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Star Cops

Star Cops

★ 6.4/10•1987•50m•12•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Crime•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 6, 1987

Episodes

Episode 1 - An Instinct for MurderE150m

An Instinct for Murder

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.

Jul 6, 1987

Episode 2 - Conversations With the DeadE250m

Conversations With the Dead

""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?

Jul 13, 1987

Episode 3 - Intelligent Listening for BeginnersE350m

Intelligent Listening for Beginners

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?

Jul 20, 1987

Episode 4 - Trivial Games and Paranoid PursuitsE450m

Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits

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.

Jul 27, 1987

Episode 5 - This Case to Be Opened In a Million YearsE550m

This Case to Be Opened In a Million Years

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?

Aug 3, 1987

Episode 6 - In Warm BloodE650m

In Warm Blood

'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.

Aug 10, 1987

Episode 7 - A Double LifeE750m

A Double Life

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.

Aug 17, 1987

Episode 8 - Other People's SecretsE850m

Other People's Secrets

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.

Aug 24, 1987

Episode 9 - Little Green Men and Other MartiansE950m

Little Green Men and Other Martians

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...

Aug 31, 1987

Actors

David Calder

David Calder

Commander Nathan Spring

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