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Supernova (British TV series)

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Supernova
Created by
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerSue Vertue
Running timeapprox. 30 minutes (per episode)
Production companyHartswood Films
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release20 October 2005 (2005-10-20) –
7 September 2006 (2006-09-07)

Supernova is a British comedy television programme produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton (Rob Brydon), a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian Observatory, deep in the Australian outback. The comedy centres on his difficulties adjusting to life in the outback and his eccentric fellow astronomers. The first series was released in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 2005 and consisted of six 30-minute episodes. The second series began airing on 3 August 2006 in the UK.

The exterior scenes were shot at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. The observatory itself is a CGI creation, according to the DVD commentary, and only a partial doorway was constructed on site for filming purposes.

Plot

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During the series, Paul grapples with, amongst others, his attraction to his colleague Dr Rachel Mann (who is engaged to an astronaut), the arrival of his girlfriend at the observatory, and a bout of fatalism that comes on when he creates a simulation of how the universe will end.

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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Crew

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Episode list

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Series 1 (2005)

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  1. "The Black Holes"
  2. "God, Are You Out There?"
  3. "When You Wish Upon A Star"
  4. "Venus Rising"
  5. "Unity"
  6. "Where Men Are Men"

Series 2 (2006)

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  1. "Wild Oats"
  2. "How's Your Father?"
  3. "Big Red"
  4. "Perseverance"
  5. "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
  6. "May The Best Man Win"
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  • Supernova at BBC Online Edit this at Wikidata
  • Supernova at IMDb
  • British Sitcom Guide to Supernova Archived 16 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Supernova returns to BBC TWO for second series" (Press release). BBC. 14 July 2006.