Space Cadets (game show)

Space Cadets
Presented by Greg Proops
Starring Bill Bailey
Craig Charles
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release 15 July 1997 (1997-07-15) – 16 September 1997 (1997-09-16)

Space Cadets is a comedy panel game broadcast on Channel 4 in 1997. It was presented by "High Commander" Greg Proops with Bill Bailey and Craig Charles as the "Space Captains" (captains of the two teams). It ran for just one series with 10 episodes.

Like the BBC's Have I Got News for You, the contestants were celebrities and the show was played mainly for laughs. Bestselling author Terry Pratchett once appeared as a guest. When the contestants were asked who was Britain's most shoplifted author, Pratchett immediately answered "I am!" which was the correct answer.

Opening sequence text

The following text appeared on the screen in the opening title sequence (over footage of Charles, Bailey and Proops): 3 Cosmic Comics, On A Journey From Planet Mirth To Do Battle Against The Weird, The Unthinkable, The Unknown. They Are Space Cadets.

Rounds

These are only some of the rounds used on the show. It is unknown if any other rounds were played in episodes 8–10.

Episode guide

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:

     -- indicates Craig's team won
     -- indicates Bill's team won
Episode Air Date Craig's Guests Craig's Team Name Bill's Guests Bill's Team Name Score
01x01 15 July 1997 Kim Newman and Ford Kiernan Meteors Hattie Hayridge and William Shatner Comets
01x02 22 July 1997 Sara Cox and Walter Koenig Blobs John Moloney and Claudia Christian Things
20–23
01x03 29 July 1997 Ford Kiernan and Sophie Aldred Omegas Fred MacAulay and Sylvester McCoy Alphas
25–17
01x04 5 August 1997 Trevor Neal and Armin Shimerman Quarks Simon Hickson and Max Grodénchik Roms
17–19
01x05 12 August 1997 Ford Kiernan and William Shatner Leias Angela Rippon and Bruce Dickinson Lukes
01x06 19 August 1997 Ben Miller and Kim Newman Stingrays Gareth Thomas and Alexander Armstrong Thunderbirds
37–44
01x07 26 August 1997 Felix Dexter and Ed Bishop Astronauts Ronni Ancona and Rob Grant Cosmonauts
16–18
01x08 2 September 1997 Terry Pratchett and Fred MacAulay ??? Elaine C. Smith and Sylvester McCoy ???
TBC
01x09 9 September 1997 Claudia Christian and Ed Byrne Morks Robert Llewellyn and Susan Moore Mindys
19-17
01x10 16 September 1997 Tricia Sullivan and Kevin Day ??? John Moloney and Chloë Annett ???
TBC

Notes

  1. 1 2 For this episode the score was not revealed as Proops let Shatner's team win

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