A South African Supermarionation children's television show about an undercover planetary defence agency operating from Cape Town under the guise of an interstellar shipping company. The show mirrored the real world political issues of international isolation facing Apartheid South Africa with the Earth being depicted as a galactic pariah of the "Interplanetary League" due to its cold war with the planet "Krokon". The villain in the series was depicted by Prince Karnati or his evil henchmen.
Interster (Season 1)
Proxima Encounter (Episode 1)
Air date: 1982-07-20
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Karnati, crown prince of the Krokons, is being held captive on earth to ensure peace between the two planets. But then Dr. Gorman strikes a deal with the Krokons: he will give them Karnati in exchange for a valuable mineral - and the life of Interster captain Buks de la Rey.
Saboteur (Episode 2)
Air date: 1982-07-27
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Gorman and Karnati plan to hijack the SK Woltemade, but the day is saved by Pikkie the Robot.
Kidnapping (Episode 3)
Air date: 1982-08-03
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Gorman and Karnati kidnap Lida to get information about the earth powers.
Terrorism (Episode 4)
Air date: 1982-08-10
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: The Krokons destroy earth’s spacecrafts. Buks and Adam get sent to destroy their terrorist bases.
Prisoner (Episode 5)
Air date: 1982-08-17
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Spaceship Woltemade gets damaged, with the professor on board. Prince Karnati hears the ship's emergency signals and take his chance to capture the professor. But it turns out that the professor is too shrewd for him, and it’s not long before his evil plans start to fall apart.
Nuclear Physics (Episode 6)
Air date: 1982-08-24
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Buks and Adam visit a radioactive planet to investigate its mining possibilities. Karnati decides to get rid of them.
Ice (Episode 7)
Air date: 1982-08-31
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Gorman and Karnati sends a unmanned craft to destroy earth, but Buks and Adam are prepared.
Espionage (Episode 8)
Air date: 1982-09-07
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Buks and Adam get sent on an important mission: go to Krokon to find out what they can about the Krokons' plans.
Ambush (Episode 9)
Air date: 1982-09-14
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Karnati and Gorman plan a trap for Buks and Adam.
Anti-matter (Episode 10)
Air date: 1982-09-21
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: A Krokon ship, carrying an anti-matter satellite, it on its way to earth and exposes Impala I and its crew to the weapon's deadly rays.
Jupiter Star (Episode 11)
Air date: 1982-09-28
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: The Krokons turn Jupiter into a second sun in the solar system in an attempt to burn up the earth.
History (Episode 12)
Air date: 1982-10-05
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: The Krokons manufacture a black star to wipe out earth. Buks and Adam use a time machine to destroy the black star before it was even created!
Meteor Shower (Episode 13)
Air date: 1982-10-12
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Gorman and the Krokons want to narrow the asteroid belt, hoping to destroy earth with a constant meteor shower.
Disillusionment (Episode 14)
Air date: 1982-10-19
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Gorman gets captured.
Forced Ally (Episode 15)
Air date: 1982-11-02
Runtime: 26 min
Earthquake (Episode 16)
Air date: 1982-11-09
Runtime: 26 min
Occupation (Episode 17)
Air date: 1982-11-16
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Buks and Adam have to relieve one of earth's planets after it was annexed by Krokon.
Time (Episode 18)
Air date: 1982-11-23
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: The earth gets trapped in time so that Krokon can get a good lead in its weapon production.
Aggression (Episode 19)
Air date: 1982-11-30
Runtime: 26 min
Episode 20 (Episode 20)
Air date: 1982-12-07
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: The Krokons disguise a projectile as Halley's Comet to mislead the earth.
Light (Episode 21)
Air date: 1982-12-14
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Earth is in danger again - this time from a gamma ray satellite.
Episode 22 (Episode 22)
Air date: 1982-12-21
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Buks and Adam use the Krokons' multi-laser weapon to their advantage.
Suicide Mission (Episode 23)
Air date: 1982-12-28
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: When the Krokons lead Buks and Adam into a black hole, they enter a universe where everything's topsy turvey: the Krokons are the heroes and Buks and Adam the villains.
Reversal (Episode 24)
Air date: 1983-01-04
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: The Krokons attempt to burn earth with a giant magnifying glass.
Solar Power (Episode 25)
Air date: 1983-01-11
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Buks and Adam are sent to destroy a Krokon settlement - with orders to destroy their own ship if they need to.
Episode 26 (Episode 26)
Air date: 1983-01-18
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Gorman escapes from prison and teams up with Karnati once again to destroy the earth. Our heroes manage to destroy the Krokon base, but not before Gorman and Karnati manage to get away.
Seasons
Episodes 26
Episodes 13