John (Tomorrow People)
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John is a fictional character
from the British
television
series The Tomorrow People
. John's first appearance is in "The Slaves of Jedikiah", and appeared in every episode until the series ended. John is portrayed by Nicholas Young.
, with some help from the Galactic Council. John was the first Tomorrow Person to "breakout" and had no guidance through the process.
and Kenny
, John had been monitoring Stephen
, as he had been unconsciously tuning into their thoughts, via his telepathy
. After Stephen collapses and is taken to hospital
, John gets TIM to communicate with the medical computer to find out which hospital he was taken to. When TIM tells them he sends Carol to talk to Stephen while he stays in The Lab. When he later loses contact with Carol, he jaunts to the hospital and finds her unconscious
in the floor. He picks her up and TIM jaunts them both back to The Lab. Back at The Lab, Carol explains that Stephen has been kidnapped and shows John an amulet she managed to get from one of the men who took him. John tells Kenny he should try using his telepathic abilities to communicate with the amulet, and try to find out more about its origins. While Kenny is on Tower Bridge
trying to talk to the amulet, he accidentally drops it into the Thames
. The three Tomorrow People soon discover where Jedikiah is holding Stephen and jaunt to the house to help him. They jaunt into the house and rescue Stephen. As the other Tomorrow People go back home John leaves Stephen in The Lab to rest as he goes to Stephen's mother to explain what has happened to Stephen.
The next morning John is visited by a distraught Carol, who tells him she feels something is wrong. She told him that something must be wrong with TIM as she had to jaunt small distances to get to John's house. John and Carol jaunt their way back to The Lab, they see some kind of device and thinking it's a trap jaunt out. The device explodes and they are trapped in hyperspace
. After a few minutes they both begin to feel sleepy, then Carol notices John's arm has started to disappear. John explains that hyperspace is trying to reject them because they don't belong there. Meanwhile Kenny and Stephen manage to get them back, but Jedikiah kidnaps Kenny.
by the Cyclops. They jaunt back to the house where Stephen was kept to look for Kenny. While inside they hear a strange ticking sound and John investigates. He says that the ticking is from a timing device and orders Carol and Stephen to jaunt out, and the bomb goes off. Back at The Lab, they are contacted by the Cyclops with co-ordinates to transport to. John and Stephen jaunt up to the spaceship, leaving Carol behind. When they arrive they find themselves trapped in a force field. TIM jaunts Carol up to the ship, to different co-ordinates. She shoots Jedikiah with her stun gun, and he damages part of the ship. John and Stephen are freed from the force field, they find Carol and go looking for Kenny. They free Kenny and he tells them that Ginge and Lefty were tricked by Jedikiah into capturing him, and that they are now on their side. The Tomorrow People meet the Cyclops, who informs them that he needs Telepaths to control his ship. John helps the Cyclops by jaunting him home, and the rest manage to escape the exploding ship, leaving Jedikiah onboard.
, he possesses various psychic abilities. The primary powers of all Telepaths are "jaunting
", the ability to instantaneously transport oneself from one place to another, telepathy
, the ability to read the minds of other Tomorrow People and telekinesis, the ability to move objects with the power of the mind. Telepaths can also use their teleportation abilities to teleport other inanimate objects. A barrier which exists in the minds of all Telepaths, The Prime Barrier, prevents them from deliberately killing any living organism.
Fictional character
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from the British
United Kingdom
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television
Television
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series The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People is a British children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran between 1973 and 1979. The series was re-imagined in 1992, Roger Price acting as executive producer...
. John's first appearance is in "The Slaves of Jedikiah", and appeared in every episode until the series ended. John is portrayed by Nicholas Young.
Overview
John is 17 and the leader of the Tomorrow People. He is an inventor and scientist. He built The Lab and the biological computer, TIMTIM (Tomorrow People)
TIM is a fictional character from the British 1970s television series The Tomorrow People. His first appearance is in "The Slaves of Jedikiah", and appeared in every episode until the series ended. TIM is voiced by Philip Gilbert. Gilbert revived the character in the Tomorrow People audio series...
, with some help from the Galactic Council. John was the first Tomorrow Person to "breakout" and had no guidance through the process.
