Space Precinct Opening Titles

[MrRjpugh]

I used to catch this show on late-night cable; I think it was a PBS station, since BBC America wasn't available where I was (and may not have even been operational yet). I used to love this show! Campy and cheesy as all get out, but loads of fun, and some of the stories had some cool elements and twists. To sweeten the pot, Simone Blendix was very easy on the eyes. If I could find a DVD or BluRay of this series, I would grab it ASAP.

[Aristaios]

how come there was only ever 1 series?

[ProjectFlashlight612]

F**k tha Space Police.  :)

[afterace]

this was an awesome series.

[ravenstar100]

dont you have the end titles for this? it always seemed to have a faster louder bang and pace to it.

[MadBadger]

This was amazing... only 24 shows though? I had the electronic police car with like a handle underneath... that was the SHIT!

[kh44k]

@MadBadger LOL! I also had that! Of course I put Luke Skywalker in it, but still!

[thealchemist1111]

I can't stop smiling :D

[MaskedMan66]

This was a lot of fun, this show. I loved the completely outlandish aliens interacting with humans like it was the most natural thing in the world. I'd love to get my hands on the home video of the series.

[TobyKavanaugh]

I fist saw this show when I was 5 and hearing that theme music again makes me remember how awesome I thought it was...still do actually.

[Useless2112]

This is easily one of the stupidest things I have ever seen.

[thatguywiththeegg]

Elaborate sets, cgi, model work, prosthetics...why doesn't Britain make this sort of high budget stuff anymore? I like Primeval but it is people interacting with bad cgi in every episode. I want more British written space shows, this was brilliant.

[itsdave123]

@thatguywiththeegg doctor who?

[thatguywiththeegg]

@itsdave123 Ok I will give you that but each episode of space precinct had a higher budget than nuwho, without even adjusting for inflation. Also that is one show...where are all of the others? Where is this decades Blakes 7? Or anything to the standard of a Terry Nation show.

[itsdave123]

@thatguywiththeegg Its all been replaced with Britains Got Talent and Big Brother :(

[mfcstevenson]

@thatguywiththeegg not a doctor who fan then?

[thatguywiththeegg]

@mfcstevenson I am. That is a grand total of three shows. This looks like it had a bigger budget than nuwho anyway.

[mfcstevenson]

@thatguywiththeegg yeah seriously, nuwho CGI looks worse than this sometimes. i think primeval is awful aswell.

[SciStarborne]

@thatguywiththeegg Basically, money. Every one of those prosthetics is thousands of pounds in materials and hundreds of man-hours of production. Sets are big and bulky, models have to be made many times over if you want to damage, alter or blow them up.

CGI means they can change whatever they like at any stage without having to setup all over & re-shoot, or have it there in the first place, cheaper. And the only penalty is it looks crap. Which is fine when all you want to do is churn out pap.

[19Lis27]

anybody knows if i can download it frokm somewhere ? been lookin everywhere and no luck

[asusions]

@19Lis27

PirateBay?

[19Lis27]

@asusions  pirate bay isohunt and so on - nothing . But I'll give it another shot . Thanks :)

[Nalebranc]

Amazing how I remember the theme music all these years later. Watching this is bringing stuff back to me.

[jefferyshambles21]

Need to bring it back

[jimkelly49]

tat putting it mildly u mean crap same hollywood crap

[jimkelly49]

tat putting it mildly u mean crap same hollywod crap

[MissStephie1013]

AWESOME!!! Used to watch this when i was younger! absolutely loved and and have been trying to remember what it was called! Thanx for putting this up!!! [=

[Rincewindification]

@MissStephie1013 Same :D i mentioned it on vent to friends and within 30 seconds was sent this :D /nostalga :D

[MissStephie1013]

@Rincewindification Yeah I know right? Gotta love the old stuff =D

[Capt777harris]

Man this show stunk. What a piece of crap.

[JAHAD007]

I loved watching this as a kid, come on someone resurrect this please?

[bruhager]

This show was freakin' badass!

[jimmyhayers]

I had the annual hahahaha

[Darkwintre]

Enjoyed the series, personally thought it a shame they cancelled it!

[mjdietle]

saw two minutes of this and thought it was hilarious! the aliens were so funny looking! just talked and dressed like regular ppl but wit hilarious alien faces! also found it funny that they just had regular like nypd cop uniforms even though they were in space 2040

[olejasper]

Worst make-up and special effects, since "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea".

