Hyperdrive (2006)

Name: Hyperdrive
Rating: 6.5

Rating: 6.5

Synopsis

Set in 2151 and 2152, it follows the crew of HMS Camden Lock as they stumble through their heroic mission to protect British interests in a changing galaxy.

First Air Date: 2006-01-11

Last Air Date: 2007-08-16

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Nick Frost as Commander Michael Henderson
Miranda Hart as Diplomatic Officer Chloe Alice Teal
Kevin Eldon as First Officer Eduardo Pauline York
Dan Antopolski as Technical Officer Karl Jeffers
Stephen Evans as Navigator Dave Vine
Petra Massey as Sandstrom
Maggie Service as Computer (voice)
Paterson Joseph as Space Marshall Clarke
Waen Shepherd as Captain Helix
Petra Massey as Sandstrom

Seasons

None (2006)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: A Gift from the Glish (2006-01-11)

The crew of HMS Camden Lock start negotiations with various alien civilisations to sell blocks of the Peterborough Enterprise Zone. When things fail the first time, Space Force demands that Commander Henderson and his crew have to find another buyer within a week. The task doesn't get easier with an alien killer machine on board and the navigation system dropping out.
Ep. 2: Hello, Queppu (2006-01-18)

Henderson, Teal and York try to make first contact with the Queppu but are instead greeted by crossbow fire and are accused of being rebels. Meanwhile Jeffers, left in command of the ship, enters into a space race.
Ep. 3: Weekend Off (2006-01-25)

Vine buys a planet while Teal contrives to be alone with Henderson at the officer's ball.
Ep. 4: Asteroid (2006-01-31)

Henderson, miffed at being usurped by the Americans negotiating peace between two alien races, takes matters into his own hands with explosive consequences.
Ep. 5: Clare (2006-02-07)

Clare Winchester, a record-breaking British space-sailer, has been driven a bit mad on her latest solo expedition when she comes across the slightly more mad crew of HMS Camden Lock.
Ep. 6: Assessment (2006-02-14)

The crew of HMS Camden Lock are subjected to an extremely strict assessment test causing Henderson to seek the solitude of his cabin leaving York in command.