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Space Police
Space Precinct is a British television series that aired from 1994 to 1995 on Sky One and later on BBC Two in Britain, and in first-run syndication in the US. Many US stations scheduled the show in late night time slots, which resulted in low ratings and ensured cancellation. The series was created by Gerry Anderson and was a mix of science fiction and police procedural that combined elements of many of Anderson's previous series such as Space: 1999, UFO and Thunderbirds, but with an added dash of Law & Order and Dragnet. Gerry Anderson was Executive Producer along with Tom Gutteridge. One of the series' directors was John Glen who had previously helmed various James Bond movies.
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Space Precinct is a British television series that aired from 1994 to 1995 on Sky One and later on BBC Two in Britain, and in first-run syndication in the US. Many US stations scheduled the show in late night time slots, which resulted in low ratings and ensured cancellation. The series was created by Gerry Anderson and was a mix of science fiction and police procedural that combined elements of many of Anderson's previous series such as Space: 1999, UFO and Thunderbirds, but with an added dash of Law & Order and Dragnet. Gerry Anderson was Executive Producer along with Tom Gutteridge. One of the series' directors was John Glen who had previously helmed various James Bond movies.
The series was shot 16:9 on Super 16 film to "future-proof" it, but then entirely post-produced in 4:3 "centre cut-out", effectively chopping off vast chunks from the edges of the image. No widescreen versions, or even letterbox versions, were ever made.
One reason for the change from the original title "Space Police" to "Space Precinct" was that the Danish toy company Lego objected to the use of "Space Police", the name for a line of their toys.
The pilot for this series, produced in 1986, was called Space Police (1986) (also known as "Star Laws"). It starred Gerry Anderson regular Shane Rimmer as Lt. Chuck Brogan and Catherine Chevalier as his partner, Officer Cathy Costello. It was never broadcast.
With each episode costing between US $1-1.5 million, this was at the time the most expensive show that had ever been made in the UK.
Several times during this series, when a cast member disembarks from a spaceship, it is obvious that the prop used as a "ship" is simply a car, down to the dome light turning on and off as the door opens and closes.
"Officer Jack Haldane: Call me stupid, but... Officer Jane Castle: Oh, don't tempt me"
"[Brogan has just crashed his patrol cruiser into the front of a streetside cafe] Lieutenant Patrick Brogan: Er, table for two, please!"
