1 9 9 3 (UK/Australia)
3 x 60 minute episodes
In the near future, the greenhouse effect has plunged the world into recession, and the unscrupulous Stark Corporation is making as much money as it can from the crisis.
Australian billionaire, Sly Morgan (Colin Friels) is invited to join Stark, a group of the world’s richest people who plan to save themselves from the Earth’s impending environmental doom.
Sex-starved English writer Colin Dobson, or CD to his friends (Ben Elton), tries to impress beautiful activist Rachel (Jacqueline McKenzie) by joining her and a group of hippies on a mission to foil Stark’s evil plan of environmental vandalism
The three-part BBC mini-series filmed in Australia was adapted from the novel of the same name by Ben Elton.
Sly Morgan
Colin Friels
Colin Dobson “CD” Dobson
Ben Elton
Zimmerman
Derrick O’Connor
Rachel
Jacqueline McKenzie
Chrissie
Deborra-Lee Furness
Walter
Bill Wallis
Karen
Fiona Press
Ocker Tyron
Bill Hunter
Dixie
Colette Mann
Mrs Tyron
Gwen Plumb
De Quincy
John Neville
Slampacker
Bruce Venables
Aristos Tyron
Nicholas Papademetriou
Nagasyu
John Alansu
Mrs Culboon
Barbara Henry
Larry
Gus Mercurio