Supernova (TV series)

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Supernova
Image:Supernovatv.jpg
Rob Brydon (centre) as Dr Paul Hamilton
Genre Sitcom
Creator(s) Harry Cripps
Matt Lipsey
Starring Rob Brydon
Kat Stewart
Damon Hunter
Country of origin UK, Australia
No. of episodes 12
Production
Running time approx. 30 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel BBC
Original run 20th October, 2005 –

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 British astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and disliked girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian Observatory, deep in the Australian outback. The comedy centres around his difficulties adjusting to life in the outback and his eccentric fellow astronomers. The first series was released in the UK and Australia in October 2005 and consisted of six 30-minute episodes. The second series began airing on the 3rd 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.

Spoiler warning: Plot details follow.

During the series, Paul grapples with, amongst others, his attraction to his colleague Dr Rachel Mann (who is engaged to an astronaut), the arrival of his girlfriend at the observatory, and a bout of fatalism that comes on when he creates a simulation of how the Universe will end.

Spoilers end here.

Tagline: Making light of dark matter.

Contents

[edit] Cast and crew

Dr Paul Hamilton makes his mark
Dr Paul Hamilton makes his mark

Harry Cripps - Writer
Matt Lipsey - Director
Rob Brydon - Dr Paul Hamilton
Hollie Andrew - Dr Jude Wardlaw
Tim Draxl - Professor Mike French
Damion Hunter - Bill
Peter Kowitz - Max Talbot
Kris McQuade - Professor Pip Cartwright
Kat Stewart - Dr Rachel Mann

[edit] Episode guides

[edit] Series 1

  1. The Black Hole
  2. God, Are You Out There?
  3. When You Wish Upon A Star
  4. Venus Rising
  5. Unity
  6. Where Men Are Men

[edit] Series 2

  1. Wild Oats
  2. How's Your Father?
  3. Big Red
  4. Perseverance
  5. Something Wicked This Way Comes
  6. May The Best Man Win

[edit] External links

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