Star Cops
(Star Cops)
Season 1
9 Episodes
Episodes from the first season
1 - AN INSTINCT FOR MURDER
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Original title : An Instinct for Murder
First Aired : 06.07.1987 (UK)
Director : Christopher Baker
Writing credits : Chris Boucher
Cast : Frederik deGroot (Hans Diter), Luke Hanson (Lars Hendvorrsen), Katja Kersten (Marie Muller), Gennie Nevinson (Lee Jones), Keith Varnier (Stephenson), Moray Watson (Commander)
The Story : With a body in the river and a series of spacesuit failures, Nathan 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.
2 - CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD
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Original title : Conversations With the Dead
First Aired : 13.07.1987 (UK)
Director : Christopher Baker
Writing credits : Chris Boucher
Cast : Alan Downer (Paton), Carmen Gómez (Gina Succini), Richard Ireson (Mike (voice)), Rosie Kerslake (Lara (voice)), Gennie Nevinson (Lee Jones), Sean Scanlan (Fox), Sian Webber (Corman), Benny Young (John Smith)
The Story : Somewhere out there is a killer. Can Nathan Spring, recently appointed head of the International Space Police Force, pre-empt his deadly messenger?
3 - INTELLIGENT LISTENING FOR BEGINNERS
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Original title : Intelligent Listening for Beginners
First Aired : 20.07.1987 (UK)
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Writing credits : Chris Boucher
Cast : David John Pope (Michael Chandri)
The Story : 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?
4 - TRIVIAL GAMES AND PARANOID PURSUITS
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Original title : Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits
First Aired : 27.07.1987 (UK)
Director :
Writing credits : Chris Boucher
Cast : Daniel Benzali (Commander Griffin), Angela Crow (Lauter), Morgan Deare (Harvey Goodman), Robert Jezek (Pete Lennox), Russell Wootton (Marty)
The Story : 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.
5 - THIS CASE TO BE OPENED IN A MILLION YEARS
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Original title : This Case to Be Opened In a Million Years
First Aired : 03.08.1987 (UK)
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Writing credits : Philip Martin
Cast : Susan Curnow (Marla Conderini), Stewart Guidotti (Inspector Canova), Carl Forgione (Tour guide)
The Story : 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?
6 - IN WARM BLOOD
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Original title : In Warm Blood
First Aired : 10.08.1987 (UK)
Director :
Writing credits : John Collee
Cast : Dawn Keeler (Christina Janssen), Richard Rees (Richard Ho)
The Story : Science must succeed. Nathan knows that. But when it means the loss of innocent lives, the Star Cops swing into action.
7 - A DOUBLE LIFE
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Original title : A Double Life
First Aired : 17.08.1987 (UK)
Director :
Writing credits : John Collee
Cast : Brian Gwaspari (James Bannerman/Albi)
The Story : 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.
8 - OTHER PEOPLE'S SECRETS
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Original title : Other People's Secrets
First Aired : 24.08.1987 (UK)
Director :
Writing credits : John Collee
Cast : Geoffrey Bayldon (Ernest Wolffhart), Maggie Ollerenshaw (Dr. Angela Parr), Barrie Rutter (Hooper)
The Story : 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.
9 - LITTLE GREEN MEN AND OTHER MARTIAN
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Original title : Little Green Men and Other Martian
First Aired : 31.08.1987 (UK)
Director :
Writing credits : Chris Boucher
Cast : Lachelle Carl (Susan Caxton), Roy Holder (Daniel Larwood), Nigel Hughes (Andrew Philpott)
The Story : 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...