Astronauts

Carmen du Sautoy

Dr Gentian Foster

Barrie Rutter

Technical Officer David Ackroyd

Bruce Boa

Colonel Beadle

Seasons

Series 1

7 episodes

Premiered Oct 25, 1981

Series 2

6 episodes

Premiered Jul 18, 1983

Episodes

1–6 of 7

Ep 1

Episode 1

Oct 26, 1981

It's the dawning of a new era. US Air Force Colonel Lloyd Beadle unveils his British space travellers for the press, whose imaginations go into overdrive when they learn that one of the crew is a woman. But Beadle has another ace up his sleeve: Bimbo, a mongrel dog.

Ep 2

Episode 2

Nov 2, 1981

In their orbiting space station, the crew members are trying to acclimatise themselves while rapidly discovering each other's foibles. Sleep eludes them, and they realise that privacy is a thing of the past...

Ep 3

Episode 3

Nov 9, 1981

Gentian's in charge of the Life Science Projects, and David's doing Earth Observation, Astronomy, Crystallography and Communications — leaving Malcolm doing the dusting. And not terribly well. It takes a major crisis before the Mission Commander finally comes into his own.

Ep 4

Episode 4

Nov 16, 1981

Earthly problems invade the space station and Gentian Foster believes she knows why: Ackroyd's being beastly because he doesn't fancy her, and Mattocks is being patronising because he does.

Ep 5

Episode 5

Nov 23, 1981

After five weeks of constant surveillance, relations between the crew and Ground Control are strained. So when Beadle disappears for lunch, the astronauts decide to get even.

Ep 6

Episode 6

Nov 30, 1981