Space Precinct
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| Genre | Science Fiction Drama |
| Creator(s) | Gerry Anderson |
| Starring | Ted Shackelford Rob Youngblood Simone Bendix Jerome Willis |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 24 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Original channel | Sky One |
| Original run | October 3, 1994 – July 24, 1995 |
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Space Precinct is a British television series that aired during the 1994-1995 season on Sky One and BBC Two in Britain and in syndication in North America.
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.
The series starred American actor Ted Shackelford as former NYPD detective Patrick Brogan, now a lieutenant with the Demeter City police force on the planet Altor. Brogan and his partner Jack Haldane (played by Rob Youngblood) must adjust to living in another solar system, and investigating crimes being committed by aliens as well as humans. Also co-starring was Danish actress Simone Bendix as Officer Jane Castle, Haldane's love interest (Brogan being happily married with a wife, daughter and son who made the move to Demeter City with him). All other major characters were played by actors wearing complex make-up that also included elements of puppetry in order to depict the different alien races.
The series was one of the highest-budgeted shows Anderson ever produced, and was relatively popular in Europe. However, in a repeat of the situation that UFO encountered 25 years earlier, American broadcasters were uncertain what to make of this series that looked on the surface to be aimed at children, yet actually featured adult-oriented storylines and was usually played straight despite the bizarre storylines and make-up. As a result, Space Precinct was often scheduled in late-night/early morning time slots. It failed to generate sufficient American ratings for a second season to be authorized.
The idea for Space Precinct predated the series by nearly a decade. In 1986 Anderson produced Space Police, a pilot film that featured Anderson regular Shane Rimmer as Brogan. The series failed to sell at that time and the pilot was never aired.
Space Precinct is available on DVD in Britain but, as of mid-2005, is the last major Anderson production that has yet to be so released in North America.
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| Gerry Anderson |
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| Television |
| The Adventures of Twizzle | Torchy the Battery Boy | Four Feather Falls | Supercar | Fireball XL5 | Stingray | Thunderbirds | Captain Scarlet | Joe 90 | The Secret Service | UFO | The Protectors | Space: 1999 | Terrahawks | Dick Spanner, P.I. | Space Precinct | Lavender Castle | New Captain Scarlet |
| Feature Films |
| Crossroads to Crime | Thunderbirds Are GO | Thunderbird 6 | Doppelgänger |
| Companies/Techniques |
| AP Films | Century 21 Productions | Supermarionation |
| Notable Collaborators |
| Sylvia Anderson | David Lane | Barry Gray | Reg Hill | Derek Meddings | John Read | Shane Rimmer |
| John Glen | |
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| James Bond | For Your Eyes Only (1981) | Octopussy (1983) | A View to a Kill (1985) | The Living Daylights (1987) | Licence to Kill (1989) |
| 1990s | Checkered Flag (with Michael Levine) | Aces: Iron Eagle III | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery |
| 2000s | The Point Men |
| Television | "Man in a Suitcase" (1967–1968) | "Space Precinct" (1994–1995) |
