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Star Cops is a British science fiction TV series created by Chris Boucher, set in 2027 where the International Space Police Force (ISPF) maintains law and order in a newly colonized solar system, overseen by Commander Nathan Spring. Known for its hard science fiction approach and realistic portrayal of space travel, the series was canceled after one season due to poor ratings and production issues. Retrospectively, it has been critically reappraised.
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- E1 An Instinct for MurderNext upJul 6, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
With a body in the river and a series of spacesuit failures, Spring is unconvinced by the machine's verdict of accidental death. And instinct is telling him to pursue it even if it means laying his own life on the line.
Guest stars: David Calder (Box (voice)), Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), Gennie Nevinson (Lee Jones), Andy Secombe (Brian Lincoln), Frederik de Groot (Hans Diter), Luke Hanson (Lars Hendvorrsen), Katja Kersten (Marie Mueller)
- E2 Conversations With the DeadJul 13, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
""Lee Jones has been dealt with. You are next."" Somewhere out there is a killer. Can Nathan Spring, recently appointed head of the International Space Police Force, pre-empt his deadly messenger?
Guest stars: David Calder (Box (voice)), Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Gennie Nevinson (Lee Jones), Carmen Gómez (Gina Succini), Benny Young (John Smith), Sian Webber (Corman), Alan Downer (Paton)
- E3 Intelligent Listening for BeginnersJul 20, 1987 · 50 min
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There has been an explosion at the chemical plant, disaster in the Channel Tunnel and now there's a terrorist threat. The only clue is a couple of lines of obscure poetry. Can Spring and Theroux unravel the secret in time?
Guest stars: David Calder (Box (voice)), Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), David John Pope (Michael Chandri), Trevor Butler (Leo), Tom Coulthard (Ben), Tara Ward (Shuttle Hostess)
- E4 Trivial Games and Paranoid PursuitsJul 27, 1987 · 50 min
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Microbiologist Harvey Goodman has disappeared. It seems that the American space station RONALD REAGAN holds the answer, but pool-playing Commander Griffin is proving less than helpful. Diving deeper into a web of international double-dealing, Nathan smells a rat.
Guest stars: David Calder (Box (voice)), Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), Jonathan Adams (Alexander Krivenko), Daniel Benzali (Commander Griffin), Robert Jezek (Pete Lennox), Russell Wootton (Marty)
- E5 This Case to Be Opened In a Million YearsAug 3, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
Exactly what happened to make a nuclear waste dumper launch abort? Is the Mafia alive and kicking in 2027? Will Nathan manage to survive being charged with murder?
Guest stars: Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), Jonathan Adams (Alexander Krivenko), Michael Chesden (Carlo Santanini), Susan Curnow (Marla Conderini), Vikki Chambers (Lina Margello), André Winterton (Angelo Pordenne)
- E6 In Warm BloodAug 10, 1987 · 50 min
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'Knowledge is light.' 'Ignorance is darkness.' Science must succeed. Nathan knows that. But when it means the loss of innocent lives, the Star Cops swing into action.
Guest stars: David Calder (Box (voice)), Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), Jonathan Adams (Alexander Krivenko), Sayo Inaba (Dr Anna Shoun), Richard Rees (Richard Ho), Dawn Keeler (Christina Janssen)
- E7 A Double LifeAug 17, 1987 · 50 min
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When a mystery kidnapper steals three frozen embryos from Moonbase, the crime seems motiveless. Then their mother turns out to be the wife of an infamous arms dealer with a list of henchmen and enemies a mile long. With the ransom deadline approaching, Nathan is finding out what it's really like to race against time to save lives.
Guest stars: David Calder (Box (voice)), Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), Jonathan Adams (Alexander Krivenko), Sayo Inaba (Dr Anna Shoun), Brian Gwaspari (James Bannerman / Albi Teil), Nitza Shaul (Chamsya Assadi)
- E8 Other People's SecretsAug 24, 1987 · 50 min
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The stress of deep space seems to be taking its toll at last with the onset of more and more maintenance errors. The trouble is, they've co-incided with the arrival of the safety controller and a visiting psychiatrist! As the chaos escalates, the safety of the entire moonbase is at stake.
Guest stars: Erick Ray Evans (Chief Superintendent David Theroux), Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), Jonathan Adams (Alexander Krivenko), Sayo Inaba (Dr Anna Shoun), Geoffrey Bayldon (Ernest Wolfhartt), Maggie Ollerenshaw (Dr Angela Parr), Leigh Funnelle (Beverley Anderson)
- E9 Little Green Men and Other MartiansAug 31, 1987 · 50 min
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Can a martian really have been unearthed at last? With a freighter carrying the new discovery bound for Moonbase, it certainly seems that way. Suddenly the Star Cops find themselves caught up in a race for the scoop of the millennium. But the cost is high, and the body count is rising...
Guest stars: Trevor Cooper (Chief Inspector Colin Devis), Linda Newton (Pal Kenzy), Jonathan Adams (Alexander Krivenko), Sayo Inaba (Dr Anna Shoun), Roy Holder (Daniel Larwood), Nigel Hughes (Andrew Philpot), Lachele Carl (Susan Caxton)
Cast & crew
Created by Chris Boucher
David Calder
