Moonbase 3 (1973)

Genre

science fiction television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It is a British TV series set on a moon base where a new director takes over after his predecessor dies. The show focuses on the personal conflicts and practical problems of the people living and working there.

slow-pacedseriousgrittyunderstatedcharacter-drivenrealisticbleaklow-key

What happens

Moonbase 3 is a British science fiction television series that ran for six episodes in 1973. It was a co-production between the BBC, 20th Century Fox and the American ABC network. Created by Doctor Who producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks as a realistic alternative strand of TV science-fiction, it was not a commercial or critical success (Dicks himself has stated in a foreword to a collection of Tom Baker-era Doctor Who scripts that they "overdid the grimness and forgot about the sense of wonder that science fiction is all about"). It starred Donald Houston as Director David Caulder, who is appointed to the position after the previous director was killed while returning to Earth. Ralph Bates was Michel Lebrun, the deputy director, who was concerned about keeping to the rules. Fiona Gaunt played Doctor Helen Smith, the base's psychiatrist, and Barry Lowe played Tom Hill, the head of the base technical section. The programme was notable for its combination of realistic spaceflight procedures, ensured by hiring BBC technical adviser James Burke, and its strong character-based writing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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