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Codename Icarus Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Tuesday, December 8, 1981

Ended: Tuesday, December 22, 1981

When does Codename Icarus Season 1 come out?

Codename Icarus Season 1 premiered Tuesday, December 8, 1981 on CBBC and ended Tuesday, December 22, 1981. The season has 5 episodes.

Young prodigy Martin Smith is recruited by the mysterious Icarus Foundation, a shadowy organisation that exploits gifted children to develop advanced weapons, including a 'quark bomb'.

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Codename Icarus Season 1 release schedule

Codename Icarus Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Part 1

Royal Navy missile tests are failing mysteriously. Martin Smith, a maths prodigy at a school unable to recognise his talents, is noticed by the Icarus Foundation via his secretive use of the school computer to research pure mathematics.

Tuesday · 44 years ago

2. Part 2

Martin tries to settle in at Falcon Lee with its bizarre teaching methods, tutors, pupils and games. Meanwhile, British intelligence realise that child prodigies may be doing the research that no one else is doing.

Wednesday · 44 years ago

3. Part 3

Falcon Lee turns up the pressure on Martin and British intelligence is warned off investigating them. Martin and Sue begin to understand that the challenges set for them by John Doll are pieces of a bigger puzzle they can't see.

Tuesday · 44 years ago

4. Part 4

British intelligence infiltrates Falcon Lee and Martin tries to leave but his mental conditioning stops him. Martin's family become concerned about his lack of communication and his brother tries to contact him.

Wednesday · 44 years ago

5. Part 5 Finale

British intelligence springs Martin and Sue from Falcon Lee. It becomes apparent that Falcon Lee has friends in high places with school across the globe. The head of Icarus makes one last attempt to tempt Martin back.

Tuesday · 44 years ago

Codename Icarus Season 1 guest stars

  • Sonia Fraser

    Mrs Smith

  • Ray Mort

    Ray Mort

    Mr Smith

  • Paul Gale

    Ted

  • Chris Jenkinson

    Harold

  • Stephen Churchett

    Stephen Churchett

    Controller

  • Ivor Roberts

    Ivor Roberts

    Sir Roderick

  • Owen Holder

    Admiral

  • Alexei Jawdokimov

    Alexei Jawdokimov

    Pilot

  • Edmund Pegge

    Edmund Pegge

    Naval Officer

  • David Beale

    Headmaster

  • David Gooderson

    David Gooderson

    Maths Teacher

  • Eve Karpf

    Catherine Elton

  • Elizabeth Watkins

    Frances Greene

  • Madeleine Cannon

    Madge

  • Vivienne Moore

    Nora

Codename Icarus Season 1 FAQ

When does Codename Icarus Season 1 come out?

Codename Icarus Season 1 premiered Tuesday, December 8, 1981 on CBBC.

How many episodes are in Codename Icarus Season 1?

Codename Icarus Season 1 has 5 episodes.

Are new episodes of Codename Icarus Season 1 released weekly?

Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.

When is the Codename Icarus Season 1 finale?

The Codename Icarus Season 1 finale (Episode 5) aired Tuesday, December 22, 1981.

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