With the current penchant for shared screen universes it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that spin-offs aren’t a contemporary concept. After being introduced at the end of the second season of Seventies American science fiction TV series
The Six Million Dollar Man and reappearing in the third, the character of Jaime Sommers – the ‘Bionic Woman’ – became such a hit with audiences that despite being subsequently killed off, she was ultimately resurrected for her own equally successful show.
Incorporating heartbreak and humour alongside heart-stopping action,
The Bionic Woman inspired a whole generation. We count down our top ten episodes…
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