/03/97 (1977)
Tape Details 0,03,37-1,01,25
In "Reunion", Jenny and Hubert continue their search for Greg. In so doing they come across a young widow whom they help to reunite with her young son, John.

33. The Peacemaker - Roger Parkes 23/03/97 (1977)
Tape Details 1,02,32-2,00,06
Charles, Jenny and Hubert are still searching for Greg when they come across a community with a working windmill. However they have very strange religious ideas.

34. Sparks - Roger Parkes 30/03/97 (1977)
Tape Details 0,01,37-0,59,01
Charles, Jenny, Hubert along with their new colleague Frank Garner seek out and electrical engineer called Alec Campbell (Sparkes) to try and safely restart hydroelectric power in Norway. However, when they find him they discover he has a serious emotional problem.

35. The Enemy - Roger Parkes 06/04/97 (1977)
Tape Details 1,01,45-1,59,39
Charles, Jenny, Hubert, Frank and Alec continue to head north to try and find a Hydroelectric plant. However, Frank's pacemaker is beginning to fail so they take a break at an old coal mine.

36. The Last Laugh - Ian McCulloch 13/04/97 (1977)
Tape Detail 1,59,39-2,49,43
Greg meets up with some men who are lead by an Australian sheep shearer. After Greg tells them about his plans and that he has a list of settlements, one of them knifes him in the back and they throw his body in a river. When the men realise all Greg’s maps are in Norwegian, they go after Agnes.

37. Long The The King - Martin Worth 20/04/97 (1977)
Tape Details 0,00,00-0,49,29
Charles, Jenny and Hubert while heading North find a message asking them to head South again to Felbridge to meet up urgently with Greg. However Jenny and the others refuse to go. Meanwhile there are some other unpleasant characters who also want to get to Felbridge to find out the locations secrets.

38. Power - Martin Worth 27/04/97 (1977)
Tape Details 0,49,29-1,39,08
Charles and Jenny reach Scotland by steam train and find that things are very different with the community under the control of a Laird. Meanwhile Alec and Sam are following the overhead powerlines checking all breakers before trying to restart a power station. However, Sam has other ideas.