Series synopsis
Captain Zep – Space Detective is a British family sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on BBC One on January 5, 1983. It ended on April 13, 1984. It stars Richard Morant, Tracey Childs and Paul Greenwood.
Captain Zep – Space Detective is a British television children's series produced by the BBC between 1983 and 1984.
Constructed as part drama and part quiz game, Captain Zep featured mysteries that would be solved by the child audience in the studio, along with a write-in competition for viewers. The child audience were dressed in futuristic clothes and had gelled hair. The series was also notable for its combination of live action and animation, where the cast would interact with drawn alien ch ...
Premise
Captain Zep – Space Detective is a British television children's series produced by the BBC between 1983 and 1984.
Constructed as part drama and part quiz game, Captain Zep featured mysteries that would be solved by the child audience in the studio, along with a write-in competition for viewers. The child audience were dressed in futuristic clothes and had gelled hair. The series was also notable for its combination of live action and animation, where the cast would interact with drawn alien characters amidst drawn backgrounds.
Paul Greenwood played the titular Captain Zep in the first series, to be replaced by Richard Morant for series two. Zep was assisted by Professor Spiro who was also replaced in series two by Professor Vana. The only cast member to appear in both series was Ben Ellison as Jason Brown.
The theme tune "Captain Zep" was written by David Owen Smith and Paul Aitken and performed by The Spacewalkers.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | January 5, 1983 | February 9, 1983 |
| Season 2 | 6 | March 9, 1984 | April 13, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death on Delos | January 5, 1983 |
| 2 | The Lodestone of Synope | January 12, 1983 |
| 3 | The Plague of Santos | January 19, 1983 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Under the Sea | March 9, 1984 |
| 2 | The Missing Agent of Ceres | March 16, 1984 |
| 3 | The Small Planet of Secrets | March 23, 1984 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 5, 1983 |
| Last aired | April 13, 1984 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 16:40:00 |