Episodes
1. The Benefits of Earth
October 30, 1970
50 min
Astronaut Don Quick and his sergeant Sam Czopanser land on a planet with two vastly different races: one is technologically advanced and is warlike, addicted to human sacrifices; the others beings of peace and sensitively, living in a dream world. Quick decides to reform them.
Guest Stars:
Patrick Durkin, Anouska Hempel, Margaret Nolan, Kevin Stoney, Donald Sumpter
2. People Isn't Everything
November 6, 1970
50 min
Quick and Czopanser arrive on the planet Ophiuchus and leave their rocket in the care of an alcoholic robot.
Guest Stars:
Colin Baker, Michael Sheard, Kate O'Mara, Jonathan Elsom, Nan Munro
3. The Higher the Fewer
November 13, 1970
50 min
Our intrepid heroes set foot on Melkion 5, where the population live in 2,000 storey high skyscrapers using the caste system.
Guest Stars:
Oliver Cotton, James Hayter, Neil Wilson, Derek Francis, Hildegard Neil
4. The Love Reflector
November 20, 1970
50 min
Quick and Czopanser encounter a planet populated only by beautiful women. However, the planet holds hidden dangers as an astronaut who landed a generation ago proves, as he is now only six inches tall.
Guest Stars:
Faith Brook, Gay Soper, Susan Porrett, Michael Aldridge, Anna Brett
5. The Quick and the Dead
November 27, 1970
50 min
Quick and Czopanser's rocket lands in a live volcano crater. The latter is convinced he's dead and in the afterlife. They meet an assortment of gods who–unknown to them–have made them immune to the heat so they can survive. Therefore, Quick thinks the volcano is not real.
Guest Stars:
Graham Crowden, Reg Lye, Yutte Stensgaard, Madeleine Mills, Pauline Jameson
6. Paradise Destruct
December 4, 1970
50 min
On a planet with many beautiful people and lush vegetation, night and winter have been abolished in this paradise but Quick decides to change a thing or two with disastrous results.
Guest Stars:
Lorna Heilbron, Brian Oulton, Roy Marsden, Madeleine Newbury, Leigh Lawson