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6 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
29 mins
Paul, a gaffe-prone but brilliant space scientist who escapes the drudgery of his life in London to take up a field position at a remote Australian observatory. He meets his new, quirky, work colleagues. Paul attempts to adapt to the unfamiliar surroundings and has a slight mishap with a telescope lens.
Episode 2
29 mins
The age-old clash between religion and science. Paul thinks he sees God in the gullet of a wormhole and becomes determined to publish his beliefs. But as Rachel, the cool, cynical and terminally atheist, reminds him, there is no place in science for religion and God did not create the world. But then Pip and Rachel also see the face in the wormhole, and reluctantly agree that Paul may be right and should publish his paper.
Episode 3
29 mins
Paul is overwhelmed when his colleagues throw a surprise birthday party for him. But he then receives a call from girl friend Ruth with an exciting surprise - she is in Australia and on her way to the Observatory. How can he get rid of her and live his own life?
Episode 4
29 mins
Planet of love Venus rises, so hormones in the Observatory rise with it. As a result, Paul's lack of a sex life becomes a focal point and he decides that the best way to shut up his co-workers is to pretend he is having an affair with a girl he met at the pub. The lie gets bigger and bigger as to Paul's surprise, it brings him unexpected bonuses. Rachel seems to become attracted to him and he earns more responsibility at the Observatory.
Episode 5
29 mins
Paul discovers a new planet which he names Unity as a symbol of the togetherness he feels exists with his weird and gifted fellow scientists. A film crew, led by the sleazy Alistair Foster, arrives to interview Paul and capture the discovery of the new planet, but Paul learns that science is no different from real life, and that beauty sells-as Rachel is seduced into the spotlight.
Episode 6
29 mins
Paul solves the mystery of how the Universe will end, and is depressed. And then he is challenged to a duel by the local thug. It is Paul's high noon. Paul looks for answers in the desert, and it is Bill who teaches him what it means to be a real man.