Pathfinders to Mars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Pathfinders to Mars, sequel to Pathfinders in Space, Conway Henderson (Flood) consents to pilot a new interstellar rocket. Young Geoffrey Wedgewood will be one of the crew and Henderson's niece, Margaret (Hester Cameron) - due for a holiday with her uncle - persuades him to take her, too. Meanwhile the place of Professor Dyson is taken by an unidentified man believed by Wedgewood and the rocket crew to be Dyson. The imposter, Harcourt Brown (George Coulouris), sabotages the rocket's radio receiver so that Henderson and the rest don't discover his real identity. Working for the mysterious "Sector Ten" Brown manages to take control of the rocket and hold Margaret as hostage.

Series details

• Title: Pathfinders to Mars
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1960-12-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1961-01-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3666

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1960-12-11; final listed air date 1961-01-15; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pathfinders to Mars 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.