[rayblack2004]

@olejasper lol used to watch that one too - time makes fools of us all :)

[thejobloshow]

This would make a killer movie.

[brianartillery]

I was way older than it's target audience, but I used to watch it in the early evening before I went to work - I really got into it, and enjoyed the earlier episodes most; the wonderfully realised cyborg, and the REALLY creepy snake-like bomber were the two I liked most. An under rated gem. Typically detail-rich design as well, the hallmark of anything created by the God-like Gerry Anderson, whose shows made my life so much richer as a kid back in the 60's. Genius!

[Anarchrist01]

this is funny. i remember watching this weekdays. after the cartoons finished and just before the simpsons.

[eviltreemonster]

I've never seen this. Is it as good as Voyager and DS9?

[DeckyStrikesBack]

@eviltreemonster uh......how can i put this.....NO

[eviltreemonster]

@DeckyStrikesBack

Why not?

[MegabyteUnleashed]

@eviltreemonster Can't really compare. They are two completely different shows. I say just watch some episodes and judge for yourself. And don't let it fool you because of what it looks like, it gets quite dark in places. Extortionists, people smuggling (smuggling of people, not people who smuggle ;), hitmen, and so on,

[rayblack2004]

@MegabyteUnleashed I believe the term is human trafficking

[EvilWeevil]

How has Gerry Anderson not been knighted? Everything he has created has been pure television gold.

[NorthernStar1982]

ah i loved this as a kid and as a gerry anderson fan

i just remember stuff getting blow'd up a lot ;)

[Vebinz]

Ah fond memories.I remember watching this show every saturday night, right after "Highlander: The Series".

I liked the "Blade Runner"-like world, some four years before Star War's "Coruscant" planet.

Thanks for posting!

[nighttraintomemphis]

This is not meant to be spam, but good news many of us have hoped for.

From tvshowsondvd(dot)com,

"Beginning November 23rd Image Entertainment will be distributing the complete series of Space Precinct on DVD. The 5-disc set will contain all 24 episodes (1063 minutes) of the U.K. program, presenting them in full screen video and English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio. Cost is $49.98 SRP. Cover art isn't available yet, but stay tuned!"

[kikin0083]

@nighttraintomemphis because of tvshowsondvd i came looking for the opening, ahhh memories watching this show saturday afternoons on my local NBC affiliate

[nighttraintomemphis]

@kikin0083

The show had a reasonable time slot at first in the Memphis area on what became the UPN affiliate, but it was moved to about 2:30 AM on Tuesday mornings, and even then it wouldn't always air at the scheduled time for whatever reasons. It was discouraging to catch the last of the closing credits at the beginning of the recording, or the beginning of the opening credits at the end of the recording.

[bigorr]

It has to be said that the theme tune to this show is the absolute fucking tits.

One of my favourite of all time. Just had massive goosebumps after hearing it again for the first time in years!

[ShaqZigWINNER64]

I loved this as a kid. I had the toy version of their space police cruiser and it was great. Sadly I can't find it :( Come to think of it, I haven't seen my toy Robocop police car for years either. I guess they must be hiding in the same place

[PsycoticRetard]

\/\/OOT

[TheRsp88]

MMMMMM, that's good nostalgia!

[MrJfennell5]

god i remember getting the space cop machine for xmas and the hover bike. awesome series. touched on adult themes even though it was for kids!

[OneEyedJack1970]

I remember this show. I'll never forget that alien with the Southern accent.

[matthewpeter]

OMG I used to watch this years ago, the theme tune is just the tits!

[1acroyear1]

I barely remember this show. One thing that struck me about it was that all the humans were white. I guess they finally kicked all the black people off the earth, huh?

[MegabyteUnleashed]

@1acroyear1 It wasn't set on Earth. So actually, they must have kicked all the white guys off Earth. XD

[1acroyear1]

@MegabyteUnleashed Naw I think maybe the white guys left voluntarily because they were never able to fix the Gulf Oil Spill and irreparably ruined the planet. So they said, "Well, it's fucked now. Let the niggers have it." (j/k)

[HeWhoCannotBePwned]

Ah, the good old days. Back in England this was the way to spend evenings. Too bad our tv nowadays is full of shit like Big Brother and a million trillion gay ass talk shows.

Long live the 90's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[kruger97]

Hahaha I remember this show! How amazingly cheesy!

