Astronauts (1981)
Astronauts Malcolm Mattocks, Gentian Foster and David Ackroyd are sent into outer space to occupy a space station for six months.
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Episodes
- 1 1. One in Four Goes1983-07-19 · 30mGentian finds herself talking to the machinery while Ackroyd quite happily holds conversations with himself. Mattocks is concerned about both of them and discusses it with the only
- 2 2. Why Are We Here?1983-07-26 · 30mAckroyd denounces the whole mission as a big publicity stunt. Mattocks, meanwhile, has been caught out acting furtively and sending scrambled messages. Gentian and Ackroyd want to
- 3 3. Absence Makes the Heart1983-08-02 · 30mMattocks is pining for his wife but he gets no sympathy from the other two, who are determined to see that he lives up to his domestic responsibilities while he's at the space stat
- 4 4. We Are Not Alone1983-08-09 · 30mAckroyd is concerned that he is now maintaining some of the systems beyond their level of tolerance — emergency repairs are now the norm. During one of the blackouts Gentian sees a
- 5 5. One Week to Go1983-08-16 · 30mOne week to go and the crew breaks the record for the longest spaceflight in history. Beadle is ecstatic but Mattocks is behaving more strangely than normal, questioning things at
- 6 6. Going Home1983-08-23 · 30mAfter six months, the mission is completed and it's time to go home. Mattocks' recent epiphany still annoys the other two, and concern over re-entry has caused group insomnia. Ackr
Cast
Christopher GodwinCommander Malcolm Mattocks
Carmen du SautoyDr Gentian Foster
Barrie RutterTechnical Officer David Ackroyd
Bruce BoaColonel BeadleYou might also like
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