Powers (UK TV series)
| Powers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Created by | Jim Eldridge |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 7 January – 31 March 2004 |
Powers is a United Kingdom television series first broadcast in 2004 on BBC One. The series was created by Jim Eldridge. It was promoted as a children's version of The X-Files, although many regarded it as a successor to The Tomorrow People.Powers ran for one 13-episode season, and was also broadcast in Australia. It has never been commercially released.
The series follows the adventures of The Powers Project, a group of researchers led by Professor Henry Powers (portrayed by Rupert Holliday-Evans), who investigate mysteries concerned with the paranormal. The other members of the project are Mark Roberts (Adam Jessop) and Song-Li Harris (Amy Yamazaki) (who joins the project at the end of episode 1), two teenagers with psychic abilities, and Dr Mary Holland (Mandana Jones), who used to have special powers but no longer does. Mark and Song-Li's powers are different: Mark is telepathic and can move objects with his mind; Song-Li can sense emotions and memories in objects.
Powers spent six years in development. During this time it was reported that Disney were interested in a possible co-production deal, but the show was instead produced only by the BBC.
The series was produced by Chris Le Grys, and episodes were directed by Emma Bodger and Brian Farnham; the three had previously worked on the ITV series Night and Day. Special effects and computer-generated imagery were created by Darkside Animation using LightWave 3D software. This consisted of 170 shots which were filmed between June and November 2003. Notable amongst these were the title sequence and end credits, and a UFO in episode 4, "We Are Not Alone".
The series was originally due to be broadcast by the BBC in autumn 2004, but was moved forward to begin on 7 January 2004. It was also shown on ABC in Australia.
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