| Space Island One | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama Science Fiction |
| Created by | Andrew MacLear |
| Starring | Judy Loe Indra Ove Angus MacInnes Bruno Eyron Julia Bremermann Kourosh Asad William Oliver |
| Country of origin | UK/Germany |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Andrew MacLear Margaret Matheson |
| Running time | c. 45 min. per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Sky One |
| Picture format | PAL (576i), 4:3 |
| Audio format | stereophonic sound |
| Original run | 7 January 1998 – 9 November 1998 |
Space Island One (or Raumstation Unity in German) is a British/German science fiction television series that ran for 26 episodes beginning in 1998. A co-production between the UK's Sky One channel and the German Vox channel, it starred Judy Loe as Kathryn McTiernan, the commander of the multinational crew of the space station Unity. Described as “a mix of Moonbase 3 and Jupiter Moon, but more turgid than either” [1], other sources describe it as
“The best science fiction show you've never heard of… The show unflinchingly looks at the implications of for-profit science… and provides the most realistic look ever at life in space, including bone-mass loss. A few episodes are dull, but the show is often surprisingly weird and fun… It also features some of the most complex, believable characters of any television show”.[2]