[bumhulio1]

so many child hood memories flooding back

[flashtheoriginal]

I only saw this once, the last ten minutes of an episode. I said to my 11 year old son, when it had finished - "Do you know what? That was good, really surprisingly good - nice bit of escapism. When is it on again?" Then the TV announcement came "That was the last in the present series". I don't think it has ever been shown in England since. SPACE PRECINCT is class. I looked beyond the gimmicks into the realm of fantasy. Go with it and chill, release yourself.

So there.

[willbass86]

I was about that age when it aired (in the UK). I remember it being fairly popular at the time. I fucking enjoyed it anyway.

[Legopancake]

i used to ahve a space precinct hot chocolate mug :)

[adammark1983]

Space Precinct is Cool!

[FukinMikeAlright]

THIS IS THE FUKIN SHIT.

[scopeophile]

@FukinMikeAlright Wow! What an eloquent and articulate way of expressing a raw and honest reaction... tell me, have you ever considered writing for the Times old chap, think they could use someone with such a striking command of critique as your good self .... you make Oscar Wilde look positively thuggish with that kind of verbal capacity for wit and charm.

Well done!

[shakdva]

OMG, you are soooooo full of crap! The series aired in 1994 and 1995, if you are 16 years old, you've must be some kind of wunderkind, at age of 1 to understand and watch show...

You must be very stupid person, or just are 16 year old wannabe...

[shakdva]

C'mon, 16 years from now (to the past), this didn't exist, or you didn't understand human speech, you were that young - don't bullshit us! You didn't watch it when it was aired!

[Volfmech]

Hell yeah! I miss this show...

[TomatoeAssassin]

Looks interesting but I've never heard of it.

[basskommette]

just looking through my space precinct pogs.. brings back memories

[marcus10]

I was inloved in Jane!

[shakdva]

Good for you!

[MegabyteUnleashed]

Another masterpiece from Gerry Anderson that needs to be repeated instead of the tripe that's on TV these days.

[newworldman123]

good call............i loved it.

[leonwoodford]

@MegabyteUnleashed to be honest it was shit

[molyneux1000]

@MegabyteUnleashed The funny thing is, when I was watching this as a kid, there would be people saying that it was tripe and that TV was much better in their day. And here we are, 15 years on. People saying the exact same thing about the current state of TV. "Much better in my day".

[MegabyteUnleashed]

@molyneux1000 And no doubt the kids of today will look at tv in 15 years time and say the exact same thing. It's a viscious cycle.

[molyneux1000]

@MegabyteUnleashed Vicious is a bit over the top. Pathetic is more appropriate.

[hcvang]

@MegabyteUnleashed you must be joking... this garbage wouldnt get ten viewers today, sheesh.

[MegabyteUnleashed]

@hcvang Unfortunatly, this is true. Because people these days would much rather eat up the sheer shit that is X Factor, Dancing with the stars and so on. Shows that require no thought into making them, no sense of adventure, no characters to care for and empathise with. Entertainment is no longer about being entertained by stories, it is now about laughing at morons and Z-list celebrities who want a quick and easy way to 15 minutes of fame, whatever it takes. And that, is the true garbage.

[hcvang]

@MegabyteUnleashed well, if you want to compare it to cheap shit reality shows, sure it's better - but the second you compare it to modern shows in it's own genre, it falls flat on it's face in a second.

[MegabyteUnleashed]

@hcvang The same can be said of many shows. True, it has been ages since I saw any episode other than the cyborg one. Maybe I do have rose tinted glasses. I just view shows based on their own, instead of comparing it to other shows.

[terryusa]

i remember show ! the theme tune has always stuck in my head lol... this brings back memories fo sho .. good times

[JPLOWMAN2]

Wow; looks like a combination of Star Wars, Drag Net and Power Rangers

[HeWhoCannotBePwned]

@JPLOWMAN2

Please, this is a classic 90's show, don't mention the power gangers, they're gay as fuck. this had magic.

[cessnaace]

I watched this show every week back in the day.

[KillerKlown580]

Gerry Anderson's shows were always awesome and entertaining. Didn't get to see this show much in the States, but I always watched it when it was on. Loved the blend of CG and live miniature effects, plus the stories & acting were quite good too. This had kinda the same feel as Babylon 5 or Farscape- which were out about the same time. I miss those shows. Thanks for posting this!

[thutley]

I remember back in the day when this was on after the Simpsons on BBC2, the title scene is so iconic.

I had no idea it was done by Gerry Anderson though.

[coldaddiction]

omg, it brings my saturday mornings back to me....though I'm sure it was on in the evening those WERE my mornings!!

