TV series
Captain Star
1997–1998 · 2 seasons
A gentle, absurd comedy about a pompous hero stranded in space, full of dry wit and quirky characters.
- Created by
- Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Appleby
- Genres
- Sci-fi & fantasy, Animation
- Starring
- Adrian Edmondson, Richard E. Grant, Gary Martin
- Overview
- Captain Star was an animated television series starring Richard E. Grant as Captain Jim Star, based on a comic by Steven Appleby: Rockets Passing Overhead. Only thirteen episodes of thirty-minutes each were produced and aired. The series ran on the British ITV and Canadian TELETOON networks from 1997 to 1998. The show was also later repeated on Nickelodeon UK.
- How it feels
- Absurd, satirical, whimsical and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Isolation, identity, obsession, power
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Appleby
- Genres
- Sci-fi & fantasy, Animation
- Starring
- Adrian Edmondson, Richard E. Grant, Gary Martin
