Astronauts
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1981 - 1983
- 13 episodes (2 series)
The first three British astronauts blast off to join up with an orbiting sky lab and have their wits and patience tested by ground controller, Beadle. Stars Christopher Godwin, Carmen Du Sautoy, Barrie Rutter and Bruce Boa.
Astronauts - The Complete Series
Two men, one woman and a dog are cooped up together in darkest space. Occupying a two-room 'sky-lab' on Britain's first manned space mission, they are under constant surveillance as they orbit the Earth - even on their visits to the lavatory. Tensions simmer, resentment builds and relationships become strained... and it's not long before they're ganging up on their earthbound American contact at Mission Control.
Written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, this comedy was inspired by and based upon actual conflicts documented by the astronauts of the NASA Skylab programme. Christopher Godwin is Mission Commander Malcolm Mattocks, Barrie Rutter is his truculent partner David Ackroyd, and Carmen du Sautoy is no-nonsense Science Officer Gentian Foster; Bruce Boa stars as their much-abused mission controller, Beadle.
Astronauts was produced by Tony Charles and Douglas Argent (whose combined credits include Fawlty Towers and The New Statesman), with Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais acting as script editors. This 2-disc set contains both series, first aired between 1981 and 1983.
First released: Sunday 8th July 2012
- Distributor: Network
- Region: 2
- Discs: 2
- Catalogue: 7953507
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