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  • Out of the Unknown The Midas Plague (Season 1, Episode 12)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Out of the Unknown

The Midas Plague (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

The Future is bright for most of society: robot labour and free energy make the creation of goods easy and automatic. But the disadvantaged of this Golden Age are those who have to stem the inexorable tide of robot-manufactured goods; they...See moreThe Future is bright for most of society: robot labour and free energy make the creation of goods easy and automatic. But the disadvantaged of this Golden Age are those who have to stem the inexorable tide of robot-manufactured goods; they are continually supplied with more things than they can possibly consume. Is there any way for a 'poor' man to get off this treadmill of consumption? Written by hutch48 See less
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Director
Writers
Troy Kennedy Martin (adaptation) (as Troy Kennedy-Martin) | Frederik Pohl (story)
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Status
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Updated Dec 20, 1965

Release date
Dec 20, 1965 (United Kingdom)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Graham Stark
Morrey Anderson Morrey Anderson   See fewer
Anne Lawson
Edwina Anderson Edwina Anderson   See fewer
Sydney Arnold
Prisoner Prisoner   See fewer
John Barron
Sir John Sir John   See fewer
Victor Brooks
Wainwright Wainwright   See fewer
A.J. Brown
Judge Judge   See fewer
Julian Curry
Edward Edward   See fewer
Richard Davies
First rebel First rebel   See fewer
Anthony Dawes
Henry 397121 Henry 397121   See fewer
Michael Earl
Police Robot Police Robot   See fewer
David Blake Kelly
Rebel Leader Rebel Leader   See fewer
Graham Lines
Gideon 20 Gideon 20   See fewer
David Nettheim
Analyst Analyst   See fewer
Robert Sidaway
George 31 George 31   See fewer
Pat Gorman
Man in Pub (uncredited) Man in Pub (uncredited)   See fewer
James Haswell
Man in Pub (uncredited) Man in Pub (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay McGrath
Man in Pub (uncredited) Man in Pub (uncredited)   See fewer
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