Space Island One

Space Island One
Created by Andrew MacLear
Starring Judy Loe
Indra Ove
Angus MacInnes
Bruno Eyron
Julia Bremermann
Kourosh Asad
William Oliver
Country of origin  Isle of Man
 Germany
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Andrew MacLear
Margaret Matheson
Running time 45 minutes
Release
Original network Sky One
Picture format PAL (576i), 4:3
Audio format Stereophonic sound
Original release 7 January – 9 November 1998 (1998-11-09)

Space Island One (or Raumstation Unity in German) is a British/German science fiction television series that ran for 26 episodes beginning in 1998. A co-production between the UK's Sky One channel and the German Vox channel, it starred Judy Loe as Kathryn McTiernan, the commander of the multinational crew of the space station Unity. Described as “a mix of Moonbase 3 and Jupiter Moon, but more turgid than either,"[1] other sources describe it as

"The best science fiction show you've never heard of… The show unflinchingly looks at the implications of for-profit science… and provides the most realistic look ever at life in space, including bone-mass loss. A few episodes are dull, but the show is often surprisingly weird and fun… It also features some of the most complex, believable characters of any television show".[2]

Apart from the show's creator, Andrew MacLear, other script-writers for the show included well known TV writer P. J. Hammond, acclaimed science fiction novelist Stephen Baxter and young adult writer Andrew Lane.

Cast

Episodes

1- 1 7 Jan 98 Message from Keeler

1- 2 14 Jan 98 All the News that Fits

1- 3 21 Jan 98 Quarantine

1- 4 21 Jan 98 Rogue Satellite

1- 5 4 Feb 98 Dangerous Liaison

1- 6 11 Feb 98 Crew Test

1- 7 18 Feb 98 The Barrier of Second Attention

1- 8 25 Feb 98 Sarcophagus

1- 9 4 Mar 98 Spring Fever

1-10 11 Mar 98 The Third Man

1-11 18 Mar 98 Awakening

1-12 25 Mar 98 Nemesis

1-13 1 Apr 98 A Child is Born

1-14 UNAIRED Edge of Night 2nd Season Fall 1998 (now on Space: The Imagination Station)

2- 1 17 Aug 98 Unfinished Business

2- 2 24 Aug 98 Split Allegiances

2- 3 31 Aug 98 Winter Kills

2- 4 7 Sep 98 A Place in the Sun

2- 5 14 Sep 98 Lost Property

2- 6 21 Sep 98 Mayfly

2- 7 28 Sep 98 Not in My Back Yard

2- 8 5 Oct 98 Abandoned

2- 9 12 Oct 98 Silver Bullet

2-10 19 Oct 98 Anniversary

2-11 26 Oct 98 Love Lines

2-12 2 Nov 98 Money Makes the World Go Round

2-13 9 Nov 98 Trouble in Paradise


References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Dave (editor) (2005). "Britannia Rules the Airwaves". SFX Collection 22: Best of British: 128.
  2. ↑
    1. 41 on the io9.com list of the Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy Shows, found at http://io9.com/5347065/the-top-100-science-fictionfantasy-shows-41-through-50 (retrieved 8/28/09)

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