The New People — Season 1, Episode 16: The Siege of Fern's Castle

Episode synopsis

""""The Siege of Fern's Castle"" examines pride and individual rights. The drama centers on Fern, a self-sufficient New Englander who's made a home in the wrecked plane -- and refuses to leave when a dangerous mine is beached near-by."" (TV Guide, January 5, 1970)

About The New People

The New People is a short-lived 1969 American television series on ABC that focused on a group of young college students who were returning from a trip in Southeast Asia when their plane crashed on an island in the south Pacific Ocean. The crash killed several of the college students, and all but one of the adults, who was badly injured and later died. The surviving students were the only human life remaining on the island. The island was unusual in that it had been built up as a site for a potential above-ground nuclear test which never took place, leaving all of the buildings and supplies untouched and ready for use by the survivors.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Pilot
• E2Panic in the Sand
• E3The Tin God
• E4Murderer!
• E5Comes the Revolution, We Use the Girls' Shower
• E6Lifeline
• E7Marriage-Bomano Style
• E8Is This Any Way to Run an Island?
• E9The Dark Side of the Island
• E10A Bride in Basic Black (1): The Courtship
• E11A Bride in Basic Black (2): The Surrender
• E12The Pied Piper of Pot