Earth Warp

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Earth Warp
Format Children's Educational
Country of origin UK
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 10
Broadcast
Original channel BBC
Original airing 1994

Earth Warp is a story produced by the BBC as part of their Look and Read programme. It originally aired between January and March in 1994. The story was 10 episodes long and focused heavily on pollution.

[edit] Story

One hundred years ago, Aliens sent a probe to Earth. The purpose of this probe was to monitor the pollution levels of the Earth.

One day the probe surfaces and detects a high pollution level and signals the aliens. A plump little alien, called Ollie, comes to investigate the town of Southbeach because of the probe. The town is also suffering from a mysterious illness found in the children. The local children befriend Ollie, who informs them that the pollution in Earth's atmosphere is causing things created by his species - like the probe - to malfunction. He also informs them that the malfunctioning probe is going to explode and blow the town up.

[edit] Characters

  • Ollie

A plump little alien, from Mars, who comes to Earth to investigate after receiving a signal from the probe his species sent. He has the ability to turn invisible and has a mysterious ball which can be used to cure the illness.

  • Martin

One of the three friends who are amongst the first to encounter Ollie. His mother owns a hotel which is doing badly due to the mysterious illness. During the series he briefly betrays Ollie to try and save the hotel.

  • Amina

One of the three friends who are amongst the first to encounter Ollie. During their investigation into the pollution, she gets sick. This is cured by Ollie using a mysterious ball.

  • Jenny

One of the three friends who are amongst the first to encounter Ollie.

  • Lowin

A reporter investigating the mysterious illness. He is the one who persuades Martin to betray Ollie.

  • Mr. Belcher

A factory owner dumping dangerous waste into the sea, and attempting to conceal this activity. He repeatedly attempts to buy the hotel from Martin's mother.

  • Ellie

The sister of Ollie, who comes to Earth during one episode to see her brother. She featured with a song entitled "I'm Ellie the sister of Ollie."

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Bob and Carol Look for Treasure • Len and the River Mob • The Boy from Space • Joe and the Sheep Rustlers • Cloud Burst • The King's Dragon • Sky Hunter • The Boy From Space (1980 version) • Dark Towers • Fair Ground! • Badger Girl • Geordie Racer • Through The Dragon's Eye • Sky Hunter II • Earth Warp • LRTV • Spywatch • Captain Crimson • The Legend of the Lost Keys • Zzaap and the Word Master • Spelling Strategies • Spelling with the Spellits • Shadow Play