British Invaders 92: Eleventh Hour (Part 1)
February 20, 2011 1 Comment
Eleventh Hour was about Professor Ian Hood and his bodyguard Rachel Young investigating modern science. The 2006 series covered cloning, climate change, virulent diseases and more. It starred Patrick Stewart. Was science fiction or science-based fiction?
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