Chimera 1991

Name: Chimera
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Kenneth Cranham, David Calder, John Lynch, George Costigan, Pip Torrens

★ 6.0/10 Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 seasons · 4 eps Ended

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What is Chimera?

Chimera is a television series first released in 1991. Catalogued under Sci-Fi & Fantasy.

Type: TV series
Year: 1991
Status: Ended
Episodes: 4
Runtime: 50 minutes
First aired: Jul 7, 1991
Networks: ITV1
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Updated: Sep 13, 2026

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🧠 Narrative Depth7.3/10

🔄 Rewatch Potential7.7/10

🎬 Production Scale8.2/10

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Chimera is a television series first released in 1991. Catalogued under Sci-Fi & Fantasy. Produced and broadcast by ITV1. Current status: Ended. Spans 1 seasons and 4 tracked episodes.

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“A journalist investigates his girlfriend's death and uncovers a plot to create a new breed of human.”

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Intriguing investigative premise involving a fertility clinic
Explores a bizarre genetic conspiracy plot

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Limited plot details available in standard reference sources

Watch it if you enjoy sci-fi mystery stories about journalists uncovering conspiracies.

Contains themes involving a fertility clinic and genetic experimentation.

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Cast

Kenneth Cranham Hennessey

David Calder Dr. Jenner

John Lynch Peter Carson

George Costigan Schaffer

Pip Torrens Windeler

Christine Kavanagh Alison Wells

Paul O'Grady Donaldson

Peter Armitage Sgt. Crichton

Emer Gillespie Nurse Tracy Pickford

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Sarah Winman Julia

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Douglas Mann Chad

David O'Hara

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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Season 1 · 4 episodes

E1 Part One Mytharc Jul 7, 1991
E2 Part Two Mytharc Jul 14, 1991
E3 Part Three Mytharc Jul 21, 1991
E4 Part Four Mytharc Jul 28, 1991

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When was Chimera released?

Chimera was released in 1991.

What is the genre of Chimera?

It is categorized under Sci-Fi & Fantasy.

What starts the investigation in the series?

A journalist investigates the death of his girlfriend.

Where did the journalist's girlfriend work?

She worked at a fertility clinic.

What plot does the journalist uncover?

He uncovers a plot to create a new breed of human based on crossing the genetics of man and ape.

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