Bugs

S01E07: Manna From Heaven

A new type of food called Phodex has been created and it is made from some sort of algae. Ros, Ed and Beckett are called to investigate about this stuff, and Ros ends up getting trapped in some room, with the oxygen levels slowly decreasing. However, Ed and Beckett realise all is not right when the creator of Phodex tells them that Ros has gone to the hairdressers. They find her just in time and she is OK. However, a short while later, the team find out the secret of Phodex, that it is toxic when exposed to ultra violet light, and Ros ends up eating some contaminated Phodex, and starts to die. There is soon a race against time for Ed and Beckett to save Ros and the other people who have eaten the toxic Phodex, and Ros' condition gradually begins to deteriorate, as her vision goes blurred and she keeps collapsing. However, she manages to save the day, by finding out what the code is to the place that has the antidote. She has to read an electronic organiser, but will she get the passwor

Overview

Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers and other modern technology. It was originally broadcast on Saturday evenings on BBC One, and was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Carnival Films.

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Episodes

Out of the Hive

S01E01 Out of the Hive

April 1, 1995 6.0 50 min
Ros and Beckett first meet, after Beckett is forced to leave The Hive when he is framed for leaking information. The real traitor turns out to be Beckett's boss, Cottrell, working alongside his lover, Elena...
Assassins Inc

S01E02 Assassins Inc

April 8, 1995 6.0 48 min
Ros, Ed and Beckett's first customer appears in the form of Irene Campell, who turns out to have conned Beckett into helping her continue doing her business. Roland Blatty, a friend of Ros' who own...
All Under Control

S01E03 All Under Control

April 15, 1995 6.0 49 min
Ros, Ed and Beckett are called in to investigate the mysterious plane that went ‘out of control' for a while. However, while Ros is checking out the aeroplane, it suddenly decides to take off!!! Ros...
Down Among the Dead Men

S01E04 Down Among the Dead Men

April 22, 1995 7.0 50 min
Ed and Beckett go 'under cover' and end up on board a submarine. They are, however, found out to be fakes and, whilst Ed escapes, Beckett is left on the submarine with a money hungry...
Shotgun Wedding

S01E05 Shotgun Wedding

April 29, 1995 5.0 50 min
Ros, Ed and Beckett are called in to protect Anna Fabrizi, a visiting Italian politician who has vowed to fight political corruption in her country. Ed takes on the role of the man hired to...
Stealth

S01E06 Stealth

May 6, 1995 6.0 49 min
An attempt to steal a revolutionary new car with an advanced guidance system is foiled by the Bugs team. The thieves then turn their attention to a millitary vehicle powered by a radioactive RTG, and...
Manna From Heaven

S01E07 Manna From Heaven

May 20, 1995 50 min
A new type of food called Phodex has been created and it is made from some sort of algae. Ros, Ed and Beckett are called to investigate about this stuff, and Ros ends up getting...
Hot Metal

S01E08 Hot Metal

May 27, 1995 7.0 49 min
R-6 is a new type of metal, and it has an explosive nature. A man called DaSilva decides to take advantage of this property of the metal and tries to steal it. The Bugs team...
A Sporting Chance

S01E09 A Sporting Chance

June 3, 1995 7.0 49 min
A special formula has been developed which enhances the performance of athletes. However, no-one has considered the after effects, which are that when the person's heart reaches a certain rate, the body can't cope and...
Pulse

S01E10 Pulse

June 10, 1995 7.0 49 min
Many small companies are being bought up by two mysterious men and Ros, Ed and Beckett are called to investigate. When the manager in another company is suddenly blown up, Beckett takes his place. The...

Cast

Jan Harvey
Jan Harvey
Jan
Jaye Griffiths
Jaye Griffiths
Rosalyn "Ros" Henderson
Jesse Birdsall
Jesse Birdsall
Nicholas Beckett
Steven Houghton
Ed Russell

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