Andra
Encyclopedia
Andra is a 1971 science fiction
novel, the first novel by English
writer Louise Lawrence
. The book was set 2000 years from now, after the world was destroyed by war leaving the earth knocked off its rotation and the ground above to become a desolate frozen wasteland with everyone that survived living below the ground in underground cities.
The main story revolves around Andra, a teenage girl who has a terrible accident and has to have a brain graft operation to survive. However, the only donor available was a young man that lived and died in 1987. After the operation her life is totally changed; she becomes a rebel, fighting against the rigid laws that rule society underground in Sub City One and the totalitarian authority that rules over life and death of any individual.
The book was adapted into an Australian children's program in 1976 (8 x 30 minute episodes). Despite the television series, the book was not intended for child audiences. ABC Television retains some copies of each series - on film - in its archives.
The Andra TV series is unique amongst such shows as to have been created on such as small budget that in the background, in crowd scenes, the 'crowd' is actually made up of store clothing dummies. The sets, instead of containing items of furniture, or other articles, are large white blocks piled up on each other.
Writers:
Release Date: 8 September 1976 (Australia)
Science fiction
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novel, the first novel by English
English people
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writer Louise Lawrence
Louise Lawrence
Elizabeth Holden, better known by her pen name Louise Lawrence, is an English science fiction author, acclaimed during the 1970s and 1980s. She has been classified as a writer for young adults, though due to the content of her books some have disagreed....
. The book was set 2000 years from now, after the world was destroyed by war leaving the earth knocked off its rotation and the ground above to become a desolate frozen wasteland with everyone that survived living below the ground in underground cities.
The main story revolves around Andra, a teenage girl who has a terrible accident and has to have a brain graft operation to survive. However, the only donor available was a young man that lived and died in 1987. After the operation her life is totally changed; she becomes a rebel, fighting against the rigid laws that rule society underground in Sub City One and the totalitarian authority that rules over life and death of any individual.
The book was adapted into an Australian children's program in 1976 (8 x 30 minute episodes). Despite the television series, the book was not intended for child audiences. ABC Television retains some copies of each series - on film - in its archives.
The Andra TV series is unique amongst such shows as to have been created on such as small budget that in the background, in crowd scenes, the 'crowd' is actually made up of store clothing dummies. The sets, instead of containing items of furniture, or other articles, are large white blocks piled up on each other.
Crew
Directors:- Mark Callen & John Gauci
Writers:
- Louise Lawrence (novel)
- Eugene Lumbers (writer)
Release Date: 8 September 1976 (Australia)
Cast
(Series Credited cast):- Lisa Peers: Andra
- Robert Hewett: Syrd
- Jonathan Hardy: Shenlyn
- Bruce Kerr: Lazcaux
- Suzanne Dudley: Cromer