Created by Chris Boucher, former Blake’s 7 and Bergerac script editor, Star Cops was effectively a police procedural in space and one of the rare occasions where the BBC attempted to do some serious sci-fi; no bug-eyed monsters here, just duplicitous, criminal human beings. What was it about? Laid back Nathan Spring is a traditionalist … >
Developed by Friday Night Lights exec Jason Katims, Roswell took the idea of the crash and ran with it, but instead of going down a purely science fiction route, the makers focused more on their characters.
Instead of depicting the teenage years as either a fun-filled period of unbridled excitement and excess or a bleak phase of deep unhappiness, My So-Called Life showed they can be both.
Based on the trilogy of novels by John Christopher, The Tripods was set in a dystopian yet quaintly rural future, where the human race is enslaved by giant, three-legged robots from outer space.
Still recovering after last night’s final ever episode of Spooks? Got a big Harry Pearce-shaped hole in your life? Don’t panic!
Today we’re going to attempt a back-to-back Doctor Who marathon of all the Eleventh Doctor’s episodes so far, watching The Complete Fifth Series and A Christmas Carol in one session.