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PR Graphic

A **PR Graphic** was an artificial intelligence used by certain space stations to answer incoming calls. They had access to a variety of information and could even sift through and retrieve data stored remotely on the satellite.

Dilly Goodman spoke to the PR Graphic of the Ronald Regan space station when she attempted to locate her brother, Dr Harvey Goodman. When the PR Graphic told her that there was no Dr Goodman aboard the station, and that his workstation, OMZ13 didn't exist, Dilly Goodman furiously demanded to be placed through to a human. (TV: *Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits*)
Philip Olivier

**Philip Olivier** (born 4 June 1980) plays Paul Bailey in the audio series of *Star Cops*.

Olivier is best known for the role of Tim O'Leary in *Brookside*. Olivier appeared in *Brookside* between 1996 and 2003. *Doctor Who* fans know him as the character Hex, a regular companion of the Seventh Doctor, having appeared as the character from 2004 to 2020.

## Credits

### Actor

* *Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 1*
	+ *One of Our Cops is Missing*
	+ *Tranquillity and Other Illusions*
	+ *Lockdown*
	+ *The Thousand Ton Bomb*
* *Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 2*
	+ *Dead and Buried*
	+ *The Killing Jar*
	+ *Moonshine*
	+ *Hostage*
* *Star Cops: Mars Part 1*
	+ *Whatever Happened to Gary Rice?*
* *Star Cops: Mars Part 2*
	+ *Bodies of Evidence*
	+ *Human Kind*
	+ *The Highest Ground*
* *The High Frontier 1*
	+ *Dead Air*
	+ *Hostile Takeover*
	+ *Death in the Desert*
* *The High Frontier 2*
	+ *Old Flame, New Fire*
	+ *Grandma's Footsteps*
	+ *Escape and Evasion*
* *Star Cops: Blood Moon*
	+ *I Was Killed Yesterday*
	+ *Daughters of Death*
	+ *Troubled Waters*
	+ *A Cage of Sky*
	+ *London Zone*
	+ *Devis*

## External links

* **Philip Olivier** at the Internet Movie Database
* Official Twitter account
* **Philip Olivier** at the Tardis Wiki
McCartney Museum

The **McCartney Museum** was a museum in Liverpool, dedicated to "old music".

During shared shore leave between Colin Devis and Paul Bailey, Bailey listed the museum amongst the many places that Devis could visit to entertain himself, should he not enjoy his spa hotel. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)

## Behind the scenes

* This museum is a reference to Paul McCartney, one of the four members of the world-famous Liverpudlian band "The Beatles".
African Cloud Seeding Initiative

The **African Cloud Seeding Initiative** was set up following the many years long drought among countries such as Nairobi.

Following the five year drought of Nairobi, Dr Joseph Ntembi accepted the position of Head of the African Cloud Seeding Initiative. However, two weeks before the press release, Ntembi was murdered aboard a submarine during a sightseeing trip of Venice. (AUDIO: *The Stuff of Life*)
Priya Basu

### Affiliation

Indian Space Station (former)International Space Police Force (Chief Superintendent)

## Physical description

### Gender

Female

**Priya Basu** was an officer at the Indian Space Station before becoming the Chief Superintendent of the International Space Police Force.

## Biography

### Secret Mission on Mars

While investigating Martian life with officers Kenzy and Devis, (AUDIO: *The New World* et al), Commander Spring had given Priya Basu and Paul Bailey a mission that was kept secret from even Kenzy and Devis, knowing that one wrong step could mean the end of all of their careers. Knowing something was wrong on Mars, and suspecting that Byron Lachman was at the heart of it, Spring put them deep undercover to discover the truth. Eventually, when they got the evidence they needed, the two of them revealed that they had been on Mars all along to a very angry Kenzy and Devis. (AUDIO: *Whatever Happened to Gary Rice?*)

*To be added.*

### Climbing the Karakoram

Shortly after the Moonbase Killings, Priya Basu took time off, during which she mountaineered the Karakoram. During this period, Pal Kenzy was made Acting Chief Superintendent while Nathan Spring was Acting Moonbase Coordinator. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)

## Personality

Priya Basu was seemingly the opposite of Colin Devis. She was quick to annoy and always placed her work before her life. This quickly earned her the promotion to Chief Superintendent, much to the annoyal of some of the longer members of staff. In Nathan's absence, Priya would find it easy to take control and the other members of staff found it easy to follow her lead. While headstrong, intelligent and direct, Priya also knew the necesity of amicability, respect and understanding. She showed tact in her work, never pushing people too hard and always tried to see things from their viewpoint.

