Astronauts. Image shows from L to R: Dr Gentian Foster (Carmen Du Sautoy), Commander Malcolm Mattocks (Christopher Godwin), Colonel Beadle (Bruce Boa), Technical Officer David Ackroyd (Barrie Rutter). Copyright: Central Independent Television
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. Image shows from L to R: Commander Malcolm Mattocks (Christopher Godwin), Dr Gentian Foster (Carmen Du Sautoy), Technical Officer David Ackroyd (Barrie Rutter). Copyright: Central Independent Television
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1981 - 1983
- Channel
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 13 (2 series)
- Stars
- Christopher Godwin, Carmen Du Sautoy, Barrie Rutter and Bruce Boa
- Writers
- Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie
- Director
- Douglas Argent
- Producers
- Douglas Argent, Tony Charles and Allan McKeown
- Company
Britain's first three astronauts - Malcolm Mattocks, Gentian Foster and David Ackroyd - blast off into outer space to occupy a 'sky lab' for six months. Beadle, an antipathetic American, is the astronauts' contact at Mission Control.
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 26th October 1981 at 8pm on ITV1