Astronauts (Temporada 1)

Astronauts Malcolm Mattocks, Gentian Foster and David Ackroyd are sent into outer space to occupy a space station for six months.

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    Episode 1 (Episodio 1)

    Fecha de emisión: 1981-10-26

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Episode 2 (Episodio 2)

    Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-02

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: 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...

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    Episode 3 (Episodio 3)

    Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-09

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Episode 4 (Episodio 4)

    Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-16

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Episode 5 (Episodio 5)

    Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-23

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: 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.

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    Episode 6 (Episodio 6)

    Fecha de emisión: 1981-11-30

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: Fifty days in space should be newsworthy, but the media has already lost interest. Beadle promises to remedy the situation. Ackroyd, however, is more interested in the potent product of his lab experiment involving yeast, fruit flies and a copious quantity of blackcurrant juice...

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    Episode 7 (Episodio 7)

    Fecha de emisión: 1981-12-07

    Duración: 30 min

    Sinopsis: Nine weeks into the mission: depression is rampant. The food is boring. The routine is boring. Then, catastrophe! A wiring fault plunges the station into darkness. With Mattocks and Ackroyd out of action, Foster must rely on Bimbo to save her.

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