"Hyperdrive" (2006)TV series 2006-????

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

11 January 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A sci-fi British comedy about the adventures of Her Majesty's Ship Camden Lock in the year 2151. It's...

Cast

Nick Frost	...	Commander Henderson / ... (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kevin Eldon	...	York (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Miranda Hart	...	Teal (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dan Antopolski	...	Jeffers (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephen Evans	...	Vine (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Petra Massey	...	Sandstrom (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Paterson Joseph	...	Space Marshall Clarke / ... (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Waen Shepherd	...	Captain Helix / ... (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Morwenna Banks	...	Announcer (6 episodes, 2006)
Maggie Service	...	Computer / ... (6 episodes, 2006)

Runtime:

29 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Commander Henderson: Yes! Right in it’s mouth-arse!

Better than I expected

I have long been a fan of Red Dwarf. Compared to the very best of Red Dwarf (3rd and 4th seasons) Hyperdrive does not measure up. But there are not a lot of comedy writers out there who could follow the team of Grant & Naylor and expect to compare favorably.

As many here have already observed Hyperdrive does not attempt to be the same sort of comedy as Red Dwarf. I find it to be a send up of the pomposity found in the Star Trek universe. If you come to the show looking for that kind of satire then Hyperdrive will prove to be very very entertaining. At least watch it long enough to see the Cadet Ball scene. You'll see what I mean.