Interster (1982)

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.

First aired

1982-07-20

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Seasons

2 (39 episodes)

Status

Ended

Created by

Lindsay du Plessis, Dirk de Villiers, Gavin Keyser

Directed / written by

Michael Drin, Gavin Keyser

TMDB rating

9.5/10 from 2 votes