Supernova (2005)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 12 episodes

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Welsh astronomer moves to a remote Australian observatory and struggles to adapt to life in the outback. He deals with his eccentric new coworkers and the challenges of a very different environment.

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What happens

Supernova is a British comedy television programme produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton (Rob Brydon), a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian Observatory, deep in the Australian outback. The comedy centres on his difficulties adjusting to life in the outback and his eccentric fellow astronomers. The first series was released in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 2005 and consisted of six 30-minute episodes. The second series began airing on 3 August 2006 in the UK. The exterior scenes were shot at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. The observatory itself is a CGI creation, according to the DVD commentary, and only a partial doorway was constructed on site for filming purposes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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