Series synopsis
Moonbase 3 is a British sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on BBC One on September 9, 1973. It ended on October 14, 1973. It was created by Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks. It stars Donald Houston, Ralph Bates, Fiona Gaunt and Barry Lowe.
The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3.
Premise
The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Donald Houston as Dr David Caulder
- Ralph Bates as Dr Michel Lebrun
- Fiona Gaunt as Dr Helen Smith
- Barry Lowe as Tom Hill
- Cy Town as Technician
Guest cast
- Christine Bradwell as Ingrid
- John Hallam as Dr Peter Conway
- Tom Kempinski as Dr Stephen Partness
- Madhav Sharma as Rao
- Garrick Hagon as Bruno Ponti
- Peter Miles as Professor Heinz Laubenthal
- Jürgen Andersen as Per Bengtson
- Peter Bathurst as Director General
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 9, 1973 | October 14, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Departure and Arrival Dr Helen Smith becomes concerned over the mental state of pilot Harry Sanders. She expresses her feelings to the base's second in command, Michael Lebrun, and tries to convince him to get Commander Ransom to remove Sanders from duty. Ransom refuses and assigns Sanders to pilot the Commander's shuttle for a trip to Earth. After an malfunction, Sanders cuts the communications link and goes outside the shuttle to make repairs and is thrown into space. When Ransom attempts to pilot the shuttle it explodes. The European agency sends a Welch scientist to take over the station and to investigate the shuttle accident. |
September 9, 1973 |
| 2 |
Behemoth After a number of mysterious deaths, paranoia sets in as the crew begins to believe the deaths are being committed by a 'Moon Monster' living on the surface of the Moon. |
September 16, 1973 |
| 3 |
Achilles Heel The station's crew suffers from an unusual number of accidents and mistakes. Caulder must deal with the problems while trying to operate within his Earth-bound superiors' budgetary limitations. |
September 23, 1973 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 1973 |
| Last aired | October 14, 1973 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |