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The Best Episodes of Out of This World

Every episode of Out of This World ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Out of This World!

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Out of This World is a British science fiction anthology television series made by ABC Television and broadcast in 1962. A spin-off from the popular anthology series Armchair Theatre, each episode is introduced by actor

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Out of This World Season 1 Episode 8 - Pictures Don't Lie
    9.1/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Pictures Don't Lie

    S1:E8

    Radio researcher Nathen picks up signals coming from a spaceship hovering near Earth and succeeds in communicating with his 'opposite number' aboard the ship. Speech and pictures are received showing that the occupants are humanoid – and friendly. But can they trust us?

    Director:John Knight
    Writer:Bruce Stewart

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  2. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 3 - Little Lost Robot
    6.9/10(79 votes)

    #2 - Little Lost Robot

    S1:E3

    When a robot is expected to obey every command, what does it do when a technician tells it to 'get lost'?

    Director:Douglas James
    Writer:Leo Lehmann

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  3. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 1 - Dumb Martian
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Dumb Martian

    S1:E1

    An Earthman on a solo tour of duty on one of Jupiter's moons buys a Martian woman as a companion. He mistreats her, assuming her to be just a 'dumb Martian'. He learns, to his cost, that she has more intelligence than he gives her credit for.

    Director:Charles Jarrott
    Writer:Clive Exton

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  4. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 2 - The Yellow Pill
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - The Yellow Pill

    S1:E2

    Psychiatrist John Frame is asked by police to examine Michael Connor, who claims to have come from another time. Frame is startled when Connor demonstrates an extraordinary and intimate knowledge of Frame's private life.

    Director:Jonathan Alwyn
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  5. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 4 - Cold Equations
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Cold Equations

    S1:E4

    Lee Cross is a teenage stowaway on a rocket ship, hoping to see her brother on another planet. However, her extra mass was obviously unaccounted for, leaving the ship with not enough fuel to reach its destination.

    Director:Paul Bernard
    Writer:Clive Exton

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  6. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 5 - Impostor
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Impostor

    S1:E5

    Earth is at war with the Outspacers. Major Peters believes that an Outspace robot bomb is masquerading as top scientist Roger Carter. Condemned to death, a horrified Carter tries desperately to prove his innocence — or is Peters right?

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  7. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 6 - Botany Bay
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Botany Bay

    S1:E6

    Bill Sheridan believes that the patients at the criminally insane institute he works for are being controlled by aliens. After killing one of 'the possessed', he finds himself in the same institute, this time as a patient.

    Director:Guy Verney
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  8. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 7 - Medicine Show
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Medicine Show

    S1:E7

    A travelling medicine show revisits a small American town, this time under new ownership. The new owners require seeds as payment in return for miracle cures.

    Director:Richmond Harding
    Writer:Julian Bond

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  9. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 9 - Vanishing Act
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Vanishing Act

    S1:E9

    Edgar Brocklebank, a third rate conjurer, becomes a sensation after buying the vanishing trick box from the estate of the 'Great Vorg', a once famous magician. However, what Edgar can't explain is exactly where his assistants or objects are going once they have entered the box — as they don't return.

    Director:Don Leaver
    Writer:Richard Waring

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  10. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 10 - Divided We Fall
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Divided We Fall

    S1:E10

    In 2033, Eddy, the world's most respected supercomputer, detects strange rebellious thoughts in 'The Syns', which are synthetic human beings.

    Director:John Knight
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  11. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 11 - The Dark Star
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Dark Star

    S1:E11

    A mysterious disease is sweeping through London, giving its victims superhuman strength in the early stages. Most alarmingly, however, it seems to be selecting targets, with each link in the chain leading a step higher in status. Where will it end and how did it start? Scotland Yard chiefs and scientist Dr Howard must find out-fast.

    Director:Peter Hammond
    Writer:Denis Butler

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  12. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 12 - Immigrant
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Immigrant

    S1:E12

    Bishop is sent to investigate the planet Kimon, which selects only the brightest as immigrants, who make great wealth to send back to their families — but the immigrants themselves are never seen again.

    Director:Jonathan Alwyn
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  13. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 13 - Target Generation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Target Generation

    S1:E13

    A belief handed down through the centuries that when the Tremor comes it signifies the beginning of the End; a community where reading is heresy; and a letter marked 'to be opened only in an emergency'. These elements come together for Jon Hoff who can read and must decides whether the beginning of the End is enough.

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:Clive Exton

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  14. Out of This World Season 1 Episode 14 - The Tycoons
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Tycoons

    S1:E14

    Oscar Raebone, a keen tax avoidance investigator for the Inland Revenue, is sent to look into the affairs of a company making novelties. He finds a strange group there calling themselves 'The Tycoons'.

    Director:Charles Jarrott
    Writer:Bruce Stewart

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pictures Don't Lie" is the best rated episode of "Out of This World". It scored 9.1/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by John Knight and written by Bruce Stewart, it aired on 8/11/1962. This episode scored 2.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Little Lost Robot".