[britboyal]

i think its safe to say that every boy who watched this thought Officer Castle was hot, and I remember rushing home every week to get to see it in time, lol those were the days :)

[retro38]

what year did this come on and what station?

[GJAC21]

i totally loved this show when i was a bairn

[graceyx90]

I loved this show. Watched it religiously as a child. Shame its not around any more :( It was brilliant!

[fearreavers]

I loved this show. Netflix totally sucks for not having it. :(

any one know if it is online someplace?

[Krathor18]

Officer Castle Was Hot Shit I Still Remember The Dream I Had When I Was Like 6 Or 8 Or Something (17 now) And I Was Fucking The Shit Out Of Her, Wow!

[Bearfoot]

seriously dude, too much info.

did NOT need to know that.. :P

[GAMBlT]

Am a total nostagic manic, this was a great show. The theme was epic. ImDB says its got 24 episodes?

Oh... and Officer Jane is hot!!!! :)

[oneminutetomidknight]

lol so truuueee

[ste309w]

always reminded me of bladerunner somehow?

still, good at the time and a shame their aren't more kids shows like this made.

[freyaso2007]

it's awesome! when I was a child I did see these series!!! I like official Castle :)

[garametwo]

The best thing about this show was the intro music.

[FreakyRapunzel]

OMG!!! I Loved this show! It was great!, I remeber wacthing this and Space: above and beyond.

Great shows.

[doctorwhoone]

It annoys me that i used to really enjoy watching this Show many years ago , and yet these days i cant remember the names of any of the Character in the Series . I'll have to look up the Series sometime soon to refresh my memory .

Jason .

[TopGunSGA]

The DVDs only have 2 episodes per disc which is the same as the VHS releases

[maxg316]

I loved this show when i was kid, I even remember having a Toy version of that Squad car with the two cops included and the police badges as well, good times.

[coldshot240x]

i am so glad that i am not the only one that had that toy don know about you i still have it!!!!

[maxg316]

I think i still have it somewhere in my bedroom and Yeah it was a Great Toy.

[oneminutetomidknight]

Yeh i still have that car...for some reason i put tip-ex all over the white parts!!

[tifauk]

Why oh why did this wonderful show not carry on man?

it had everything I love! Police, Sci-fi, a bit of comedy thrown in.

Ah well, guess I can enjoy the DVD though XD

[coldshot240x]

do you know where i can get all of the dvds?

[tifauk]

Should be on Amazon and places like that... I don't know where mine were from as they were a present

[Coscaa]

Great show...caught it while it Ran on SPACE in Canada...but if I could have any kind of space ship, it would be that squad car!

[HerbieZ]

This show was class in it's own right. It's downfall was that it did'nt really have a target audience. They tried to aim it at kids but some episodes had themes that really didn't make sense to anyone under 16. I think that's why i loved it as a kid. I did'nt know what was really going on, it was kind of disjointed like someone tried to mash an episode of Cops and a sci-fi soap together.

Even though it had only one season, i think it is worthy of a remake. All it needs is a little direction.

[1282517]

Sehr schöne Serie. Schade das es die nicht auf Deutsch auf DVD giebt.

[OnionPixie23]

I used to love this when I was a kid, havent seen it in years.

[philyburkhill]

better than doctor who

[hcvang]

hmm.. a crappy police show set in space, or a fantasy series that can be set in any time and on any world in the universe... I know which one I'd pick.

[philyburkhill]

doctor who has a gay screw driver

brogan has a gun

i know which one id bet to win in a fight because brogan was pimp

[mybutterpecanbutt]

intelligence trumps brawn everytime

20+ years straight on tv trumps what a few weeks?

[philyburkhill]

if by intelligence you mean horrible writing lol

both space preinct and doctor who are a bit shit really, but at least space precinct has mother fuckin guns.

[hcvang]

I couldnt care less about characters - it's a tv show, not reality. And frankly, one lousy season vs. 30 seasons kind of speaks for itself

[LordUmber]

When this show first started, I thought it was awesome. By the time it finished, I realised it was shit. I consider that a milestone in my childhood.

[rdkamichi]

haha i used to love it to for like the first 10 mins of each episode lol get that intro tune (im a geek but i loved it) and some of the start to see if the story wanna gonna be good mwhaha then i found startrek and never looked back :D

[brownleel2]

i had the cop spaceship toy lol

[soilwork88]

legend program i had the space precinct lunch box for when i was in primary school haha

[MalibuSurf01]

This used to be quality back in the days! Good times!

