Star Cops

1987 · Ended · 1 season · 9 episodes · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime · United Kingdom

Creator Chris Boucher · Channel BBC Two · Starring David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper

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

9 episodes · July 1987 – August 1987
  1. Episode 1: 1. An Instinct for MurderJuly 6, 1987 · 50 min
    With 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 means laying his own life on the line.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Conversations With the DeadJuly 13, 1987 · 50 min
    ""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 deadly messenger?
  3. Episode 3: 3. Intelligent Listening for BeginnersJuly 20, 1987 · 50 min
    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. Episode 4: 4. Trivial Games and Paranoid PursuitsJuly 27, 1987 · 50 min
    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. Episode 5: 5. This Case to Be Opened In a Million YearsAugust 3, 1987 · 50 min
    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. Episode 6: 6. In Warm BloodAugust 10, 1987 · 50 min
    '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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  1. Episode 7: 7. A Double LifeAugust 17, 1987 · 50 min
    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.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Other People's SecretsAugust 24, 1987 · 50 min
    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.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Little Green Men and Other MartiansAugust 31, 1987 · 50 min
    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...

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
50 minutes
FIRST AIRED
July 6, 1987
LAST AIRED
August 31, 1987
PRODUCTION COMPANY
BBC

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