''Emmanuelle in Space'' is an American

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television series produced for

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and syndication in

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. It is loosely based upon the character

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created by

Emmanuelle Arsan Marayat Rollet-Andriane (''née'' Krasaesin () or Bibidh (; ); born 19 January 1932 – 12 June 2005), known by the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan, was a Thai-French novelist, best known for the novel featuring the fictional character Emmanuelle, a ...

in the 1960s and featured in dozens of softcore films over the years. The series was produced by Alain Siritzky, whose production company proceeded to make many Emmanuelle films for screen and TV during the 1990s and 2000s.

Premise

The series starred

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as Emmanuelle, a

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young woman who finds herself teaching the ways of sexuality to a group of aliens who land on Earth, and Paul Michael Robinson as an alien space captain. The story follows an extraterrestrial space crew that finds Emmanuelle on Earth and enlists her help to understand human love and sexuality. As is the case with the other Emmanuelle films, ''Emmanuelle in Space'' contains much nudity and sexual content. Today, the various episodes of ''Emmanuelle in Space'' are generally available edited together into feature-length productions on

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and occasionally show up on broadcasters such as

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and cable networks outside the U.S.

Cast and characters

: After breaking up with her boyfriend, she is propositioned by Captain Haffron to teach his crew and him about life and sex on Earth. Emmanuelle is

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and is very liberal in her sexual endeavors. She soon falls in love with Haffron. * Paul Michael Robinson as Captain Haffron Williams: The captain of the alien

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, he propositions Emmanuelle to teach him about sex. He transfers his knowledge to his crew. Haffron was

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before Emmanuelle arose desire in him. He teaches her view of multiple partners and bisexuality to the others. He becomes somewhat of a serial love maker. He soon falls in love with Emmanuelle, but cannot define his emotions. From '' Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy'', Haffron is implied to have once been part of a top-secret government project and was monitored.

Episodes

* '' Emmanuelle, Queen of the Galaxy'' (1994) also released as ''Emmanuelle: First Contact'' * '' Emmanuelle 2: A World of Desire'' (1994) * '' Emmanuelle 3: A Lesson in Love'' (1994) * '' Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy'' (1994) * '' Emmanuelle 5: A Time to Dream'' (1994) * '' Emmanuelle 6: One Final Fling'' (1994) * '' Emmanuelle 7: The Meaning of Love'' (1994)

References

External links

* {{Emmanuelle 1994 television films 1994 films 1990s American science fiction television series Erotic fantasy films Erotic television series Romantic fantasy television series 1990s French films Softcore pornography