Space Cadets (game show)

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Space Cadets
Presented by Greg Proops
Starring Bill Bailey
Craig Charles
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release15 July (1997-07-15) 
16 September 1997 (1997-09-16)

Space Cadets was a British comedy panel game broadcast on Channel 4 in 1997. It was presented by "High Commander" Greg Proops with Bill Bailey and Craig Charles as the "Space Captains" (captains of the two teams). It ran for just one series with ten episodes.

Contents

Like the BBC's Have I Got News for You , the contestants were celebrities and the show was played mainly for laughs. Bestselling author Terry Pratchett once appeared as a guest. When the contestants were asked who was Britain's most shoplifted author, Pratchett immediately answered "I am!" which was the correct answer. (The other contestants and Proops all immediately pulled out "shoplifted" copies of Pratchett's books, one of which Pratchett proceeded to sign.)

Opening sequence text

The following text appeared on the screen in the opening title sequence (over footage of Charles, Bailey, and Proops): 3 Cosmic Comics, On A Voyage From Planet Mirth To Combat Against The Weird, The Unthinkable, The Unknown. They Are Space Cadets.

Rounds

These are only some of the rounds used on the show. It is unknown if any other rounds were played in episodes 8 or 9.

Episode guide

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:

  -- indicates Craig's team won
  -- indicates Bill's team won
EpisodeAir DateCraig's GuestsCraig's Team NameBill's GuestsBill's Team NameScore
01x0115 July 1997 Kim Newman and Ford Kiernan Meteors Hattie Hayridge and William Shatner Comets
01x0222 July 1997 Sara Cox and Walter Koenig Blobs John Moloney and Claudia Christian Things
20–23
01x0329 July 1997 Ford Kiernan and Sophie Aldred Omegas Fred MacAulay and Sylvester McCoy Alphas
25–17
01x045 August 1997 Trevor Neal and Armin Shimerman Quarks Simon Hickson and Max Grodénchik Roms
17–19
01x0512 August 1997 Ford Kiernan and William Shatner Leias Angela Rippon and Bruce Dickinson Lukes
01x0619 August 1997 Ben Miller and Kim Newman Stingrays Gareth Thomas and Alexander Armstrong Thunderbirds
37–44
01x0726 August 1997 Felix Dexter and Ed Bishop Astronauts Ronni Ancona and Rob Grant Cosmonauts
16–18
01x082 September 1997 Terry Pratchett and Fred MacAulay Jetsons Elaine C. Smith and Sylvester McCoy Rocketeers
26–23
01x099 September 1997 Claudia Christian and Ed Byrne Morks Robert Llewellyn and Susan MooreMindys
19-17
01x1016 September 1997 Tricia Sullivan and Kevin Day Vulcans John Moloney and Chloë Annett Klingons
22-20

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 The score for this episode was not revealed as Proops awarded the win to the team William Shatner was a guest on.