The Omega Factor
The Omega Factor
There is a highly-secret government organisation called Department 7. Its existence is known only to
the Prime Minister and some members of the Cabinet. Its brief is to investigate the Supernatural - to discover the Omega Factor. Journalist Tom Crane has been given the same brief by a Sunday newspaper and suddenly finds himself confronting inexplicable and even terrifying situations.
| Episode | Title | Writer | Date |
| 01 | The Undiscovered Country | Jack Gerson | 13th June 1979 |
| 02 | Visitations | Eric MacDonald | 20th June 1979 |
| 03 | Night Games | Nick McCarthy | 27th June 1979 |
| 04 | After-Image | Sean Hignett | 4th July 1979 |
| 05 | Powers of Darkness | Anthony Read | 11th July 1979 |
| 06 | Child's Play | Tom Wright | 18th July 1979 |
| 07 | St Anthony's Fire | Eric MacDonald | 25th July 1979 |
| 08 | Out of Body, Out of Mind | Anthony Read | 1st August 1979 |
| 09 | Double Vision | Sean Hignett | 8th August 1979 |
| 10 | Illusions | Jack Gerson | 15th August 1979 |
- The Undiscovered Country
- Tom Crane goes to Edinburgh in search of an occult practioner, only to find the center of the devious schemes of others.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Cyril Luckham as Edward Drexel
- Colin Douglas as Alfred Oliphant
- Brown Derby as Andrew Scott-Erskine
- Joanna Tope as Julia Crane
- Nicholas Coppin as Michael Crane
- Raymond Ross as Harry Gilchrist
- Dennis Agnew as Alistair
- Natasha Gerson as Morag
- Visitations
- Tom becomes the guinea pig in an investigation which leads him, and the research team, to a house where they find more than they bargained for.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Nicholas Coppin as Michael Crane
- Paul Young as Frank
- Alec Heggie as Mitch McRae
- Martin Cochrane as Doctor
- Sheila Latimer as Mrs Marshall
- David Bannerman as Andrew
- Jake D'Arcy as Paul
- Bill Riddoch as Robbie
- Mary Anne Reid as Sister
- Jay Smith as Dave
- Natasha Gerson as Morag
- Joanna Tope as Julia
- Sheila Duffy as voices
- Night Games
- A secret military exercise that ends in disaster, frightened villagers and his brother found wandering on a hillside sends Tom in search of an old enemy.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Brown Derby as Andrew Scott-Erskine
- Nicholas Coppin as Michael Crane
- Tony Hagarth as Corporal clerk
- Tim Barlow as Brigadier
- Christopher Frederick as Captain Andrews
- James Kennedy as Major Phillips
- John Casey as Barnsley
- Ian Lambton as Doctor
- John Butterly as Boy
- Daniel Foley as Hillwalker
- Robert Carr as Vet
- Monica Brady as Woman
- Ron Paterson as Minister
- Paul Barnard as Corporal
- Jim Boyce as Sergeant
- Craig Ross a s Guard
- Natasha Gerson as Morag
- After-Image
- Anne leaves Edinburgh and Tom sets out to find her; but there are several other interested parties behind him.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Cyril Luckham as Drexel
- Brown Derby as Andrew Scott-Erskines
- Bruce Boa as Masson
- Joanna Tope as Julia
- Natasha Gerson as Morag
- David Peate as Norton
- Charles Jamieson as Shea
- Bill Dennistoun as Stationmaster
- Ray Jeffries as Steward
- Keith Bratt as Curtis
- Powers of Darkness
- A group of students and a ouija board involves Tom in a situation which has terrifying consequences.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Maggie James as Jenny
- Simon Tait as Gavin
- Nicholas Coppin as Michael Crane
- Desi Angus as Alison
- Ian Neville as Ian
- Ian Lambton as Doctor
- Jimmy Yuill as Nurse
- Natasha Gerson as Moragn
- Jim Gibb as Demon
- Child's Play
- a boy is suspended from school for vandalism. When the boy shows he has abilities that could have destructive consquences, Martindale becomes interested. so does someone else.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Brown Derby as Andrew Scott-Erskine
- Max Harris as Colin Muirhead
- Mureen Morris as Karen Muirhead
- Martin Heller as Man
- Terry Forrestal as Chauffer
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- St Anthony's Fire
- The sudden death of two friends involves Tom with a botanical research unit on a lonely island.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- William Wilde as Graham Hobb
- Jean Gilpin as Sarah Ashley
- Victor Carin as Kellerman
- Robert Trotter
- Doctor Nelson
- Alec Monteath as Sgt Patterson
- Sheila Latimer as Mrs Coleman
- Michael Mackenzie as Bob MacKenkie
- Mary Riggans as Jean MacKenzie
- Dave Anderson as Dan
- Iain Lauchlan as Norrie
- Jeff Norton as Bill
- Out of Body, Out of Mind
- Michael has been discharged from hospital but seems to be suffering from strange dreams. Tom confides his fears to Scott-Erskine
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Brown Derby as Andrew Scott-Erskine
- Nicholas Coppin as Michael Crane
- Loftus Burton as Hamish Mboto
- Gary Raymond as Townsend
- Jill Fenner as Jane Welling
- Charles Lloyd Pack as Sir Willoughby
- Double Vision
- Tom Begins to have doubts about Julia's death. Is she still working for the department or is someone out to get him?
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Brown Derby as Andrew Scott-Erskine
- Phillip Locke as Vashrevsky
- Joanna Tope as Julia
- James Fleet as Ian
- Derek Anders as Cemetery superintendent
- Chris Connor as Waxworks attendant
- Illusions
- Dr Karl Bruckner has been brought over from East Germany to work for the department and finds himself the centre of a power struggle.
- cast
- James Hazeldine as Tom Crane
- Louise Jameson as Anne Reynolds
- John Carlise as Roy Martindale
- Brown Derby as Andrew Scott-Erskine
- Frederick Jaeger as Raglan
- Edith MacArthur as Mrs Arden
- John Gabriel as Dr Karl Bruckner
- Paul Kermuck as Watson
- Raymond Boyd as Rossiter
- Willie Joss as Night clerk
- John Young as Man in Whitehall
- PRODUCTION CREDITS
- Series created by Jack Gerson
- Music composed by Anthony Isaac
- Lighting David Ogle
- Script-editor Maggie Allen
- Director George Gallaccio
- BOOK
- The Omega Factor by Jack Gerson [1979]
The Omega Factor is a stunning new thriller based on a BBC-1 TV series, which explores the eerie world of the occult and the paranormal.
the Omega Factor is about the mysteries behind the seeming normality of everday modern life; the night and darkness of human experience.
The Omega Factor will apeal to the nervous child in us all, determined to conquer fear and find out what is hidden inside a darkened room.
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