Space Island One

*Space Island One*
Space Island One
Created by	Andrew MacLear
Starring	Judy Loe; Indra Ove; Angus MacInnes; Bruno Eyron; Julia Bremermann; Kourosh Asad; William Oliver
Country of origin	Isle of Man; Germany
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Andrew MacLear; Margaret Matheson
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	Sky One
Release	7 January –; 9 November 1998

Space Island One (or Raumstation Unity in German) is a British/German science fiction television series that ran for 26 episodes beginning in 1998. A co-production between the UK's Sky One channel and the German Vox channel, it starred Judy Loe as Kathryn McTiernan, the commander of the multinational crew of the space station Unity. Described as “a mix of Moonbase 3 and Jupiter Moon, but more turgid than either,"^[1] other sources describe it as

"The best science fiction show you've never heard of… The show unflinchingly looks at the implications of for-profit science… and provides the most realistic look ever at life in space, including bone-mass loss. A few episodes are dull, but the show is often surprisingly weird and fun… It also features some of the most complex, believable characters of any television show".^[2]

Apart from the show's creator, Andrew MacLear, other script-writers for the show included well known TV writer P. J. Hammond, acclaimed science fiction novelist Stephen Baxter and young adult writer Andrew Lane.

Cast

Judy Loe as Commander Kathryn MacTiernan
Angus MacInnes as Lieutenant Commander Walter B. Shannon
Bruno Eyron as Dusan Kashkavian
Indra Ové as Paula Hernandez
William Oliver as Chief Science Officer Lyle Campbell
Julia Bremermann as Harriet "Harry" Eschenbach
Kourash Asad as Dr. Kaveh Homayuni
Sally Grace as the voice of Control

Episodes

1- 1 7 Jan 98 Message from Keeler

1- 2 14 Jan 98 All the News that Fits

1- 3 21 Jan 98 Quarantine

1- 4 21 Jan 98 Rogue Satellite

1- 5 4 Feb 98 Dangerous Liaison

1- 6 11 Feb 98 Crew Test

1- 7 18 Feb 98 The Barrier of Second Attention

1- 8 25 Feb 98 Sarcophagus

1- 9 4 Mar 98 Spring Fever

1-10 11 Mar 98 The Third Man

1-11 18 Mar 98 Awakening

1-12 25 Mar 98 Nemesis

1-13 1 Apr 98 A Child is Born

1-14 UNAIRED Edge of Night 2nd Season Fall 1998 (now on Space: The Imagination Station)

2- 1 17 Aug 98 Unfinished Business

2- 2 24 Aug 98 Split Allegiances

2- 3 31 Aug 98 Winter Kills

2- 4 7 Sep 98 A Place in the Sun

2- 5 14 Sep 98 Lost Property

2- 6 21 Sep 98 Mayfly

2- 7 28 Sep 98 Not in My Back Yard

2- 8 5 Oct 98 Abandoned

2- 9 12 Oct 98 Silver Bullet

2-10 19 Oct 98 Anniversary

2-11 26 Oct 98 Love Lines

2-12 2 Nov 98 Money Makes the World Go Round

2-13 9 Nov 98 Trouble in Paradise

References

^ Bradley, Dave (editor) (2005). "Britannia Rules the Airwaves". SFX Collection 22: Best of British: 128. {{cite journal}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ #41 on the io9.com list of the Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy Shows, found at http://io9.com/5347065/the-top-100-science-fictionfantasy-shows-41-through-50 (retrieved 8/28/09)

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[1] Bradley, Dave (editor) (2005). "Britannia Rules the Airwaves". SFX Collection 22: Best of British: 128. {{cite journal}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[2] #41 on the io9.com list of the Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy Shows, found at http://io9.com/5347065/the-top-100-science-fictionfantasy-shows-41-through-50 (retrieved 8/28/09)

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