By Rich Cross Last updated on 21 September 2026, 04:59:30
Recalling key dates in the history of Survivors
The next seven days in Survivors
23 September 194977 years ago Cast Birth of Celia Gregory (Ruth Anderson, S2)
26 September 20233 years ago Audio Release of Survivors: New Dawn 4, a new and original three-part audio drama, released by Big Finish, set more than two decades on from The Death - the last Survivors audio to be produced by Big Finish
28 September 193096 years ago Crew Birth of Terence (Terry) Dudley, producer of Survivors and scriptwriter of series three opener Manhunt
Earlier this month in Survivors
1 September 200125 years ago Location trip The third day of a four day Survivors location trip saw fans visit Ffrwdgrech House (Sloton Spencer), Penoyre House (the Toll Bar), and the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal whilst abiding by the restrictions in place due to the Foot & Mouth outbreak
2 September 200125 years ago Location trip The last day of a four day Survivors location trip allowed fans to visit some favourite series one sites, including the Hole-in-the-Wall bridge, Brockhampton Court (Waterhouse) and its surroundings, Clencher's Mill ford and Great Malvern station (Brimpsfield)
6 September 199333 years ago VHS Official release date for volumes three (1.5 and 1.6) and four (1.7 and 1.8) of the VHS release of series one of Survivors by BBC Enterprises
6 September 199729 years ago Location trip Second ever organised fan location visit (a 'Reunion') gathered at Midsummer Hill in Herefordshire to spend a day visiting Survivors filming locations, including a return to Hampton Court
7 September 199630 years ago Location trip First ever organised fan location visit (which came to be known as Reunions) gathered in Herefordshire to visit Survivors filming locations, including Hampton Court
8 September 200818 years ago Cast Death of Celia Gregory (Ruth Anderson, S2), aged 58
15 September 20215 years ago Cast Death of Robert Fyfe (Phillipson, Gone Away, S1) aged 90
19 September 20215 years ago Cast Death of Morris Perry (Dr Richard Fenton, Mad Dog), aged 96
Cite this web page
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Cross, R. (2025). 'Survivors: on this day,' [online] Survivors: A World Away, 10 April. Available at: https://smd.urko.org.uk/a-world-away/Survivors_on_this_day.php. Accessed on: 21 September 2026.
Survivors is a 38-episode, three series British post-apocalyptic TV series, created by Terry Nation, and first shown on BBC 1 between 1975 and 1977
Two Survivors novel were published in the UK, USA and Italy in the seventies: Terry Nation's part-novelisation of the first TV series Survivors was published in 1976; with John Eyers' original follow-up Genesis of a Hero appearing the following year
A 12-episode, two series remake of Survivors was broadcast on BBC One between 2008 and 2010
A 36-episode, nine series run of new and original Survivors audio adventures, set in the time and place of the original programme, were released by Big Finish between 2014 and 2019
Terry Nation's Survivors novel was released as an audiobook, voiced by Carolyn Seymour, in 2014
Genesis of a Hero was reprinted and republished as a paperback and as a Kindle title in 2015
A sequel to Genesis of a Hero, entitled Survivors: Salvation, was published in February 2021
A six-episode original audio drama, Survivors: New Dawn, set two decades on from The Death was released in two three story box sets by Big Finish in November 2021 and February 2022
Pete Wallbank
ILLUSTRATOR AND ARTIST Pete Wallbank designed the covers for the Sovereign Video VHS release of series one of Survivors.
THE RESPECTED CHARACTER actor Morris Perry, who died on 19 September 2021 at the age of 96, enjoyed a long and diverse career on television and on the stage.
A BRAND NEW documentary on Survivors first aired on BBC4 on Tuesday 5 December 2006 at 8.30pm as part of a series of programmes celebrating the history of British literary and small-screen science fiction.
SEVERAL MEMORABLE SERIES ONE Survivors' filming locations inside Hampton Court are now accessible to visitors to the Herefordshire stately home and its grounds, as part of a series of welcome enhancements to the popular Herefordshire tourist attraction.
