''Space Island One'' (or ''Raumstation Unity'' in German) is a British/German

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

television series that ran for 26 episodes beginning in 1998. A co-production between the UK's

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channel and the German Vox channel, it starred Judy Loe as Kathryn McTiernan, the commander of the multinational crew of the

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''Unity''. Among the screenwriters for the show were Stephen Baxter, P. J. Hammond, Adrian Rigelsford and

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Cast

* Judy Loe as Commander Kathryn MacTiernan * Angus MacInnes as Lieutenant Commander Walter B. Shannon *Bruno Eyron as Dusan Kashkavian * Indra Ové as Paula Hernandez *William Oliver as Chief Science Officer Lyle Campbell *Julia Bremermann as Harriet "Harry" Eschenbach *Kourash Asad as Dr. Kaveh Homayuni * Sally Grace as the voice of Control *Charlie Bovenizer as the first baby born in space

Episodes

Season 1 (1998)

Season 2 (1998)

Reception

Described by Dave Bradley as “a mix of '' Moonbase 3'' and '' Jupiter Moon'', but more turgid than either," io9 described it as:

References

External links

* * Sky UK original programming British science fiction television shows Space adventure television series 1990s British science fiction television series 1998 British television series debuts 1998 British television series endings 1998 German television series debuts 1998 German television series endings VOX (German TV channel) original programming {{UK-tv-prog-stub