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Prisoners of Space 1/3

Dan Dare Series 2
Episode 5 of 7

Dan Dare isn鈥檛 fooled by the relative calm in space. Bizarre events prove him right. The Mekon is back. Stars Ed Stoppard.

Dan Dare and his crew have overcome The Mekon鈥檚 ruthless robots and staved-off rogue human scientist, Blasco - in cahoots with the fearsome Vora.

All seems well in the solar system, with Dare still wary - until spaceships start disappearing near Venus.

The Mekon is out for revenge...

Continuing adventures based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.

Dramatised in three parts by Colin Brake.

Dan Dare 鈥�. Ed Stoppard
Digby 鈥�. Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody 鈥�. Heida Reed
Sir Hubert 鈥�. Michael Cochrane
The Mekon 鈥�. Raad Rawi
Old Timer 鈥�. Robert G. Slade
Cadet 鈥楩lamer鈥� Spry 鈥�. Noof McEwan
Treen Captain 鈥�. Alistair Lock
On-board Computer 鈥�. Dianne Weller

Original music: Imran Ahmad

Produced and directed by Andrew Mark Sewell.

Made by B7 Media.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 19 Nov 2022 00:00
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  • Sat 18 Jan 2020 18:00
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  • Sun 19 Jan 2020 00:00
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  • Fri 18 Nov 2022 18:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 19 Nov 2022 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra