The Terrornauts (1967) (DVD)

Doomwatch star Simon Oates takes the lead role in this cult '60s sci-fi gem, adapted from visionary author Murray Leinster's novel The Wailing Asteroid by fellow Hugo-award winner John Brunner. Also starring Bond girl Zena Marshall and featuring typically charismatic turns from Patricia Hayes and Charles Hawtrey, The Terrornauts is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. Joe Burke heads a radio telescope project at a British observatory, hoping to pick up signs of life from another planet
thus far, the team has reported no positive results. But just when the project is about to be cancelled, Burke discovers a faint signal - the same mysterious signal that intrigued and haunted him as a child - and decides to respond...