Synopsis:
Curious about an anomalous black hole that lacks x-ray emissions, Orac takes control of the Liberator and sends the ship into it. Certain they will be killed, the crew tries to stop Orac until the Liberator suddenly stops in a dark void. There, Cally’s mind is contacted by a mythical being named Thaarn. Vila goes outside to investigate and finds the ship has landed among a graveyard of other spaceships. He is soon attacked by a machine designed to extract the Herculanium alloy of which much of Liberator’s hull is comprised. The rest of the crew head out discovering they are in fact on an artificial planet called Crandor and they are soon taken prisoner by a man called the Caliph and set to work as slaves. Meanwhile, Cally is taken before the mysterious Thaarn who wishes to share rule of the universe with her. Orac is left alone aboard the Liberator and is able to prevent its destruction, while Cally deceives Thaarn and damages the energy control device that was disabling their technology. Avon and Tarrant convince a man named Groff to reverse the gravity field holding Liberator in place, allowing its escape and ultimately destroying Crandor. However Thaarn also escapes in a spacecraft.
Cast
Roj Blake - Gareth Thomas
Jenna Stannis - Sally Knyvette
Vila Restal - Michael Keating
Guest Stars: Sam Dastor (as The Caliph), Marcus Powell (as Thaarn), Terry Scully (as Groff)
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Originally Broadcast: on BBC1
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