[hcvang]

No, it wasnt quality - it couldnt even compete with the soaps. Ratings werent there - product was garbage. No thought went into it what-so-ever... Just your average, and rather poor, cop show - but set in space. Who cares?

[jovialduke]

piece of shit.

[DannyDCMA]

I used to have toys of this show, like the bike they use

Loved it when it was on BBC 2

[heaneyboxing]

memories :)

you just dont get shows like this anymore :(

[zwayd]

32 years to go ^_^

thanks for the vid

[GeordieDan89]

Holy crap haven't seen this in years!

I used to love this, I had toys.lol would love to see it on again! :-)

[badwolfvlm]

GERRY ANDERSON THE BEST!!

[LordUmber]

I remember this show because it marked the point in my childhood when I developed a sense of taste. When it started I was all "Woo! Spaceships! Aliens!". By the time it was cancelled it had dawned on me that it was utter shite.

[somethinglacking1]

1:01-1:17 sounds like the music from Predator!! Alan Silvestri!

[bigmanbreakfast]

haha absolutely loved this when it was on t.v For some reason it gets bad reviews, its actually a very good show.

[dafortress88]

Wow. I've been trying to figure out the name of this show and hunt it down for years! This intro reminds me of good times :)

[ReverseThePolarity]

Thanks for putting this up. A great TV memory that takes back to my childhood. This is the first time I seen this since the original transmission. I always disappointed that they never got repeated during the years. Still, a fantastic title sequence, similar in style to THUNDERBIRDS I think. And Gerry Anderson's/Derek Meddings model work will always be the best in the business.

[pearlteetime]

Space Precinct, as far as I know, is no longer shown on television but as to it's popularity, well I think it speaks for itself, there were 12 volumes in total that made it to VHS. In 2000 the series was released onto DVD.

[somethinglacking1]

The music is excellent- really reminiscent of Star Wars and Predator, specially the last 20 seconds.

[Grafferty]

Alas, it only seems to be on DVD in the UK, and even then you'll only find them from second hand sellers on placed like Amazon and eBay. Bring out the whole season! Why not - they release every other semi-obscure TV series eventually.

[Grafferty]

Wow! Seriously underrated show. I remember how popular it was at the time; there were a lot of toys available. wanted Slow-Mo. I watched it every week and I had one video, The Snake and The Host, but I seem to have lost it. It was cheesy but fun. I loved Brogan's terminally raised eyebrow.

[nighttraintomemphis]

I wish this would come out on DVD in the US.

Is it currently airing on any station or channel anywhere in the world?

[davemoore666]

Can you put the full episode or episodes up please?

Many thanks and awsome video!

[andyeveleigh]

i used 2 luv this show man!!!!! :)

[xArwenx]

omg.. brings back some great memories! whats happened to kids tv today? I use to run home from school to see this show every week, was great! and had a huge crush on Jack lol yum yum

[Glitcher2000]

Wow, just imagine: in thirty odd years we'll be policing alien civilizations. Ain't it great!

[jivio]

I loved watching Space Precinct as a kid, I never saw all the episodes but I still have a few I recorded when it was on somewhere.

[strutteruk]

A true classic that like Firefly only had one season made before it's demise! Shame!

[Dalbert342]

I love this freaking show

[Galhed]

Thanks for that one! In Germany it was released as "Space Cops - Tatort Demeter City". It is still one of my favourite scifi-shows.

[gizmo4eva]

Could someone please post the original 1986 SPACE POLICE pilot starring Shane Rimmer? It's a million times more impressive than the joyless rubbish that SPACE PRECINCT ended up being.

[eyeball226]

Oh my god, I remember this music! Thanks for posting. =3

[TalynScaper]

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid, thanks for posting the intro. It brings back a lot of good memories. =)

[Optronyx]

Oh, you can tell it's from the bloke who made Thunderbirds all right. Good old Anderson.

[Nuclearman2]

I used to love this when I was a kid. My brother and I had the action figures of the two main guys.

[simonsayers]

Space precinct is a lej show.

I remember that ep with the pizza delivery and the stones :D

[toppy156]

Thanks for the info!

[toppy156]

Is this New? Is this in America yet? I can't wait to see it!

[ViciousBiscuit88]

Hi,

Space precinct is a British TV series that was created at Pinewood Studios in the UK. It aired during 1994 and 1995 on BBC2 and SKY1 in the UK and syndication in North America.

The Space Precinct Wiki has more info.

[OliverandJohn]

Whats all this about then