Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (TV series)
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Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future is a computer-generated TV series produced by the Dan Dare Corporation and Columbia TriStar International Television (who also provided worldwide distribution),[5] 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]
| Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Created by | Frank Hampson[2] |
| Directed by | Colin Frewin Kevin Gendreau |
| Starring | Greg Ellis[3] |
| Voices of | Chris Cox Carole Ruggier |
| Theme music composer | Elton John[4] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Netter Digital Foundation Imaging The Dan Dare Corporation Columbia TriStar International Television[5] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 6 July 2002[1] |
Cast
edit- Chris Cox as Hank Hogan
- Greg Ellis as Dan Dare
- Julian Holloway as Digby
- Rob Paulsen as The Mekon
- Carole Ruggier as Professor Jocelyn Peabody
Episode list
edit| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Pilot Of The Future (part 1)" | 12 December 2001 |
| 02 | "Pilot Of The Future (part 2)" | 13 July 2002 |
| 03 | "The Ark of Phobos (Part 1)" | 20 July 2002 |
| 04 | "The Ark of Phobos (part 2)" | 27 July 2002 |
| 05 | "God of War (part 1)" | 3 August 2002 |
| 06 | "God of War (part 2)" | 10 August 2002 |
| 07 | "Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 1)" | 17 August 2002 |
| 08 | "Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 2)" | 24 August 2002 |
| 09 | "Mines of Titan (part 1)" | 31 August 2002 |
| 10 | "Mines of Titan (part 2)" | 7 September 2002 |
| 11 | "The Outpost (part 1)" | 14 September 2002 |
| 12 | "The Outpost (part 2)" | 21 September 2002 |
| 13 | "Full Circle (part 1)" | 28 September 2002 |
| 14 | "Full Circle (part 2)" | 5 October 2002 |
| 15 | "The Mekon Among Us (part 1)" | 12 October 2002 |
| 16 | "The Mekon Among Us (part 2)" | 19 October 2002 |
| 17 | "Saturn Rocs (part 1)" | 26 October 2002 |
| 18 | "Saturn Rocs (part 2)" | 2 November 2002 |
| 19 | "Menace on Mars (part 1)" | 9 November 2002 |
| 20 | "Menace on Mars (part 2)" | 16 November 2002 |
| 21 | "Space Race (part 1)" | 23 November 2002 |
| 22 | "Space Race (part 2)" | 30 November 2002 |
| 23 | "Dead Space (part 1)" | 7 December 2002 |
| 24 | "Dead Space (part 2)" | 14 December 2002 |
| 25 | "Surrender Earth (part 1)" | 21 December 2002 |
| 26 | "Surrender Earth (part 2)" | 28 December 2002 |
References
edit- ^ Wells, Matt; correspondent, media (21 June 2002). "Comic strip hero of the 1950s finds new space on TV". The Guardian.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Dan Dare returns on TV". BBC. 21 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Dan Dare jets on to UK screens". C21media.
- ^ "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ Wells, Matt; correspondent, media (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.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ 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.
External links
edit- The Dan Dare Corporation Ltd
- Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future at IMDb
- SPTI's Anime & Animation Brochure: Dan Dare
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