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My First Planet

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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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My First Planet: Series 1

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Vicki Pepperdine

Tom Goodman-Hill

Phil Whelans

Cariad Lloyd

John Dorney

Gus Brown

David Tyler

My First Planet: Series 1: Episode 2: Hairdresser from Space

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Episode 2: Hairdresser from Space

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Hairdresser from Space

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Day seven on the colony and Mason faces an ethical nightmare.

Day seven on the colony. Mason faces an ethical nightmare, while Archer faces repairs. With Nicholas Lyndhurst. From April 2012.

Day 7 on the colony, and Mason stirs up an ethical nightmare involving a clone, a murder and some dreadlocks. Meanwhile, Archer the handyman attempts some repairs on his own head.

A sitcom set on a shiny new planet where we ask the question - if humankind were to colonize space, is it destined to succumb to self-interest, prejudice and infighting? (By the way, the answer's "yes". Sorry.)

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.

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 - "Getting On"), 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 colonize 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 & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.

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