Space Cadets (1997)

Genre

panel game

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A panel show set in a space theme where celebrities compete in comedy challenges. Two team captains lead their groups through humorous rounds with a host acting as a mock commander.

lightheartedcomedicplayfulfast-pacedwittysillycheerfultrivia-based

What happens

Space Cadets is a British comedy panel game broadcast on Channel 4 in 1997. It was presented by "High Commander" Greg Proops with Bill Bailey and Craig Charles as the "Space Captains" (captains of the two teams). It ran for just one series with ten episodes. Like the BBC's Have I Got News for You, the contestants were celebrities and the show was played mainly for laughs. Bestselling author Terry Pratchett once appeared as a guest. When the contestants were asked who was Britain's most shoplifted author, Pratchett immediately answered "I am!" which was the correct answer. (The other contestants and Proops all immediately pulled out "shoplifted" copies of Pratchett's books, one of which Pratchett proceeded to sign.) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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