War of the Worlds Logo 'Among the Philistines'

by Patrick Barry
War of the Worlds Cast

"Don't you see? It's not just our problem. If we lose this war, we lose the entire planet."

Acting on a tip-off from General Wilson, Harrison, Ironhorse and a squad of soldiers set a trap for the aliens. The attempt is successful, and three invaders disguised as truck drivers are captured; however, much to Harrison’s frustration the creatures commit suicide before they can be taken in for questioning. When Harrison demands to know the source of the General’s information he is introduced to Doctor Adrian Bushard, a linguistics expert currently engaged in studying the language patterns of dolphins; it seems that Adrian detected the aliens’ transmissions, and used his knowledge to determine links to various thefts and murders committed by the invaders. Realising that Adrian could help them decode the aliens’ messages, Harrison and his team decide to join forces with him; together they make good progress, until the extraterrestrial signals prove too much for Adrian’s computer, causing it to overload. Harrison elects take Adrian back to the Cottage so that they can use the Blackwood project’s supercomputer; the scientist’s work proves to be a valuable contribution to the project - but can Adrian really be trusted...?

Jared Martin (Doctor Harrison Blackwood), Lynda Mason Green (Doctor Suzanne McCullough), Richard Chaves (Colonel Paul Ironhorse), Philip Akin (Norton Drake), David Calderisi (Advocate #1), Corinne Conley (Mrs. Pennyworth), Ilse von Glatz (Advocate #2) , Cedric Smith (Doctor Adrian Bushard), Rachel Blanchard (Debi), Larry Reynolds (Kensington), Gregory Cross (Chubs), Cliff Woolner (Alien Trucker), Richard Beach (Alien Driver), Clyde Whitham (Soldier)

Directed by William Fruet
Produced by Herbert Wright and Jonathan Hackett
Executive Producer Greg Strangis


TX (US): 9th January 1989

Notes:
*Featuring Doctor Harrison Blackwood, Doctor Suzanne McCullough, Norton Drake and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ironhorse