Star Cops follows Nathan Spring and the rest of his multinational team of the International Space Police (Star Cops) as they work to establish the Star Cops and solve whatever crimes come their way. Operating in a relatively accurately realised hard SF, near-future, space environment, many of the cases that the Star Cops investigate arise from opportunities for new crimes presented by the technologically advanced future society the series depicts and from the hostile frontier nature of the environment that the Star Cops live in.
Best Episodes of Star Cops
Other People's Secrets
S1 Ep8
9.0
24th Aug 1987
The stress of deep space seems to be taking its toll at last with the onset of more and more maintenance errors. The trouble is, they've co-incided with the arrival of the safety controller and a visiting psychiatrist! As the chaos escalates, the safety of the entire moonbase is at stake.
In Warm Blood
S1 Ep6
9.0
10th Aug 1987
'Knowledge is light.'
'Ignorance is darkness.'
Science must succeed. Nathan knows that. But when it means the loss of innocent lives, the Star Cops swing into action.
Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits
S1 Ep4
9.0
27th Jul 1987
Microbiologist Harvey Goodman has disappeared. It seems that the American space station RONALD REAGAN holds the answer, but pool-playing Commander Griffin is proving less than helpful. Diving deeper into a web of international double-dealing, Nathan smells a rat.
Worst Episodes of Star Cops
An Instinct for Murder
S1 Ep1
5.9
6th Jul 1987
With a body in the river and a series of spacesuit failures, Nathan Spring is unconvinced by the machine's verdict of accidental death. And instinct is telling him to pursue it even if it means laying his own life on the line.
Conversations With the Dead
S1 Ep2
7.3
13th Jul 1987
""Lee Jones has been dealt with. You are next.""
Somewhere out there is a killer. Can Nathan Spring, recently appointed head of the International Space Police Force, pre-empt his deadly messenger?
Little Green Men and Other Martians
S1 Ep9
8.3
31st Aug 1987
Can a martian really have been unearthed at last? With a freighter carrying the new discovery bound for Moonbase, it certainly seems that way. Suddenly the Star Cops find themselves caught up in a race for the scoop of the millennium. But the cost is high, and the body count is rising...
Star Cops Episode Guide
An Instinct for Murder
S1 Ep1
5.9
6th Jul 1987
With a body in the river and a series of spacesuit failures, Nathan Spring is unconvinced by the machine's verdict of accidental death. And instinct is telling him to pursue it even if it means laying his own life on the line.
Conversations With the Dead
S1 Ep2
7.3
13th Jul 1987
""Lee Jones has been dealt with. You are next.""
Somewhere out there is a killer. Can Nathan Spring, recently appointed head of the International Space Police Force, pre-empt his deadly messenger?
Intelligent Listening for Beginners
S1 Ep3
8.5
20th Jul 1987
There has been an explosion at the chemical plant, disaster in the Channel Tunnel and now there's a terrorist threat. The only clue is a couple of lines of obscure poetry. Can Spring and Theroux unravel the secret in time?
Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits
S1 Ep4
9.0
27th Jul 1987
Microbiologist Harvey Goodman has disappeared. It seems that the American space station RONALD REAGAN holds the answer, but pool-playing Commander Griffin is proving less than helpful. Diving deeper into a web of international double-dealing, Nathan smells a rat.
This Case to Be Opened In a Million Years
S1 Ep5
8.5
3rd Aug 1987
Exactly what happened to make a nuclear waste dumper launch abort? Is the Mafia alive and kicking in 2027? Will Nathan manage to survive being charged with murder?
In Warm Blood
S1 Ep6
9.0
10th Aug 1987
'Knowledge is light.'
'Ignorance is darkness.'
Science must succeed. Nathan knows that. But when it means the loss of innocent lives, the Star Cops swing into action.
A Double Life
S1 Ep7
8.3
17th Aug 1987
When a mystery kidnapper steals three frozen embryos from Moonbase, the crime seems motiveless. Then their mother turns out to be the wife of an infamous arms dealer with a list of henchmen and enemies a mile long.
With the ransom deadline approaching, Nathan is finding out what it's really like to race against time to save lives.
Other People's Secrets
S1 Ep8
9.0
24th Aug 1987
The stress of deep space seems to be taking its toll at last with the onset of more and more maintenance errors. The trouble is, they've co-incided with the arrival of the safety controller and a visiting psychiatrist! As the chaos escalates, the safety of the entire moonbase is at stake.
Little Green Men and Other Martians
S1 Ep9
8.3
31st Aug 1987
Can a martian really have been unearthed at last? With a freighter carrying the new discovery bound for Moonbase, it certainly seems that way. Suddenly the Star Cops find themselves caught up in a race for the scoop of the millennium. But the cost is high, and the body count is rising...
