Equinox: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Equinox was a long-running Channel 4 popular science and documentary programme. The series ran from 1986 to 2001, originally aired on a weekly basis. The number of films per series fell over the years, from eighteen one-hour films a year originally to twelve by the late 1990s. The last regular series was shown in 2001, with six films. One-off films have occasionally been aired under the title "Equinox Special".

Series details

• Title: Equinox
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1986-07-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-10-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31900
• IMDb ID: tt0264241
• TVDB ID: 125741

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1986: premiered 1986-07-31; final listed air date 1986-11-13.
• Season 1987: premiered 1987-02-17; final listed air date 1987-11-26.
• Season 1988: premiered 1988-02-11; final listed air date 1988-11-27.
• Season 1989: premiered 1989-07-09; final listed air date 1989-11-19.
• Season 1990: premiered 1990-08-05; final listed air date 1990-12-23.
• Season 1991: premiered 1991-08-11; final listed air date 1991-12-22.
• Season 1992: premiered 1992-08-09; final listed air date 1992-12-20.
• Season 1993: premiered 1993-08-15; final listed air date 1993-12-12.
• Season 1994: premiered 1994-08-28; final listed air date 1994-12-28.
• Season 1995: premiered 1995-01-09; final listed air date 1995-12-17.
• Season 1996: premiered 1996-09-08; final listed air date 1996-12-15.
• Season 1997: premiered 1997-08-24; final listed air date 1997-12-22.
• Season 1998: premiered 1998-01-01; final listed air date 1998-10-06.
• Season 1999: premiered 1999-04-12; final listed air date 1999-10-04.
• Season 2000: premiered 2000-03-13; final listed air date 2000-12-21.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-01-07; final listed air date 2001-10-13; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Equinox on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.