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,'' which was written and directed by

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. It ignored the 1976 film sequel ''

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''.

Synopsis

Security Chief John Moore of the

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Corporation has to stop the evil scientist Simon Quaid, who is planning to use the robots in Delos to try to take over the world.

Cast

* Jim McMullan as John Moore * James Wainwright as Simon Quaid *

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as Pamela Williams * William Jordan as Joseph Oppenheimer * Severn Darden as Foley * Nancy Harewood as Roberta * Judith Chapman as Laura Garvey (pilot only)

Broadcast and reception

The series was nominated for two

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s (Outstanding Achievement in Makeup and Outstanding Art Direction For a Series), though only five episodes were produced. Only three of these episodes aired by CBS before cancellation. In the United Kingdom all five episodes were shown by some ITV regions separately, starting with

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, which aired the first four episodes between August 2 and 23, 1980 in an early-evening slot, but delayed the fifth until a morning slot on January 7, 1981. Across the nine regions which showed the "full" series, many showed episodes 2–5 in differing random orders, and only Yorkshire Television showed them more than once. Ulster Television only showed two episodes, six months apart.

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aired all five episodes in an early afternoon slot during the summer of 1982.

Home media

On July 29, 2014,

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released the complete series on DVD-R in Region 1 via their

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manufactured-on-demand service.

List of episodes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Westworld 1980 American television series debuts 1980 American television series endings 1980s American science fiction television series CBS original programming Television series about robots Live action television shows based on films Television shows based on works by Michael Crichton Television series by MGM Television Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television shows set in Seattle {{sf-tv-stub