Moonbase 3

Moonbase 3 is a British <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> television series that ran for six episodes in 1973. It was a co-production between the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>, <a href="/facts/20th_Century_Fox/vd5eeD3S">20th Century Fox</a> and the American <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC network</a>.[2] Created by <a href="/facts/Doctor_Who/R7X9rdLc">Doctor Who</a> producer <a href="/facts/Barry_Letts/tuI2qDf6">Barry Letts</a> and <a href="/facts/Script_editor/SRRzPpHw">script editor</a> <a href="/facts/Terrance_Dicks/bCcVGeeL">Terrance Dicks</a> as a realistic alternative strand of TV science-fiction, it was not a commercial or critical success (Dicks himself has stated in a foreword to a collection of <a href="/facts/Tom_Baker/xNWfze1w">Tom Baker</a>-era Doctor Who scripts that they "overdid the grimness and forgot about the sense of wonder that science fiction is all about").
It starred <a href="/facts/Donald_Houston/Hs3C86k8">Donald Houston</a> as Director David Caulder, who is appointed to the position after the previous director was killed while returning to Earth. <a href="/facts/Ralph_Bates/rIqtgbCI">Ralph Bates</a> was Michel Lebrun, the deputy director, who was concerned about keeping to the rules. <a href="/facts/Fiona_Gaunt/X29bcWVz">Fiona Gaunt</a> played Doctor Helen Smith, the base's <a href="/facts/Psychiatry/uzS7vEo0">psychiatrist</a>, and Barry Lowe played Tom Hill, the head of the base technical section.
The programme was notable for its combination of realistic <a href="/facts/Spaceflight/zPrnATzo">spaceflight</a> procedures, ensured by hiring BBC technical adviser <a href="/facts/James_Burke_(science_historian)/anwGayS1">James Burke</a>, and its strong character-based writing. Although very dated in terms of its looks and assumptions about the future, it remains well regarded in retrospect.

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Moonbase 3