The Worst Episodes of Star Cops

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   7.5/10(32 votes)

   #1 - An Instinct for Murder

   S1:E17/6/1987

   With a body in the river and a series of spacesuit failures, 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.

   Director:Christopher Baker

   Writer:Chris Boucher

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   Director:Christopher Baker

   Writer:Chris Boucher
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   7.7/10(22 votes)

   #2 - A Double Life

   S1:E78/17/1987

   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.

   Director:Christopher Baker

   Writer:John Collee

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   Director:Christopher Baker

   Writer:John Collee
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   8.0/10(24 votes)

   #3 - This Case to Be Opened In a Million Years

   S1:E58/3/1987

   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?

   Director:Graeme Harper

   Writer:Philip Martin

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   Director:Graeme Harper

   Writer:Philip Martin
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   8.2/10(24 votes)

   #4 - Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits

   S1:E47/27/1987

   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.

   Director:Graeme Harper

   Writer:Chris Boucher

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   Writer:Chris Boucher
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   8.3/10(28 votes)

   #5 - Conversations With the Dead

   S1:E27/13/1987

   ""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?

   Director:Christopher Baker

   Writer:Chris Boucher

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   Writer:Chris Boucher
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   8.3/10(28 votes)

   #6 - Intelligent Listening for Beginners

   S1:E37/20/1987

   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?

   Director:Christopher Baker

   Writer:Chris Boucher

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   Writer:Chris Boucher
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   8.4/10(23 votes)

   #7 - In Warm Blood

   S1:E68/10/1987

   '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.

   Director:Graeme Harper

   Writer:John Collee

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   Writer:John Collee
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   8.6/10(23 votes)

   #8 - Other People's Secrets

   S1:E88/24/1987

   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.

   Director:Christopher Baker

   Writer:John Collee

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   Writer:John Collee
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   8.9/10(25 votes)

   #9 - Little Green Men and Other Martians

   S1:E98/31/1987

   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...

   Director:Graeme Harper

   Writer:Chris Boucher

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   Writer:Chris Boucher