Captain Zep - Space Detective
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A smart little show that probably deserves to be better remembered than it actually is. | A smart little show that probably deserves to be better remembered than it actually is. | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[Image:Captain zep series 1.jpg]]''The original cast''</div> | ||
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+ | <div class="image">[[Image:Captain zep ben ellison.jpg]]''Jason Brown as Ben Ellison''</div> | ||
[[Category:Childrens]] | [[Category:Childrens]] |
Revision as of 13:55, 11 April 2009
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Host
"Captain Zep", played by:
Paul Greenwood (1983)
Richard Morant (1984)
Co-hosts
Ben Ellison as "Jason Brown"
Harriet Keevil as "Professor Spiro" (1983)
Tracey Childs as "Professor Vana" (1984)
Broadcast
BBC1, 5 January 1983 to 13 April 1984 (12 episodes in two series)
Synopsis
Crime puzzle in which Captain Zep would challenge the studio audience to solve a filmed mystery. There was also a secondary puzzle in each show, the answer to which was given in the next episode. The first 50 viewers out of the proverbial hat with the correct answer won a Captain Zep - Space Detective badge.
The filmed inserts were quite clever, with blue-screen used to place the actors in eerie alien worlds. Apart from the regulars, all the other characters were drawings superimposed on the backgrounds, which was much more effective than it sounds.
A smart little show that probably deserves to be better remembered than it actually is.