Dan Dare: Reign of the Robots 

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Tales of the dashing sci-fi hero from the classic Eagle comics of the 1950s-60s.

Dan Dare: Series 2: Reign of the Robots 1/2

Series 2

Reign of the Robots 1/2

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After a long journey home, Dan Dare and his crew find the Earth has been subjugated.

After a long, perilous journey home from Venus, Dan Dare and his crew find the Earth has been subjugated. Stars Ed Stoppard.

Dashing test pilot, Dan Dare and his crew finally return to Earth after battling The Mekon on Venus. 

Landing in a seemingly deserted central London on 24th June 2045, they realise they've lost ten years. 

With limited resources, ,Dan, Lieutenant Digby and the Eagle Corporation’s Professor Jocelyn Peabody must liberate Earth from an army of ruthless robots. 

Their task becomes ever more desperate, when they discover the identity of the alien force behind the invasion. 

Adventures based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.

Dramatised in two parts by Simon Guerrier 

Dan Dare …. Ed Stoppard
Digby …. Geoff McGivern 
Professor Peabody …. Heida Reed
The Mekon …. Raad Rawi 
George Bryan …. Dean Harris
On-board Computer …. Dianne Weller

Original music: Imran Ahmad

Director:  Andrew Mark Sewell

Made by B7 Media

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