Journey to the Unknown | |
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Genre | Science Fiction |
Written by | Various |
Directed by | Various |
Presented by |
Patrick McGoohan Sebastian Cabot Joan Crawford |
Theme music composer | Harry Robinson |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Joan Harrison Norman Lloyd |
Producer(s) | Anthony Hinds |
Location(s) |
MGM-British Studios Borehamwood Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Hammer Film Productions |
Distributor | 20th Century Fox Television |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | September 26, 1968 – January 30, 1969 |
Journey to the Unknown is a British anthology television series produced by Hammer Film Productions and 20th Century Fox Television and executive produced by Joan Harrison and Norman Lloyd which aired on ABC from September 26, 1968 to January 30, 1969.
The series had a fantasy, science fiction and supernatural theme very similar to the American television series The Twilight Zone and dealt with normal people in everyday situations that found themselves having to experience something a bit out of the normal. It featured both British and American actors: American actors included George Maharis, Vera Miles, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patty Duke, Carol Lynley, Joseph Cotten, Stefanie Powers and Brandon deWilde, along with familiar British actors such as Dennis Waterman, Jane Asher, Kay Walsh, Roddy McDowall, Nanette Newman, Ann Bell and Tom Adams. A total of seventeen episodes were produced. Directors of the episodes included Roy Ward Baker, Alan Gibson, Robert Stevens, Don Chaffey and Michael Lindsay-Hogg.