The Spaceship Complete Series, 1 and 2

Summary: James Fleet stars as Captain 'Flashdance' Gordon Taylor in this science fiction sitcom set in the 22nd century It's the year 2104, and a fleet of research cruisers has been launched into space on a mission to seek out new life. Every moment on board has been captured, preserved and transmitted back to Earth – and in these unique recordings from The Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division , we get to eavesdrop on all the goings-on of the plucky but inept crew... From a problematic meeting with an alien princess to a horde of space tourists on a holiday from hell, life on the cruiser is never less than eventful. Indecisive Captain Taylor is faced with disaster when another of the fleet's spaceships, The Indestructible III , suddenly explodes; relentlessly nice Communications Officer Karen embarks on a forbidden romance with ship's engineer Stuart; and medical scientist Clive 55 causes chaos when he is arrested for murdering his 136 clones, and experiments with dark matter to catastrophic effect. Having survived a trip into a black hole, the team run into trouble with some murderous plant life; get into a spot of bother with a marauding, undead space pirate; contract a mystery plague that causes them to age at an alarming rate; and find reality reflected back at them in the mirror at the end of the universe... Created by Clayton Grange writers Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst , who also play Stuart and Clive 55, this zany space comedy features an ensemble cast including James Fleet, Emily Joyce and Rosie Cavaliero . Written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst Directed by Sally Avens Cast Captain Gordon Taylor – James Fleet Melissa Patterson – Emily Joyce Karen Trex – Rosie Cavaliero Stuart Jackson – Paul Barnhill Clive 55 – Neil Warhurst Princess Urrgh/Captain Ponter/The King of the Dwapeye – Stephen Hogan Urrgh Emperor/Ion – Jason Chan Narrator – Nicholas Boulton Trevor – Rob Hastie The Pendula Verbularis – Anna Bengo Captain Jones – Simon Treves Therapy Computer – Joannah Tincey Spam – Ben Crowe Doreen – Rachel Atkins First broadcast BBC Radio 7, 27 June-1 July 2005 (Series 1), 25–29 February 2008 (Series 2) © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd