"Captain Star" (1997) TV series 1997-1998

Creators:

Steven Appleby
Pete Bishop
Frank Cottrell Boyce
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 July 1997 (UK)

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi | Comedy

Plot:

Captain Star, and his crew, Navigator Black, Atomic Engine Stoker "Limbs" Jones, and first officer Scarlette...

Plot Keywords:

Star Trek Spoof | Spoof | Character Name In Title

Cast

Denica Fairman

...

First Officer Scarlette (13 episodes, 1997)

Series Directed by
Pete Bishop		(4 episodes, 1997)

Series Writing credits
David Finley		(10 episodes, 1997)
Steven Appleby		(4 episodes, 1997)
Pete Bishop		(4 episodes, 1997)
Frank Cottrell Boyce		(4 episodes, 1997)
Geraldine Easter		(4 episodes, 1997)
Phil Bedard		(unknown episodes)
Larry Lalonde		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Povey		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Michael Algar	....	line producer (4 episodes, 1997)
Geraldine Easter	....	producer / executive producer (4 episodes, 1997)
Barbara Biemann	....	executive producer: 2DF (3 episodes, 1997)
Jonathan Bohm	....	assistant producer (3 episodes, 1997)
Steven DeNure	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1997)
Howard Litton	....	executive producer: Nickelodeon (3 episodes, 1997)
Dan Maddicott	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1997)
Margaret Nicoll	....	executive producer: Canal+ Spain (3 episodes, 1997)
Beth Stevenson	....	co-producer (3 episodes, 1997)

Series Original Music by
John Du Prez		(4 episodes, 1997)

Series Art Direction by
Steven Appleby		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Denyse Ouellette	....	production manager (3 episodes, 1997)
Neda Sharifi	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Art Department
François Brisson	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1997)
Mik Casey	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1997)
Kevin Currie	....	storyboard director (4 episodes, 1997)
Drew Edwards	....	storyboard director (4 episodes, 1997)
Kervin Faria	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1997)
Jeff White	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1997)
Craig Wilson	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1997)
Michelle Grainey	....	backgrounds (2 episodes, 1997)
Ailleen Raistrick	....	backgrounds (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Sound Department
André Jacquemin	....	sound / sound designer (13 episodes, 1997)
Dave Howman	....	foley artist (4 episodes, 1997)
Christine Jacquemin	....	foley artist (4 episodes, 1997)
Jerry Richards	....	foley artist (4 episodes, 1997)
Adrian Sear	....	sound recordist (4 episodes, 1997)
Nigel Heath	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 1997)
Julian Slater	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 1997)

Series Visual Effects by
Wendy Senior	....	digital compositor (3 episodes, 1997)
Peter Kidd	....	digital compositing / digital compositor (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Animation Department
Carlos Alfonso	....	animation producer (4 episodes, 1997)
Les Brooksbank	....	key animator (4 episodes, 1997)
Mark Cappello	....	character designer (4 episodes, 1997)
Julio Díez	....	animation director (4 episodes, 1997)
Meryl Edge	....	key animator (4 episodes, 1997)
Alastair Fell	....	key animator (4 episodes, 1997)
Scott Fiander	....	sheet director (4 episodes, 1997)
Claire Grey	....	animation director (4 episodes, 1997)
Jez Hall	....	layouts (4 episodes, 1997)
Karen Heywood	....	key animator (4 episodes, 1997)
Kent Laursen	....	character designer (4 episodes, 1997)
Lise Murka	....	color stylist (4 episodes, 1997)
Andrew Ng	....	character designer (4 episodes, 1997)
Garry Owen	....	key animator (4 episodes, 1997)
Jerry Popowich	....	character designer (4 episodes, 1997)
Knud Skov	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1997)
Bill Tapp	....	key animator (4 episodes, 1997)
Mair Thomas	....	key animator (4 episodes, 1997)
Brian Cosgrove	....	animation producer (3 episodes, 1997)
Vincent James	....	layouts (3 episodes, 1997)
Cesar Diaz Melendez	....	animator: Tabano Films (3 episodes, 1997)
Bob Sparkes	....	key animator (3 episodes, 1997)
Michelle Grainey	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1997)
Mark Hall	....	animation producer (2 episodes, 1997)
Ailleen Raistrick	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Editorial Department
Rod Howick	....	supervising editor (4 episodes, 1997)

Series Music Department
John Du Prez	....	music arranger (4 episodes, 1997)

Series Other crew
David Finley	....	story editor (14 episodes, 1997)
Yarek Izerowicz	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 1997)
Mike Amos	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 1997)
Steven Appleby	....	creative consultant (3 episodes, 1997)
Emma Dobinson	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1997)
Shelley McCreight	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 1997)
Dorothy Viljoen	....	business affairs (3 episodes, 1997)
Pete Bishop	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Carol Taverner	....	publicist (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Alliance Communications Corporation
• Canal+ España
• Filmworks
• Harlech Television (HTV)
• Nickelodeon
• Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
• Yleisradio (YLE)
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

• Alliance Video

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Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Canada | UK | Spain

Color:

Color

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

great cartoon appealed to all with a sense of irony

A really funny (and ironic) show. Kind of poked fun at Star Trek and many other shows of that ilk. Captain Star was an ego-centric self-promoter not very interested in running the ship, but great at taking credit for everything that might be discovered. His crew was wonderfully idiosyncratic and the episodes mildly crazy but always entertaining. I think "witty and ironic" are the best ways of describing it.

There was only one season produced (I think) so anyone viewing these episodes should write to whomever they can and demand more. It's too bad that bright little lights like this get dimmed and then burn out. The writing was much sharper than most of what is around today.