Rent Star Cops: Series (1987)
3.7 of 5 from 47 ratings
7h 30min
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"Star Cops" forms an original and vivid re-imagining of mankind's near future , devised by Chris Boucher (Doctor Who, Blake's 7). Following the exploits of Nathan Spring (David Calder) and the International Space Police Force in the year 2047, 'Star Cops' confronted crimes ranging from mass murder and political corruption to art fraud. Sci-fi with a hard edge of 'cop drama', the series bristles with brilliantly drawn characters, each struggling to survive in the cold, brutal 'high frontier' of outer space. Star Cops proved a unique mix of sly, cynical humour, grimly plausible scenarios, excitement and thrilling visuals. Welcome to the future.
1. An Instinct for Murder
Nathan Spring's introduction to the International Space Police Force is destined to be absolute murder. Killings in the cold vacuum of space, political manipulation, deceit and sarcastic staff. Welcome to the Star Cops, Commander Spring.
2. Conversations with the Dead
Nathan Spring becomes enmeshed in a vast and vile conspiracy which will have agonising consequences for the newly promoted commander. But as the distinction between ally and enemy blurs, his hunt for retribution may claim one more life - his own.
3. Intelligent Listening for Beginners
A quiet, malevolent force threatens the lives of thousands of people as the International Space Police Force becomes involved in the lunatic machinations of terrorists, hijackers and a charismatic but crooked copper.
4. Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits
When Dilly Goodman pleads with the International Space Police Force to locate her missing brother, Nathan Spring discovers a Goodman is hard to find - especially when his disappearance is part of a twisted and terrifying master plan.
5. This Case to Be Opened in a Million Years
When Nathan Spring is ordered to take a holiday he becomes embroiled with the Mafia, a drugs scam and femme very fatale. Meanwhile, a nuclear alert on moonbase revives chilling memories for Theroux.
6. In Warm Blood
Is new recruit Anna Shoun truly working for the Star Cops or mixed up with the murders of innocent travellers who were butchered for profit? Spring attempts to find out and is apparently prepared to kill for the truth.
7. A Double Life
How can a man be in two places at once? The question becomes more than academic when the man in question is a ruthless murderer. The Star Cops face pure evil as they fight a brilliant but warped intelligence.
8. Other People's Secrets
Other people's secrets become Spring's problems when the lives of everyone on moonbase are threatened. Meanwhile, Devis's past life and ex-wife are catching up with him - and he's loving it.
9. Little Green Men and other Martians
When Nathan Spring is reported dead the Star Cops must overcome their sense of loss in order to foil a murderous conspiracy and discover the truth about life on Mars.- Actors:
- David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton, Jonathan Adams, Sayo Inaba, Gennie Nevinson, Moray Watson, Keith Varnier, David John Pope, Sian Webber, Daniel Benzali, Trevor Butler, Michael Chesden, Alan Downer, Roy Holder, Geoffrey Bayldon, Thomas Coulthard, Susan Curnow, Nigel Hughes
- Directors:
- Graeme Harper, Christopher James Baker
- Producers:
- Evgeny Gridneff
- Writers:
- Chris Boucher, John Collee, Philip Martin
- Aka:
- Space Cops
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Reviews (1) of Star Cops: Series
Excruciating dialogue, angry acting and stylistically all over the place. - Star Cops: Series review by RunDeckardRun
Big disappointment. I had heard that this was a forgotten BBC sci-fi gem with a great script etc. I just about managed to watch the first few episodes and couldn't take anymore. The dialogue is simply awful, with some sort of homage going on to 'hard boiled' noir thrillers of yesteryear, but is simply off-putting; so many of the characters seem to be angry and constantly snapping at one another. There's also some vaguely Blade Runner-inspired content here but it simply doesn't work. Also, the storylines, and the main character, flips between being on Earth one moment to being in space the next, as though it were simply like hopping on a bus. I felt as though I was watching two different programmes that had been mashed together just for the hell of it. I would recommend avoiding this one.
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