Episodes
1. An Instinct for Murder
July 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.
Guest Stars:
David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Linda Newton, Gennie Nevinson, Andy Secombe
2. Conversations With the Dead
July 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?
Guest Stars:
David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Gennie Nevinson, Carmen Gómez
3. Intelligent Listening for Beginners
July 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?
Guest Stars:
David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, David John Pope
4. Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits
July 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.
Guest Stars:
David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, Jonathan Adams
5. This Case to Be Opened In a Million Years
August 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?
Guest Stars:
Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, Jonathan Adams, Michael Chesden
6. In Warm Blood
August 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.
Guest Stars:
David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, Jonathan Adams
7. A Double Life
August 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.
Guest Stars:
David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, Jonathan Adams
8. Other People's Secrets
August 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.
Guest Stars:
Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, Jonathan Adams, Sayo Inaba
9. Little Green Men and Other Martians
August 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...
Guest Stars:
Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, Jonathan Adams, Sayo Inaba, Roy Holder