Star Cops (1987)
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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Episodes
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1. An Instinct for Murder1987-07-06 · 50mWith 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
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2. Conversations With the Dead1987-07-13 · 50m""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
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3. Intelligent Listening for Beginners1987-07-20 · 50mThere 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 Spri
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4. Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits1987-07-27 · 50mMicrobiologist 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 help
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5. This Case to Be Opened In a Million Years1987-08-03 · 50mExactly 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?
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6. In Warm Blood1987-08-10 · 50m'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.
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7. A Double Life1987-08-17 · 50mWhen 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
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8. Other People's Secrets1987-08-24 · 50mThe 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 c
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9. Little Green Men and Other Martians1987-08-31 · 50mCan 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 themselve
Cast
David CalderCommander Nathan SpringImages
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