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Sci-fi sitcom by Phil Whelans about a hopeless new space colony, with Nicholas Lyndhurst

Sci-fi sitcom by Phil Whelans about a hopeless new space colony, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Vicki Pepperdine

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Vicki Pepperdine

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Phil Whelans

Letty Butler

John Dorney

Kate Duchene

David Tyler

My First Planet: Series 2: Episode 2: One Small Naughty Step for Man

Episode 2

Episode 2: One Small Naughty Step for Man

Series 2

One Small Naughty Step for Man

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Day 32 and the colony teacher tells Carol and Richard to go and sit in the naughty airlock

Day 32, and the colony teacher tells Carol and Richard to go and sit in the naughty airlock. Stars Nicholas Lyndhurst. From July 2014.

Day 32 and the colony teacher tells Carol & Richard to go and sit in the naughty airlock. Meanwhile Lillian has to face a deadly rival, armed only with a marker pen and the common cold

The return of the hit sitcom starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Vicki Pepperdine ("Getting On") set on a shiny new planet.

Welcome to the colony. We're aware that, having been in deep cryosleep for 73 years, you may be in need of some supplementary information.

Personnel:
Unfortunately, Burrows the leader of the colony has died on the voyage so his Number 2, Brian (Nicholas Lyndhurst), is now in charge. He's a nice enough chap, but no alpha male, and his desire to sort things out with a nice friendly meeting infuriates the colony's Chief Physician Lillian (Vicki Pepperdine), who'd really rather everyone was walking round in tight colour-coded tunics and saluting each other. She's also in charge of Project Adam, the plan to conceive and give birth to the first colony-born baby. Unfortunately, the two people hand-picked for this purpose - Carol and Richard - were rather fibbing about being a couple, just to get on the trip.

Add in an entirely unscrupulous Chief Scientist, Mason and also Archer, an idiot maintenance man who believes he's an "empath" rather than a plumber, and you're all set to answer the question - if humankind were to colonise space, is it destined to succumb to self-interest, prejudice and infighting? (By the way, the answer's "yes". Sorry.)

Written by Phil Whelans
Produced and Directed by David Tyler.

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