The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People is the title of a British children's science fiction television series, produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, which initially ran for a total of eight seasons from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979.

The series centres around a group of young people, the titular 'Tomorrow People', who are considered as forerunners of the next evolution of the human race (homo superior), and who possess special powers such as telepathy, telekinesis and, with the help of technology, teleportation, known among the youngsters as 'jaunting', which allows them to travel both in space and time.

The group is led by the elder male member John, with female Carol, plus Kenny, the youngest member, joined by Stephen during from season one, episode one. They also receive information and instructions from a super-computer known as 'TIM' who also has a human speaking voice. The Tomorrow People operate in secrecy with their base, 'The Lab' which houses TIM and the 'jaunting' pad, being in a disused London Underground station.

Tomorrow People

 * Nicholas Young as John - founder member and eldest of the Tomorrow People. (S1-S8)
 * Philip Gilbert (voice) as TIM - artificial intelligence and speaking computer aiding the Tomorrow People (S1-S8)
 * Sammie Winmill as Carol - original member (S1 only)
 * Stephen Salmon as Kenny - youngest member (S1 only)
 * Peter Vaughan-Clarke as Steven - his 'breaking out' serves as the introduction to the series and its characters and their powers. (S1-S4)
 * Elizabeth M'Bondo as Elizabeth - a school teacher and colleague of John. She replaces Carol. (S2-S5, S7-S8)
 * Dean Lawrence as Tyso Boswell - a young boy of gypsy origin (S3 -S4)
 * Mike Holoway as 'Cockney' Mike. (S4-S8)
 * Misako Koba as Hsui Tai. Female homo superior of Japanese origin.(S6-S8)
 * Nigel Rhodes as Andrew. Scottish, 14-years old. (S7-S8)

Scrapbook

 * The Tomorrow People was featured in the weekly TV magazine Look-In via regular features on the actors/characters and new series, and later by a comic strip adventure.

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1992 revival
In the early 1990s The Tomorrow People was revived for a new run on ITV, which began on 18 November 1992 and ran for three seasons ending on 08 March 1995. The show was very different from the 1970s original although still centred on a group of young 'superior' humans striving to protect themselves and the human race.

US series (2013)
The third television series of The Tomorrow People began airing on the CW Television Network during the 2013–14 American television season and was another "reboot" of the original series concept.