Captain Star
| Captain Star | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: Captain Jim Star, Atomic Engine Stoker "Limbs" Jones, First Officer Scarlette, Navigator Black | |
| Created by | Steven Appleby Frank Cottrell-Boyce Pete Bishop |
| Starring | Richard E. Grant Adrian Edmondson Denica Fairman Kerry Shale Gary Martin |
| Country of origin | Britain |
| No. of episodes | 13 (total) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network |  ITV TELETOON |
| Release | July 8, 1997 – August 27, 1998 |
Captain Star is an animated television series starring Richard E. Grant as Captain Jim Star, based on a comic by Steven Appleby: Rockets Passing Overhead. Only thirteen episodes of thirty-minutes each were produced and aired. The series ran on the British ITV and Canadian TELETOON networks from 1997 to 1998. The show was also later repeated on Nickelodeon UK.
Story
The story of Captain Star take place on a rocketship, "The Boiling Hell", which has been ordered to a deserted planet known only as "The Nameless Planet" at the Ragged End of the Universe. The ship's crew consists of the egocentric and often paranoid Captain Star, Dana Scully-esque science officer Scarlette, nine-headed engineer Jones, and fishkeeping Navigator Black. They are later joined by a robot, Jim-Bob-Bob, who performs laundry duty and various other servitudes.
Throughout the series, the characters await further orders from Mission Control, a large space station. These orders never come, and it is unclear whether Mission Control has forgotten Star and his crew. Events occurring on and off the planet, however, frequently require Star's intervention.
Episode list
First season
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Atomic Alarm Clock | 1997-07-08 |
| 02 | Day of the Zooties | 1997-07-15 |
| 03 | The Worm Turns | 1997-07-22 |
| 04 | No Future | 1997-07-29 |
| 05 | Nine Heads are Better than One | 1997-08-05 |
| 06 | Waiting for Sputnik | 1997-08-12 |
Second season
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | Rocket to Nowhere | 1998-07-16 |
| 08 | It's Written in the Stars | 1998-07-23 |
| 09 | Ned Nova | 1998-07-30 |
| 10 | The Gravity of the Situation | 1998-08-06 |
| 11 | The Collector | 1998-08-13 |
| 12 | The Edge of the Universe | 1998-08-20 |
| 13 | A Galaxy of Stars | 1998-08-27 |
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