Space Knights (TV series)
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| Created by | Jonathan Gunson |
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| Opening theme | Dave Dobbyn |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Editor | Davis Coulson |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | South Pacific Pictures |
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| Release | July 15[1] – December 16, 1989 |
Space Knights is a 1989 New Zealand children's television series. It was created by Jonathan Gunson
Space Knights was the story of King Arthur set in space and using puppets.[1] The puppets were created by a team led by Chris Slane. There was two versions of the heads, one worn by actors and one for puppets.[2] The series theme song "Space Junk" was created by Dave Dobbyn and featured Bruce Lynch, Annie Crummer and Suzanne Lynch.[3] It was credited to Dave Dobbyn & The Lunettes and it reach number 32 on the New Zealand singles chart.[4]
Cast
- David Cameron as Sir Cedric Space
- Ginette McDonald as Lady Guinevere Galaxy
- Jon Finlayson as Sir Ralph Retro
- Adrian Wright as Sir Cuthbert Cosmos
- Alistair Douglas as Sir Lancelot De Laser
- Scott Harman as Arthur Asteroid
- Ian Watkin as Mordread Darvoid / Conrod
- David Ravenswood as Jeezvoid
- Joan Harris as Maggie Mooncrusher
- Roy Baldwin as Penzance Plunderon
- David Letch as Pegleg Proton
- Michael Veitch as Blunderblock
- Fred Parslow as Merlin Stardust
Episodes
- The Piper of Avalon
- The Great Siege
- Entrancing Knights
- A Jolly Joust
- The Golden Knight
- Electro Excalibur
- The Great Race
- The Doomroid Bugle
- Rich Beyond Dreams
- Doomsday in Avalon
- The Invisible Pirate
- The Midas Star
- The Doom-Lock Keys
- Double Trouble
- The Mists of Time
- A Matter of Honour
- Skull Duggery
- Microbes Ahoy
- The Golden Ghost
- Magic Malevolence
- Sir Cuthbert & Mr Hyde
- Confounded Computers
External links
- Space Knights at IMDb
- Space Knights on NZ On Screen
References
- ^ a b "Puppet series adapts Arthurian legends to space setting", The Press, 15 July 1989
- ^ "Ugly puppets the easiest to make", The Press, 2 August 1989
- ^ "Kiwi musician wrote theme song for "Space Knights'", The Press, 21 July 1989
- ^ Henderson, Calum (1 March 2018), "Throwback Thursday: Did Dave Dobbyn write the greatest New Zealand TV theme song?", The Spinoff