- Nick Frost ( Shaun of the Dead ) as Captain Henderson
- Kevin Eldon ( Dead Set ) as Security Chief York
Hyperdrive [Season 1, Episode 1]
A Gift from the Glish
Shown 12th January 2006 [Wednesday]
In the wake of the return of Dr Who , the BBC delivers another scifi show. This time it is a comedy, shown late night on BBC2.
It is the year 2151. The UK sends a spaceship, HMS Camden Lock, to meet alien races and attract investment in UK business. Unfortunately they run into some unfriendlies ...
The obvious comparison is with Red Dwarf . However, this effort falls far short. It is more like The Office in space. There are no belly-laughs, no funny dialogue, just a very low-key feel. The ship's captain, a short fat beardy bloke named Captain Henderson (Nick Frost - Shaun of the Dead ), even looks a bit like Ricky Gervase! The theme tune is Colonel Bogey's March, not in the same league as Howard Goodall's song.
Hyperdrive [Season 1, Episode 2]
Hello, Queppu
Shown 18th January 2006 [Wednesday]
Hyperdrive [Season 1, Episode 3]
Weekend Off
Shown 25th January 2006 [Wednesday]
It is the weekend of the Officers' dinner, and the Cadets' party.
Security Chief York (Kevin Eldon - Dead Set ) has to repair the female cyborg. The other two gofers visit a rocky planet that one of them accidentally bought.
This leaves the David Brent lookalike Captain Henderson (Nick Frost - Shaun of the Dead ) alone with the Julie T Wallace lookalike Number Two.
Hyperdrive [Season 1, Episode 4]
Asteroid
Shown 1st February 2006 [Wednesday]
Two Alien species (including the long-haired guy from Mighty Boosh) have a territorial dispute over an Asteroid. Britain sends Captain Henderson (Nick Frost - Shaun of the Dead ) to act as mediator.
Once Henderson messes it up, the aliens unite and declare war on the UK. Or all humans. Regardless, they go after Henderson's ship (HMS Camden Lock) first.
Hyperdrive [Season 1, Episode 5]
Clare
Shown 8th February 2006 [Wednesday]
The UK ship HMS Camden Lock is patrolling a backwater. The Danish are a superpower, and take the glamorous work.
Captain Henderson (Nick Frost - Shaun of the Dead ) encounters Clare ( Sally Philips ), who is sailing round the galaxy single-handed, on an attempt to break the speed record. Unfortunately the solitude has driven her slightly loopy.
Security Chief York (Kevin Eldon - Dead Set ), temporarily in charge, tests the crew's military readiness. But will they be capable of saving Henderson?
Hyperdrive [Season 1, Episode 6]
Assessment
Shown 15th February 2006 [Wednesday]
Captain Henderson (Nick Frost - Shaun of the Dead ) is warned that an inspection team is on the way. He knows the ship HMS Camden Lock will fail the inspection, so he gives up and hands control over to Kevin Eldon.
The brutality of Security Chief York (Kevin Eldon - Dead Set ) leads the crew into mutiny.
We get more exploration of the depth of Eldon's character. He has more in common with the chubby captain than is obvious - good traits, too.
