Back in the 1970s I used to watch a British Sci-fi show on the CBC called The Tomorrow People, and I remember enjoying it at the time. Produced by ITV on a very tight budget, like most non-American shows, this young people's show ran from 1973 to 1979.Like the original Doctor Who series, which was running at the same time, The Tomorrow people was recorded utilizing the studio multiple camera live-to-tape method. This allowed economical electronic chroma-key (or CSO, "Colour Separation Overlay", as the Brits would say) to be used to facilitate any visual effects. More important, however, were the scripts, and I remember the stories were well told.
Youtube has a video of the freaky opening and closing credits (and catchy theme tune)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez4o1ujOPI
There is also a complete episode...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScsT0nvvjnA&feature=related
... How come the CBC never got this creative? (Secret: I know why, as a friend of mine worked for years and years in the Toronto television business; The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is an old boys club where "creativity" is not a key word, and one with a great ability to remain conventional.)
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