Question For Seniors

[xstitcher]

Is there anyone who can remember a telly series sent at least 25 years ago that was about a contagion killing everybody in its path.....not 'On the Beach'......the contagion was possibly radioactive....not sure. It showed the total breakdown in society...very scary. I don’t know which programme it was on.

[IJKLM]

"Survivors"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivors_(1975_TV_series)

[cashier]

Edge of Darkness?

[xstitcher]

It might well have been Survivors although I don’t recognise any of the characters. The one I do remember was a very scruffy looking fellow who was always up to no good.

[bhg481]

Doomwatch?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065290/?ref_=nv_sr_1

[xstitcher]

No to Doom Watch but thanks for all answers.

[Eve]

Was it a Britusj show or set elsewhere? There was another Survivors, think it was more recent though, I remember some scenes shot in Manchester.

[Eve]

British, sorry, bumpy bus!! Just found it, too recent as started in 2008.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivors_(2008_TV_series)

[jackthehat]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195471/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36

Doesn't quite fit the bill but might nudge someone in the correct direction....

[xstitcher]

Ha ha eve....loved your bumpy British and yes it was.

[sddsddean]

I thought of Survivors too. Could have been 'Threads' which was a docudrama about Russia dropping a nuclear missile on Sheffield (ostensibly to take out RAF Finningley near Doncaster), though central character in that was a pregnant young woman. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/?ref_=nv_sr_1

[Peter Pedant]

? Cordon - nederlands series ( corrrrdaaawn )
remade for the american market as - - - Cordon

which kinda didnt gel as no one had guns and yeah it was set in America.....
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3560430/?ref_=nv_sr_2

or it was called containment

[Eve]

There are some clips about on Youtube for the original Survivors if this rings a bell.

[xstitcher]

Thanks for taking the trouble Eve but alas no bells are ringing.