Helping Stephen
Along with CarolCarol (Tomorrow People)
Carol is a fictional character from the British television series The Tomorrow People. Her first appearance is in "The Slaves of Jedikiah", and last appears in The Vanishing Earth: Part 4. Carol is portrayed by Sammie Winmill.-Overview:...
and Kenny
Kenny (Tomorrow People)
Kenny is a fictional character from the British television series The Tomorrow People. His first appearance is in "The Slaves of Jedikiah", and last appears in The Vanishing Earth, Part 4. Kenny is portrayed by Stephen Salmon...
, John had been monitoring Stephen
Stephen (Tomorrow People)
Stephen Jameson is a fictional character from the British television series The Tomorrow People. Stephen's first appearance is in "The Slaves of Jedikiah", and last appeared in Into the Unknown, Part 4: The Circle...
, as he had been unconsciously tuning into their thoughts, via his telepathy
Telepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
. After Stephen collapses and is taken to hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
, John gets TIM to communicate with the medical computer to find out which hospital he was taken to. When TIM tells them he sends Carol to talk to Stephen while he stays in The Lab. When he later loses contact with Carol, he jaunts to the hospital and finds her unconscious
Unconsciousness
Unconsciousness is the condition of being not conscious—in a mental state that involves complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli. Being in a comatose state or coma is a type of unconsciousness. Fainting due to a drop in blood pressure and a...
in the floor. He picks her up and TIM jaunts them both back to The Lab. Back at The Lab, Carol explains that Stephen has been kidnapped and shows John an amulet she managed to get from one of the men who took him. John tells Kenny he should try using his telepathic abilities to communicate with the amulet, and try to find out more about its origins. While Kenny is on Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name...
trying to talk to the amulet, he accidentally drops it into the Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
. The three Tomorrow People soon discover where Jedikiah is holding Stephen and jaunt to the house to help him. They jaunt into the house and rescue Stephen. As the other Tomorrow People go back home John leaves Stephen in The Lab to rest as he goes to Stephen's mother to explain what has happened to Stephen.
The next morning John is visited by a distraught Carol, who tells him she feels something is wrong. She told him that something must be wrong with TIM as she had to jaunt small distances to get to John's house. John and Carol jaunt their way back to The Lab, they see some kind of device and thinking it's a trap jaunt out. The device explodes and they are trapped in hyperspace
Hyperspace (science fiction)
Hyperspace is a plot device sometimes used in science fiction. It is typically described as an alternative region of space co-existing with our own universe which may be entered using an energy field or other device...
. After a few minutes they both begin to feel sleepy, then Carol notices John's arm has started to disappear. John explains that hyperspace is trying to reject them because they don't belong there. Meanwhile Kenny and Stephen manage to get them back, but Jedikiah kidnaps Kenny.
Saving Kenny
John, Carol and Stephen use the mind link to find out who switched TIM off the night before. They find out that Stephen had been hynotisedHypnosis
Hypnosis is "a trance state characterized by extreme suggestibility, relaxation and heightened imagination."It is a mental state or imaginative role-enactment . It is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a long series of preliminary...
by the Cyclops. They jaunt back to the house where Stephen was kept to look for Kenny. While inside they hear a strange ticking sound and John investigates. He says that the ticking is from a timing device and orders Carol and Stephen to jaunt out, and the bomb goes off. Back at The Lab, they are contacted by the Cyclops with co-ordinates to transport to. John and Stephen jaunt up to the spaceship, leaving Carol behind. When they arrive they find themselves trapped in a force field. TIM jaunts Carol up to the ship, to different co-ordinates. She shoots Jedikiah with her stun gun, and he damages part of the ship. John and Stephen are freed from the force field, they find Carol and go looking for Kenny. They free Kenny and he tells them that Ginge and Lefty were tricked by Jedikiah into capturing him, and that they are now on their side. The Tomorrow People meet the Cyclops, who informs them that he needs Telepaths to control his ship. John helps the Cyclops by jaunting him home, and the rest manage to escape the exploding ship, leaving Jedikiah onboard.
Powers and abilities
As John is a Tomorrow Person, the next step in human evolutionHuman evolution
Human evolution refers to the evolutionary history of the genus Homo, including the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species and as a unique category of hominids and mammals...
, he possesses various psychic abilities. The primary powers of all Telepaths are "jaunting
Teleportation
Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
", the ability to instantaneously transport oneself from one place to another, telepathy
Telepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
, the ability to read the minds of other Tomorrow People and telekinesis, the ability to move objects with the power of the mind. Telepaths can also use their teleportation abilities to teleport other inanimate objects. A barrier which exists in the minds of all Telepaths, The Prime Barrier, prevents them from deliberately killing any living organism.