Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (TV series)

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Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
Based on Dan Dare
by Frank Hampson [1]
Developed byColin Frewin
Bob Forward
Greg Johnson
Voices of Greg Ellis [2]
Chris Cox
Carole Ruggier
Theme music composer Bernie Taupin
Elton John [3]
Ending theme"Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future" performed by Elton John
ComposerFrank W. Becker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersColin Frewin
Rick Ungar
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesThe Dan Dare Corporation
Columbia TriStar International Television [4]
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release6 July (2002-07-06) [5]  
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28)

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future is an animated television series produced by the Dan Dare Corporation and Columbia TriStar International Television (who also provided worldwide distribution), [4] with animation first provided by Netter Digital then by Foundation Imaging, running to twenty-six 22-minute episodes. [6] The series drew on several different incarnations of the Dan Dare comic. [7] [8]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Episode list

No.TitleOriginal release date
01"Pilot Of The Future (part 1)"
6 July 2002 (2002-07-06)
02"Pilot Of The Future (part 2)"
13 July 2002 (2002-07-13)
03"The Ark of Phobos (Part 1)"
20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)
04"The Ark of Phobos (part 2)"
27 July 2002 (2002-07-27)
05"God of War (part 1)"
3 August 2002 (2002-08-03)
06"God of War (part 2)"
10 August 2002 (2002-08-10)
07"Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 1)"
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17)
08"Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 2)"
24 August 2002 (2002-08-24)
09"Mines of Titan (part 1)"
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31)
10"Mines of Titan (part 2)"
7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)
11"The Outpost (part 1)"
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)
12"The Outpost (part 2)"
21 September 2002 (2002-09-21)
13"Full Circle (part 1)"
28 September 2002 (2002-09-28)
14"Full Circle (part 2)"
5 October 2002 (2002-10-05)
15"The Mekon Among Us (part 1)"
12 October 2002 (2002-10-12)
16"The Mekon Among Us (part 2)"
19 October 2002 (2002-10-19)
17"Saturn Rocs (part 1)"
26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)
18"Saturn Rocs (part 2)"
2 November 2002 (2002-11-02)
19"Menace on Mars (part 1)"
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09)
20"Menace on Mars (part 2)"
16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)
21"Space Race (part 1)"
23 November 2002 (2002-11-23)
22"Space Race (part 2)"
30 November 2002 (2002-11-30)
23"Dead Space (part 1)"
7 December 2002 (2002-12-07)
24"Dead Space (part 2)"
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14)
25"Surrender Earth (part 1)"
21 December 2002 (2002-12-21)
26"Surrender Earth (part 2)"
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28)

References

  1. "Dan Dare returns on TV". BBC. 21 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. "Brit 50's Icon Dan Dare To Make U.S. Television Debut In High-Definition On Animania HD". Animation Artist. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Dan Dare jets on to UK screens". C21media.
  5. Wells, Matt (21 June 2002). "Comic strip hero of the 1950s finds new space on TV". The Guardian.
  6. "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  7. Wells, Matt (21 June 2002). "Comic strip hero of the 1950s finds new space on TV". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020 via www.theguardian.com.
  8. Delingpole, James (3 August 2001). "A very English superhero". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020 via www.telegraph.co.uk.