Welcome
to the Official Timeslip Website - dedicated to the classic 1970
Sci-Series!
Members of the original cast and crew of TIMESLIP
were re-united at a special party on Sunday 2nd February
2003 to celebrate the creation of an all-new website
dedicated to the classic seventies adventure series.
Many of the show's main stars were in attendance. These included
Spencer Banks and Cheryl Burfield
(who played teenagers, Simon and Liz) along with Cheryl's screen
parents Iris Russell (Jean) and Derek
Benfield (Frank). They were also joined by David
Graham who played Controller 2957 (an older version of
Simon) and Teri and Lesley Scoble
who played Miss Stebbins/Alpha 16 and Alpha 17. From the production
side, the show's creator and script-editor, Ruth Boswell
(who hosted the reunion) was reunited with other members of the
production team who included John Cooper (the
producer), Bruce Stewart (the writer) and Ron
Francis (one of three directors for the series). In many
cases, people hadn't seen each other since the series wrapped
over three decades ago. Sadly missing from the event was Denis
Quilley who played the villain of the piece, Commander
Traynor. Althoughlooking forward to attending, he was unable to
make it due to ill health and all the gathered cast and crew signed
a 'Get Well Soon' card to pass on to him!
The ground-breaking twenty-six part serial was
originally broadcast on ITV in 1970 and, although repeated a few
years later, has rarely been seen outside of SF conventions and
archive video releases. However, Timeslip remains
very much a part of the childhood memories of those who watched
it. (Ask anyone over the age of thirty-five!)
More details about the series in general (as well as some interesting
titbits even fans may not be aware of) can be found on the website
in the faqs and trivia section.
The special reunion was sparked off by the creators of a new
website dedicated to Timeslip who managed to
track down most of the cast and crew during their reasearch. The
site is officially sanctioned by the current owners of the Timeslip
episodes, Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd and
gives the fondly remembered series a much needed voice on the
world wide web.
It currently features an extensivley illustrated episode guide,
a who's who of the featured cast along with new articles on the
series' production and spin-offs. These include a specially written
piece by actor Spencer Banks about his memories
of working on the series when he was fifteen years old. Says Spencer,
"Timeslip was a very special time. It produced a body of
work that is still remembered, has provoked many happy memories
and produced a life-long friendship. I will always remain proud
of our contribution to the programme."
Spencer is thrilled by the efforts to create the website. He
said, "The Timeslip website has been built with great
care and attention to detail. Steve Hardy and the team are to
be congratulated on producing a very professional site. The opportunity
to revisit a body of work, which still holds many fond memories,
has been a real pleasure.”
The website will feature many updates over the next year or so
and maybe, one or two surprises sure to please
the many children of the seventies who grew up wary of global
warming, genetic engineering, laser tracking systems, cloning
and scientific progress in general, thanks to
the unique foresight of Timeslip!
http://www.timeslip.org.uk
For further information on the series and the website together
with other feature opportunites, please contact Steve
Hardy at steve@timeslip.org.uk
Photo Coverage Examples
Spencer Banks (wearing his original ‘Simon’ glasses’)
&
Cheryl Burfield
Cheryl & her TIMESLIP screen parents, Derek Benfield
and Iris Russell
(Higher res j-pegs also available for press coverage only.
Please contact steve@timeslip.org.uk)
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