Sierra Nine

Sierra Nine
GenreScience fiction
Written byPeter Hayes
Directed byMarc Miller
StarringDavid Sumner
Deborah Stanford
Max Kirby
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production companyAssociated-Rediffusion
Original release
NetworkITV
Release7 May 1963 (1963-05-07) –
30 July 1964 (1964-07-30)

Sierra Nine is a 1963 British children's science fiction television series created by Associated-Rediffusion for ITV.

Overview

Sierra Nine is an organisation responsible for monitoring threats to the scientific equilibrium of the planet. The organisation is led by Sir Willoughby Dodd who is joined by his young assistants, Peter Chance and Anna Parsons who embark on dangerous missions around the world.[better source needed]

Cast

Episodes

Episode No. Episode Title Original Broadcast Date Archive Status
1 "The Brain Machine: Part 1" 7 May 1963 Missing
2 "The Brain Machine: Part 2" 14 May 1963 Missing
3 "The Brain Machine: Part 3" 21 May 1963 Missing
4 "The Brain Machine: Part 4" 28 May 1963 Missing
5 "The Man Who Shook the World: Part 1" 4 June 1963 Missing
6 "The Man Who Shook the World: Part 2" 11 June 1963 Missing
7 "The Man Who Shook the World: Part 3" 18 June 1963 Missing
8 "The Elixir of Life: Part 1" 25 June 1963 Missing
9 "The Elixir of Life: Part 2" 2 July 1963 Picture Exists (Sound Missing)
10 "The Q-Radiation: Part 1" 9 July 1963 Missing
11 "The Q-Radiation: Part 2" 16 July 1963 Missing
12 "The Q-Radiation: Part 3" 23 July 1963 Missing
13 "The Q-Radiation: Part 4" 30 July 1963 Missing

Archive status

Twelve of the 13 episodes are missing; only episode 9, "The Elixir of Life: Part 2", survives, without sound. Edited highlights of the surviving episode were included on the BFI's DVD and Blu-ray release of the Associated-Rediffusion sci-fi series, Object Z.

References

  1. ↑ "Sierra Nine – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "TV Archive". www.tvbrain.info. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "Object Z (Dual Format Edition)". BFI Shop. Retrieved 9 November 2026.