Survivors: A World Away – news
The classic 1975-1977 post-apocalyptic BBC TV series Survivors
BIG FINISH IS offering price discounts on all the titles in its original Survivors audio range – to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the broadcast of the first ever episode of the TV series in April 1975.
The discounts, which are available through the Big Finish online store, will be available until 23:59 (UK time) on 22 April 2025.
For reviews of all episodes in Big Finish’s Survivors audio range, check out our comprehensive online guide.
IAN McCULLOCH (GREG Preston, Survivors) will be one of the guests at the Weekend of Horrors convention being held in Cologne on 2-3 August 2025.
McCulloch will be available for both photoshoots with fans and autographs, which can be purchased in advance. (Tickets for the event must be purchased separately.)
Also appearing at the event are Michael Ironside (Total Recall), Brett Wagner (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Ottaviano DellâAcqua (Zombi 2), Kenneth Cranham (Hellbound: Hellraiser II), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser) amongst many others – some of which are still to be confirmed.
In 1979, Ian played Dr. Peter Chandler in Marino Girolami’s Zombies Among Cannibals.
Ian McCulloch can be seen in three zombie splatter cult classics!
In 1980 things got even better: Lucio Fulci’s splatterfest Woodoo â The Horror Island of the Zombies followed.
Also released in 1980 was Luigi Cozziâs Contamination / Astaron â Brood of Terror starring Ian McCulloch!
We are very happy to have Ian McCulloch as our guest again!
— Weekend of Horrors
Weekend of Horrors
2-3 August 2025
The Hall Gate 2, Girlitzweg 30, 50829 Cologne, Germany
Advance tickets | Event website
WARP FILMS, THE Sheffield-based production company behind the acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence, has announced plans to produce a modern-day remake of the unflinching 1984 nuclear TV film Threads.
Acclaimed at the time for its “groundbreaking portrayal of a fictional apocalypse,” the BBC drama Threads presented a “harrowing depiction of life in nuclear war-era Britain,” following a nuclear strike on the United Kingdom, centering its story on the city of Sheffield.
Written by Barry Hines and directed by Mick Jackson, the apocalyptic drama starred Karen Meagher and Reece Dinsdale, and had an enormous impact on the millions of viewers who saw it when it was first broadcast – at the height of the 1980s nuclear Cold War stand-off between Russia and the United States.
Forty years after it was first shown, Threads is still widely recognised as the exemplar of contemporary nuclear dystopian TV drama.
“The original filmâs chilling account immerses viewers in the struggles of ordinary people facing unimaginable hardship,â Warp Films says. “This adaptation will explore prescient issues through rich, character-driven storytelling.”
Mark Herbert, the CEO of Warp Films, says: “Threads was, and remains, an unflinchingly honest drama that imagines the devastating effects of nuclear conflict on ordinary people. This story aligns perfectly with our ethos of telling powerful, grounded narratives that deeply connect with audiences.”
Reimagining this classic drama will give Warp Films “a unique opportunity to explore its modern relevance,â Herbert adds.
The planned production is not licensed to a particular broadcaster or TV platform, but reports suggest that production on the Threads remake will begin later in 2025, and be scheduled for broadcast in late 2026 or early 2027 – although this will depend on which TV network or service contracts the new series.
THE INTERIORS OF Hampton Court Castle in Herefordshire, the principal recording location used on the second half of the first series of Survivors, will no longer be accessible to visitors, as its owners pivot to focus exclusively on their wedding venue business.
For many years, Survivors fans have enjoyed the option to join a guided tour of the ground floor (and selected first floor locations) as day visitors to the Castle – by purchasing a combined garden and castle ticket.
When Hampton Court Castle closed for the winter break in 2024, there was no indication that it would not re-open as normal for its spring and summer season in 2025.
The timing of the change is particularly unfortunate as many fans are preparing to visit Survivors locations in Herefordshire this year – the fiftieth anniversary of the broadcast of the show’s first series back in 1975.
The location’s previous website has now been split in two, to create Hampton Castle (the wedding venue) and Hampton Gardens (the still-accessible gardens and grounds).
It is not yet clear what the change will mean for the plans – first announced in 2021 – to open âluxury holiday cottagesâ in the castle grounds.
The gardens will open to visitors on 12 April 2025 and remain open daily (10:30-17:00) until 28 September 2025.
The Orangery Cafe will still be open for refreshments, and the established trails through the gardens and grounds appear to be unchanged.
This site offers a fully-illustrated guide to the interior locations at Hampton Court used to record episodes of Survivors‘ first series – which are now no longer accessible to visitors.