The Spaceship
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| Genre | Radio comedy Radio drama |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 7 |
| Starring | James Fleet Emily Joyce Rosie Cavaliero Paul Barnhill Neil Warhurst Nick Bolton |
| Written by | Paul Barnhill Neil Warhurst |
| Directed by | Sally Avens |
| Original release | June 2005 |
The Spaceship is a science fiction comedy set in the year 2104 and onwards that premiered on BBC Radio 7 over the course of five days during the last week of June 2005. It was written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst[1] and was directed by Sally Avens.
A second series of The Spaceship began broadcasting on 25 February 2008, with the first series repeated again in the week prior to broadcast.
In the year 2104 a fleet of research cruisers were launched into space. Their mission: to seek out new life. With every moment on board preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring and transmitted over time back to Earth, we’ve been allowed access to one of these ships: The Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division. What you are about to hear took place, live, four years ago, seventy thousand light years from home.
- Captain Gordon "Flashdance" Taylor (James Fleet) – Gordon is captain of The Really Invincible III and has a tendency to throw cheese and wine parties at a moments notice.
- Melissa Paterson (Emily Joyce) – Despite being the ship's security officer, Melissa never wears the regulation uniform.
- Karen Trex (Rosie Cavaliero) – Ship's Communications Officer, Feng Shui expert, and all-round nice person.
- Stuart Jackson (Paul Barnhill) – Stuart is the ship's engineer and newest member after the last engineer was accidentally ejected into space.
- Clive 55 (Neil Warhurst) – As one of 137 clones, all called Clive, created in a lab just outside Warrington, he is the ship's Chief Medical Scientist.
- Narrator (Nick Bolton) – Guide to events on board The Really Invincible III.[2]
- E3007 Series II Yakamoto – The ship's robot that has been malfunctioning since launch and is locked in a perpetual loop of swing music. Its only current use is that of an iron for the crew's clothes.