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Astronauts

Astronauts

★ 7.0/10•1981•30m•12•Comedy•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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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.

Graeme Garden · Writer

Bill Oddie · Writer

Douglas Argent · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 26, 1981

Episodes

E130m

Episode 1

It'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.

Oct 26, 1981

E230m

Episode 2

In 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...

Nov 2, 1981

E330m

Episode 3

Gentian'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.

Nov 9, 1981

E430m

Episode 4

Earthly 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.

Nov 16, 1981

E530m

Episode 5

After 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.

Nov 23, 1981

E630m

Episode 6

Fifty 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...

Nov 30, 1981

E730m

Episode 7

Nine 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.

Dec 7, 1981

Actors

Christopher Godwin

Christopher Godwin

Commander Malcolm Mattocks

Carmen du Sautoy

Carmen du Sautoy

Dr Gentian Foster

Barrie Rutter

Barrie Rutter

Technical Officer David Ackroyd

Bruce Boa

Bruce Boa

Colonel Beadle

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