# Target Luna 1960

Target Luna was a British television serial broadcast by ABC Weekend TV in April 1960. It was written by Malcolm Hulke and Eric Paice, directed by Adrian Brown and produced by Sydney Newman who later co-created Doctor Who for the BBC . The first serial featured Frank Finlay as Conway Henderson and Michael Craze as Geoffrey Wedgwood. The success of the Target Luna spawned three sequels: Pathfinders in Space (September 1960), Pathfinders to Mars (December 1960 – January 1961) and Pathfinders to Venus (March 1961), starring Gerald Flood and Stewart Guidotti in the recast roles, as Henderson and Geoffrey respectively. Season 1 - Target Luna (Lost Season) Professor Norman Wedgwood ( David Markham ) is the head of an experimental rocket group on remote Buchan Island in Scotland. His children, Geoff ( Michael Craze ), Valerie ( Sylvia Davies ) and Jimmy ( Michael Hammond ) visit him to watch the launch of his latest rocket, along with journalist Conway Henderson ( Frank Finlay ). When the pilot is taken ill, Jimmy finds himself taking his place on a mission to the Moon along with his pet hamster, Hamlet. After several harrowing hours in space, Jimmy, Hamlet and the rocket are finally brought down to earth. Season 2 - Pathfinders in Space Professor Norman Wedgwood (now Peter Williams ) and his team are planning another rocket mission to the Moon. Once again, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy (now Stewart Guidotti , Gillian Ferguson and Richard Dean ) are on hand to witness the launch of a…

- Kind: TV
- Year: 1960
- By: Malcolm Hulke, Eric Paice
- Genres: Science fiction, Adventure, Mystery
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/target-luna-Complete-Series-1960)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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