Astronauts: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Two men, one woman and a dog are cooped up together in darkest space. Occupying a two-room 'sky-lab' on Britain's first manned space mission, they are under constant surveillance as they orbit the Earth even on their visits to the lavatory. Tensions simmer, resentment builds and relationships become strained... and it's not long before they're plotting revenge upon their Earth-bound American contact at Mission Control.

Series details

• Title: Astronauts
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1981-10-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-08-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3486

Cast and credited roles

• Barrie Rutter — Technical Officer David Ackroyd
• Bruce Boa — Beadle
• Carmen Du Sautoy — Dr. Gentian Foster
• Christopher Godwin — Commander Malcolm Mattocks

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-10-26; final listed air date 1981-12-07; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1983-07-19; final listed air date 1983-08-23; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Astronauts on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.