About this season
Space Patrol is a science-fiction television series featuring marionettes that was produced in the United Kingdom in 1962 and broadcast beginning in 1963. It was written and produced by Roberta Leigh in association with the Associated British Corporation.
Episodes (13)
1. The Planet Of Thought
Aired 7 November 1963 • 30 min
It is a disastrous day for Col. Raeburn when Tyro, the leader of the planet Neptune, persuades Raeburn’s secretary, Marla, to go to Neptune with him. The Colonel does not believe she has gone of her own free will and gives Dart the task of bringing her back.
2. The Glowing Eggs Of Titan
Aired 14 November 1963 • 30 min
When Dart and his crew make an emergency landing on Titan to repair their galasphere, they make a curious and far-reaching discovery.
3. The Planet of Light
Aired 21 November 1963 • 30 min
Dart and Slim are invited to the planet of Lumen. On their arrival Dart's oxygen cylinder is pierced. The planet's only oxygen comes from blister plants in the "cave of death". Dart and Slim must find the plants before dawn, or risk being boiled alive in the heat of the Sun
4. Time Stands Still
Aired 28 November 1963 • 30 min
Stolen art treasures are being transported into space. Raeburn suspects that Venusian millionaire Tara is behind the thefts, but his palace is too well guarded. Professor Haggarty develops a watch that speeds up the wearer's reaction times by a factor of sixty, which enables Dart to sneak into the palace unnoticed
5. Husky Becomes Invisible
Aired 5 December 1963 • 30 min
Husky, visiting Mars with Larry Dart, becomes invisible through an accident. This proves of great value, but Husky does not want to be invisible for ever, and there seems to be no prospect of him returning to his normal state.
6. The Walking Lake Of Jupiter
Aired 12 December 1963 • 30 min
One of the lakes on Jupiter is found to contain water with extraordinary properties. This is of great interest to the scientists, but from being a matter of interest the water soon turns to being a matter of deadly peril to the planet.
7. The New Planet
Aired 19 December 1963 • 30 min
Galasphere 347 is in deep space. After a comet collides with the ship, Dart and his crew discover a new planet beyond the orbit of Pluto. Touching down in the dense forest, Dart and Slim meet one of the planet's giant inhabitants
8. The Human Fish
Aired 26 December 1963 • 30 min
The Tula Fish in the Venusian Magda Ocean are evolving at an extraordinary rate and attack fishermen. The Galasphere crew are sent to help and discover that routinely dumped building materials may be the cause of the Tula's accelerated evolution
9. The Invisible Invasion
Aired 2 January 1964 • 30 min
While Dart and his crew are orbiting around Uranus, Husky sees a light on the planet which they learn is coming from the headquarters of the Duos, strange beings who inhabit the very heart of Uranus. The Duos, however, are in search of a less unpleasant atmosphere and decide to conquer Earth.
10. The Talking Bell
Aired 9 January 1964 • 30 min
Colonel Raeburn and Haggarty are on a hunting expedition when Raeburn shoots down an object shaped like a bell. Although not a human being, the bell has a voice and proves to be very intelligent, especially when Dart is buried in a cave without food and water.
11. The Buried Spaceship
Aired 16 January 1964 • 30 min
Col. Raeburn receives a message from Mars and learns that, as a result of terrible dust storms, the drought on the planet is getting worse.
12. Message From A Star
Aired 23 January 1964 • 30 min
No one believes Professor Zeffer when he tells them that he has picked up a message from Alpha Centauri, the nearest Star to our solar system. But when a strange being lands on Earth, it seems that the Professor’s story is not so fantastic.
13. Explosion On the Sun
Aired 30 January 1964 • 30 min
Colonel Raeburn is faced with a dangerous situation when a would-be dictator sets himself up on the satellite Ganymede and begins to interfere with the sun.