Eve is a British children's

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series starring

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that follows the adventures of a

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, a female android, named Eve (also known as ''Project Eternity'') living with a family in

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, trying to make sense of human life as a teenage girl. Written by children's writer Emma Reeves, ''Eve'' was co-created with David Chikwe,

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of Blacklisted Films. ''Eve'' launched on

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on 5 January 2015 with its 13-episode first series occupying a Monday afternoon slot in the channel's schedule. This was later followed by special airing on Christmas Day 2015. A 12-episode second series followed in 2016. The third series was first confirmed by a post on Poppy Lee Friar's Instagram account and began airing on 19 October 2016 and concluded on 14 December 2016.

Cast

Main

as Eve, the main protagonist of the series. Eve is a newly-awakened gynoid whose appearance is based on Helen, the deceased twin sister of Eve’s “mother”, Mary Douglas, as she appeared during the 1970s. In public she assumes the guise of Will's cousin from the

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. Eve is socially inept and often unaware of the many dangers she often finds herself in, but with help from her adopted family she learns to pass for a human and decide her own course. *Oliver Woollford as Will Clarke, a teenage boy who awakened Eve and Dr. Clarke's son. He develops a strong relationship with Eve and holds a fierce desire to protect her, even at the cost of his own safety though his stubbornness often brings him into conflict with his family and friends. * Eubha Akilade as Lily Watson, a genius teenage girl and socially awkward

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who is Will's best friend. She also forms a close friendship with Eve and despite occasional jealousy, is both fascinated by and protective of the often ignorant gynoid. *Elijah Ayité as Abe Watson, Lily's acquisitive little brother who affectionately refers to Eve as "Robo Girl". Though a constant annoyance to Will and Lily and largely unaware or uninterested in ethics or empathy, he actually cares deeply for Eve and maintains a moral code. * Ben Cartwright as Dr. Nick Clarke *Rhona Croker as Dr. Katherine Calvin, the central antagonist of the first season; a brilliant but highly contemptuous and ambitious scientist and manager of Calimov Systems. She usually holds Nick and his family in little regard. *

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as Mary Douglas, the

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main antagonist of the series and Eve's creator. She believes humans are good only for death and destruction and thus seeks to replace them with a species of

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that will eventually shape the future of the entire

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Recurring

* Shonagh Price as Maddy Watson * Richie Campbell as Viv Watson *Jenny Bede as Rebecca Clarke *Ellie Grainger as KT *

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as Michael Hoffman *Michael Wildman as Lord Hoffman *Peter Collins as Mr Gwenlan *Rory Barraclough as Chris *Paksie Vernon as Laurie *Chris Hegarty as Cain *Billy Ashworth as Zac and Adam

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* * {{IMDb title, 3904962, Eve Androids in television 2010s British children's television series 2015 British television series debuts 2016 British television series endings BBC children's television shows British children's drama television series British children's science fiction television series Fictional androids Television series about teenagers Transhumanism in television series