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Play S1 E1Astronauts Malcolm Mattocks, Gentian Foster and David Ackroyd are sent into outer space to occupy a space station for six months.
Cast: Christopher Godwin, Carmen du Sautoy, Barrie Rutter
12HDCC
7 episodes
- 1. Episode 1It's the dawning of a new era. US Air Force Colonel Lloyd Beadle unveils his British space travellers for the press, whose imaginations go into overdrive when they learn that one of the crew is a woman. But Beadle has another ace up his sleeve: Bimbo, a mongrel dog.12CC30minOct 26, 1981
- 2. Episode 2In their orbiting space station, the crew members are trying to acclimatise themselves while rapidly discovering each other's foibles. Sleep eludes them, and they realise that privacy is a thing of the past...12CC30minNov 2, 1981
- 3. Episode 3Gentian's in charge of the Life Science Projects, and David's doing Earth Observation, Astronomy, Crystallography and Communications — leaving Malcolm doing the dusting. And not terribly well. It takes a major crisis before the Mission Commander finally comes into his own.12CC30minNov 9, 1981
- 4. Episode 4Earthly problems invade the space station and Gentian Foster believes she knows why: Ackroyd's being beastly because he doesn't fancy her, and Mattocks is being patronising because he does.12CC30minNov 16, 1981
- 5. Episode 5After five weeks of constant surveillance, relations between the crew and Ground Control are strained. So when Beadle disappears for lunch, the astronauts decide to get even.12CC30minNov 23, 1981
- 6. Episode 6Fifty days in space should be newsworthy, but the media has already lost interest. Beadle promises to remedy the situation. Ackroyd, however, is more interested in the potent product of his lab experiment involving yeast, fruit flies and a copious quantity of blackcurrant juice...12CC30minNov 30, 1981
- 7. Episode 7Nine weeks into the mission: depression is rampant. The food is boring. The routine is boring. Then, catastrophe! A wiring fault plunges the station into darkness. With Mattocks and Ackroyd out of action, Foster must rely on Bimbo to save her.12CC30minDec 7, 1981
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Astronauts Malcolm Mattocks, Gentian Foster and David Ackroyd are sent into outer space to occupy a space station for six months.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Douglas Argent
- Created by
- Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
- Studio
- Associated Television, Central Independent Television, Witzend Productions
Maturity rating
12Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
