A blurb about Koch Vision set of The Omega Factor-The Complete Series: Department 7 is the top-secret branch of the British government mandated to investigate the supernatural and explore the unexplained. Led by Roy Martindale and Dr. Anne Reynolds with the help of Tom Crane, a journalist with developed psychic abilities-the team confronts bizarre and terrifying situations to fulfill their mission…the discovery of The Omega Factor. One of the BBC’s most powerful and controversial science fiction series, The Omega Factor was a primary influence behind some of the most popular series that followed.
I came across this series from a friend years ago that said I would like this but it is a different kind of series. He was right! The Omega Factor was a very rare series to find. It only played once in England and one time at a PBS station in Houston, Texas back in the early 1980’s. It hasn’t been seen since. When you did find a copy to watch it was many generations down and almost unwatchable. Now for the first time they can be watched a lot clearer!
The show was filmed entirely in Scotland and all on videotape except for the opening credits. The music is quite haunting. The show co-star a companion from the BBC Doctor Who series, Leela played by Louise Jameson. In this she plays Dr Anne Reynolds. The controversial part of the series was that the show was shown in prime time and the show dealt with some adult matters with demons of the mind, people catching on fire and mind control that upset Mary Whitehouse who was at that time a crusader for family television. The series lasted 10 episodes but never went to a second series. The episodes have been kept safely in the BBC Vaults and were not purged during the 70’s like so many other of the BBC shows ended up.
VIDEO
The video quality is very good! The original videotapes were in great enough shape that restoration was not necessary. They are of quality that the BBC had at the time.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. Is also in Mono but very clear!
Disc 1- 1. “The Undiscovered Country”
2. “Visitations”
3. “Night Games”
4. “After-Image”
Disc 2- 1. “Power Of Darkness”*
2. “Child’s Play”
3. “St. Anthony’s Fire”
Disc 3- 1. “Out Of Body, Out Of Mind”
2. “Double Vision”
3. “Illusions”
Extras
Disc 1: None
Disc 2: Audio Commentary on Power Of Darkness
Disc 3: Inside the Omega Factor-Documentary (24:10)
Photo Gallery-Moving pictures with theme music (0:41)
Verdict
A thinking person’s show. Well acted. Very creepy and different! Absolutely worth the buy to get this rare BBC series.
Rating; ****!
I came across this series from a friend years ago that said I would like this but it is a different kind of series. He was right! The Omega Factor was a very rare series to find. It only played once in England and one time at a PBS station in Houston, Texas back in the early 1980’s. It hasn’t been seen since. When you did find a copy to watch it was many generations down and almost unwatchable. Now for the first time they can be watched a lot clearer!
The show was filmed entirely in Scotland and all on videotape except for the opening credits. The music is quite haunting. The show co-star a companion from the BBC Doctor Who series, Leela played by Louise Jameson. In this she plays Dr Anne Reynolds. The controversial part of the series was that the show was shown in prime time and the show dealt with some adult matters with demons of the mind, people catching on fire and mind control that upset Mary Whitehouse who was at that time a crusader for family television. The series lasted 10 episodes but never went to a second series. The episodes have been kept safely in the BBC Vaults and were not purged during the 70’s like so many other of the BBC shows ended up.
VIDEO
The video quality is very good! The original videotapes were in great enough shape that restoration was not necessary. They are of quality that the BBC had at the time.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. Is also in Mono but very clear!
Disc 1- 1. “The Undiscovered Country”
2. “Visitations”
3. “Night Games”
4. “After-Image”
Disc 2- 1. “Power Of Darkness”*
2. “Child’s Play”
3. “St. Anthony’s Fire”
Disc 3- 1. “Out Of Body, Out Of Mind”
2. “Double Vision”
3. “Illusions”
Extras
Disc 1: None
Disc 2: Audio Commentary on Power Of Darkness
Disc 3: Inside the Omega Factor-Documentary (24:10)
Photo Gallery-Moving pictures with theme music (0:41)
Verdict
A thinking person’s show. Well acted. Very creepy and different! Absolutely worth the buy to get this rare BBC series.
Rating; ****!
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