- Earth Warp
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show_name = Earth Warp
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country =UK
language = English
network =BBC
first_aired =1994
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num_episodes = 10
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tv_com_id ="Earth Warp" is a story produced by the
BBC as part of their "Look and Read " programme. It originally aired between January and March in 1994. The story was 10 episodes long and focused heavily on pollution.tory
One hundred years ago, Aliens sent a probe to
Earth . The purpose of this probe was to monitor thepollution levels of the Earth.One day the probe surfaces and detects a high pollution level and signals the aliens. A plump little alien, called Ollie, comes to investigate the town of Southbeach because of the probe. The town is also suffering from a mysterious illness found in the children. The local children befriend Ollie, who informs them that the pollution in Earth's atmosphere is causing things created by his species - like the probe - to malfunction. He also informs them that the malfunctioning probe is going to explode and blow the town up.
Characters
*OllieA plump little alien, from Mars, who comes to Earth to investigate after receiving a signal from the probe his species sent. He has the ability to turn invisible and has a mysterious ball which can be used to cure the illness.
*MartinOne of the three friends who are amongst the first to encounter Ollie. His mother owns a hotel which is doing badly due to the mysterious illness. During the series he briefly betrays Ollie to try and save the hotel.
*AminaOne of the three friends who are amongst the first to encounter Ollie. During their investigation into the pollution, she gets sick. This is cured by Ollie using a mysterious ball.
*JennyOne of the three friends who are amongst the first to encounter Ollie.
*LowinA reporter investigating the mysterious illness. He is the one who persuades Martin to betray Ollie.
*Mr. BelcherA factory owner dumping dangerous waste into the sea, and attempting to conceal this activity. He repeatedly attempts to buy the hotel from Martin's mother.
*EllieThe sister of Ollie, who comes to Earth during one episode to see her brother. She featured with a song entitled "I'm Ellie the sister of Ollie."
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