Interster

A South African Supermarionation children's television show about an undercover planetary defence agency operating from Cape Town under the guise of an interstellar shipping company. The show mirrored the real world political issues of international isolation facing Apartheid South Africa with the Earth being depicted as a galactic pariah of the "Interplanetary League" due to its cold war with the planet "Krokon". The villain in the series was depicted by Prince Karnati or his evil henchmen.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Interster

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Created By: Lindsay du PlessisDirk de VilliersGavin Keyser
First Aired on: Jul 20, 1982
Popularity: 21.4097: 1 votes
Networks: (ZA)
Production: South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)C-Films (CH)B&S Studios
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 39 episodes

Season 1

Aired 43 years ago

26 Episodes

Episode 1Proxima Encounter26 min
Karnati, crown prince of the Krokons, is being held captive on earth to ensure peace between the two planets. But then Dr. Gorman strikes a deal with the Krokons: he will give them Karnati in exchange for a valuable mineral - and the life of Interster captain Buks de la Rey.
Episode 2Saboteur26 min
Gorman and Karnati plan to hijack the SK Woltemade, but the day is saved by Pikkie the Robot.
Episode 3Kidnapping26 min
Gorman and Karnati kidnap Lida to get information about the earth powers.
Episode 4Terrorism26 min
The Krokons destroy earth’s spacecrafts. Buks and Adam get sent to destroy their terrorist bases.
Episode 5Prisoner26 min
Spaceship Woltemade gets damaged, with the professor on board. Prince Karnati hears the ship's emergency signals and take his chance to capture the professor. But it turns out that the professor is too shrewd for him, and it’s not long before his evil plans start to fall apart.