'The Time of the Ice Box' (6 Parts) by Bruce Stewart

Liz and Simon leave the naval base in World War II and attempt to return to the present via the time barrier; however, they instead arrive in the freezing, snowy wastes of the Antarctic in the year 1990. After passing out from the cold, they are rescued by personnel from an underground research base named The Ice Box, run by a man named Morgan Devereux. Liz and Simon meet scientists Doctor Bukov, Doctor Edith Joynton, and Jean Skinner, who is investigating her telepathic powers. After the two children also encounter Beth Skinner, Liz’s cold and arrogant future self, they decide to leave, and manage to use the barrier to return to 1970. However, they are both soon convinced into returning to 1990 by Commander Traynor, who wants to discover what developments are being researched in the future, particularly a longevity drug called HA57, which the scientists are testing on themselves. Traynor also reveals that he knew Devereux, and that he supposedly died in 1969. Liz and Simon return toThe Ice Box, and learn from Jean that when she and Frank lost their home in the late 1970's, Liz took an intelligence enhancement course which altered her entire personality; she changed her name to Beth and then suggested that they go to The Ice Box. While Liz tries to discover what has happened to her father, Simon learns that Devereux is actually an experimental clone. However, he has become unstable and is now suffering from blackouts - and his mental link with the base computer may result in the destruction of The Ice Box and everyone in it…


Cheryl Burfield (Liz Skinner), Spencer Banks (Simon Randall), Derek Benfield (Frank Skinner), Iris Russell (Jean Skinner), Denis Quilley (Commander Traynor), John Barron (Devereaux), Mary Preston (Beth Skinner), Peggy Thorpe-Bates (Doctor Edith Joynton), John Barcroft (Doctor Bukov), Robert Oates (Larry)

Directed by Peter Jeffries
Produced by John Cooper

TX:
Part 1 - 9th November 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 2 - 16th November 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 3 - 23rd November 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 4 - 30th November 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 5 - 7th December 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm
Part 6 - 14th December 1970 @ 5.15 pm - 5.50 pm

Notes:
*Featuring Liz Skinner and Simon Randall

*Parts 1-5 only exist as 16mm black-and-white telerecordings; part 6 exists on colour 2” videotape