Short lived adventure series based on the novel and hit 1976 feature film.
\nSet in a post apocalyptic future, civilisation exists in the “city of domes” a closeted civilisation unaware of anything out side of the dome. All aspects of society are controlled and the population kept in check by a voluntary euthanasia.
\nA crystal embedded in a persons palm at birth begins to flash upon them reaching their 30th birthday, or “last day” at which time they must submit to “carousel” a spectacular extermination ceremony where they believe they can achieve rebirth. There is an underground group however , who believe that rebirth is just a myth and instead become “runners” to try and escape and instead find “sanctuary”. A mythical place outside the city where people can live in peace and grow old.
\nThese runners are pursued by the “sandmen”, the elite police force of this world, who’s main job is to terminate runners. Logan is a sandman, but he has been persuaded by Jessica to join her in her hunt for sanctuary. The 1976 movie featured Michael York and Jenny Agutter as Logan and Jessica while in the television series these roles were taken by Gregory Harrison and Heather Menzies.
\nWhile the concepts behind both series and film remained the same, the film largely dealt with Logan and Jessica’s escape from the “city of domes” while the series presented the opportunity to explore the outside world and encounters with other societies that had formed in the world outside the city. It is during one of their first encounters outside that Logan and Jessica meet Rem , an android, who was to become the third series regular played by Donald Moffat. The final regular of the TV cast was Randy Powell who played Francis a sandman and former partner of Logan, who would relentlessly pursue them throughout the series run.<\/p>\n