Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Television»Kids TV
    Kids TV TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Captain Zep – Space Detective

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 4 (UK)
    12 x 30 minute episodes

    This children’s series from the BBC was part drama and part quiz game, featuring mysteries that would be solved by the “cadets” – the child audience in the studio – of the Space Office of Law Verification and Enquiry (SOLVE).

    The “cadets” were treated to a fetching orange robe and enough Brylcreem to slick back their hair for all of eternity!

    Each investigation commenced with Captain Zep (Paul Greenwood initially, and then Richard Morant) – the ultimate sleuth of the cosmos – providing a brief introduction to the crime video and reminding the cadets to take notes.

    Zep, Principal Jason Brown (Ben Ellison) and scientific advisor Professor Spiro (Harriet Keevil) – replaced in the second series by Professor Vana (Tracey Childs) – would then interact with drawings of alien characters on drawn backgrounds in the video (thanks to the magic of bluescreen technology) as they analysed various clues.

    Crimes under the spotlight included the murder of a silo guard on the planet Delos, the re-emergence of an ancient plague on the planet Santos, and 117 mysterious deaths at Sirap’s intergalactic space suit contest.

    Zep would then discuss the clues before solving the crime in a final video.

    There was also a weekly competition for the viewers at home where Captain Zep posed two questions about that week’s episode which, if answered correctly, would win the entrants a SOLVE badge.

    The initial six episodes – which began in January 1983 – aired in the 5.10 pm slot on Wednesdays while the second series – starting in March 1984 – was on Friday afternoons.

    Captain Zep
    Paul Greenwood (1)
    Richard Morant (2)
    Professor Spiro
    Harriet Keevil
    Professor Vana
    Tracey Childs
    Jason Brown
    Ben Ellison

    Related Posts

    • Stranger from Space
      Stranger from Space
      1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 2 (UK) 17 x 10 minute episodes A Martian boy called Bilaphodorous…
    • Children of the New Forest, The
      Children of the New Forest, The
      1 9 5 5 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes Captain Frederick Marryat's 1847 classic children's novel was first produced by…
    • Space Kidettes
      Space Kidettes
      1 9 6 6 - 1 9 6 7 Take a group of kids, put them together, and before the…
    • Look and Read
      Look and Read
      1 9 6 7 - 2 0 0 1 (UK) Look and Read was an educational schools series from the BBC…
    • Island of the Great Yellow Ox
      Island of the Great Yellow Ox
      1 9 7 1 (UK) 3 x 25 minute episodes When a terrifying storm washes Conor (Brian Sullivan), his little brother…
    • Pegasus
      Pegasus
      1 9 6 9 (UK) 4 x 24 minute episodes This four-part black & white BBC drama series for children was…
    • Studio
      Studio
      1 9 8 3 (UK) 7 x 60 minute episodes Debuting on 22 March 1983, this drama series from Granada was…
    • Ohara
      Ohara
      1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 8 (USA) 30 x 60 minute episodes Lieutenant Ohara (Pat Morita) - no…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleSuburbia (1983)
    Next Article Our Man Higgins

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Four Freshmen, The
      Formed in 1948, the close-knit harmonies of The Four Freshmen […]
    • Apple Pippin
      In 1995, Apple partnered with the Bandai Company to create a […]
    • Ruggles, The
      1 9 4 9 – 1 9 5 2 (USA) 137 x 30 minute episodes This ABC […]
    • Wagon Train
      1 9 5 7 – 1 9 6 5 (USA) 442 x 60/90 minute episodes Wagon […]
    • Crooks Anonymous (1962)
      Playing a stripper was hardly the most auspicious start to Julie […]
    • Obsession (1976)
      High melodrama, creeping insanity and barely contained delirium […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Sport Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About Nostalgia Central
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.