Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion, also known as Raumpatrouille Orion, and Space Patrol Orion in English, was the first German science fiction television series. Its seven episodes were broadcast by ARD beginning September 17, 1966 six years before Star Trek first aired in West Germany. Being a huge success with several reruns audience ratings went up to 56%. Over the years, the series acquired a distinct cult status in Germany.
Space Patrol (1966) is a action & adventure, drama and sci-fi & fantasy series that premiered on September 17, 1966, spanning 1 season and 7 episodes. It stars Dietmar Schönherr, Eva Pflug, Wolfgang Völz and Charlotte Kerr. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 35 ratings.
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Dietmar Schönherr
as Major Cliff Allister McLane
Eva Pflug
as Leutnant Tamara Jagellovsk
Wolfgang Völz
as Leutnant Mario de Monti
Charlotte Kerr
as General Lydia van Dyke
Claus Holm
as Leutnant Hasso Sigbjörnson
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
as Leutnant Atan Shubashi
Ursula Lillig
as Leutnant Helga Legrelle
Benno Sterzenbach
as General Winston W. Wamsler
Friedrich Joloff
as Oberst Villa
Franz Schafheitlin
as Sir Arthur
Average viewer score of 8.0/10 from 35 ratings.
A mid-1960's black-and-white German TV series, this production was even more bare bones than soon-to-appear "Star Trek." The adventures of the space faring "Orion" start with a routine survey mission to a border outpost by a less than enthusiastic demoted-from-exploration crew. They find that the station doesn't respond when contacted, which lads to a recon mission by shuttle. The station crew is dead; frozen at…
Reviewed on August 5, 2017
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Space Patrol (1966) is available to stream on ARD Plus Amazon channel , with episodes also available to buy from Amazon Video. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
Space Patrol has 1 season and 7 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on September 17, 1966.
No. Space Patrol is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on December 10, 1966.
Space Patrol (1966) stars Dietmar Schönherr, Eva Pflug, Wolfgang Völz, Charlotte Kerr and Claus Holm. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Space Patrol (1966) is rated 8.0 out of 10 from 35 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like action & adventure, drama and sci-fi & fantasy series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
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