## Skills and abilities

Priya was able to demand respect with little effort. Those who worked with her respected her authority and knew that they would be treated fairly. Despite her leadership role, Priya worked well with her team members one-on-one, such as during the investigation of the Ganymede, where she worked amicably and efficiently with Paul Bailey. Priya also worked well under pressure, such as when she was taken hostage on Mars, but refused to drop the case or spill secrets.
Lara

**Lara** was co-pilot of the cargo ship Daedalus.

She and her co-pilot, Mike, were well-known among the space working community for their love affair. This led to many personnel debating whether their close relationship posed problems in their working environments. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)

Lara and Mike became the centre of an ISPF case when the seemingly infallable computer of their ship malfunctioned causing them to fly onwards without the option to break. Lara and Mike changed the flight trajectory of the ship by blowing an airlock, enter suspended animation pods and wait for their ship to re-enter the solar system in roughly eight years where they would hopefully be reanimated. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)
Big Finish Productions

## Interview

**Big Finish Productions** is a British audio production company founded in 1996. It's best-known for its ongoing *Doctor Who*, *Blake's 7* and *Sherlock Holmes* ranges, as well as many others.

In 2017, Big Finish obtained the rights to *Star Cops*, and set about creating their own series of *Star Cops*, which was a continuation, and not a reboot. In 2018, Big Finish released its first installment, *Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 1*.

Since then, Big Finish Productions had stayed true to Chris Boucher's original intended plan for *Star Cops*, by seeing the team reach further into the Solar System and visiting the Martian colonies, but have also allowed themselves to touch upon other topics, such as Agatha Christie style murder mysteries, human cloning and the rise of artificial intelligence.

## Main crew

The main crew behind the *Star Cops* range is made up of Helen Goldwyn as director, David Richardson as producer and senior producer, and Andrew Smith and Guy Adams as script editors. Music and sound is produced by Howard Carter, and the cover art is created by Simon Holub. For the audiobooks, Xanna Eve Chown acts as producer as editor, with Mark Plastow creating the cover art. Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs are executive producers.

David Calder, Trevor Cooper and Linda Newton return as series regulars Nathan Spring, Colin Devis and Pal Kenzy respectively, with newcomers Philip Olivier and Rhakee Thakrar introduced as new Star Cops recruits Paul Bailey and Priya Basu respectively.

Between 2022 and 2023, Big Finish released their *The High Frontier* series to celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of *Star Cops*. This saw the introduction of the Star Cops' greatest threat yet - the Collective. In 2024, Big Finish released their first *Star Cops* event series, entitled *Star Cops: Blood Moon*, which was a continuous story split into six releases spread over six continous months between January and June of 2024.

## Vortex Magazine

*Vortex Magazine* is the official accompanying magazine to Big Finish Productions. The Editor of *Vortex Magazine* is Kenny Smith. Since its revival in 2018, *Vortex* has covered *Star Cops* numerous times, usually to promote an upcoming series. These articles tend to include interviews with the cast and crew, as well as discuss the stories in the upcoming stories with the writers.

### List of *Star Cops* articles

* Vortex #117: Covers *Star Cops:* *Mother Earth Part 2*.
* Vortex #129: Covers *Star Cops: Mars Part 1*.
* Vortex #136: Covers *Star Cops: Mars Part 2*.
* Vortex #169: Covers *Star Cops: The High Frontier 2*.
* Vortex #178: Covers early details on *Star Cops: Blood Moon*.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20021016233937/http://www.doctorwho.co.uk/faq.htm
2. ↑ Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 1
3. ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/open-the-high-frontier
4. ↑ Star Cops: The High Frontier 1
5. ↑ Star Cops: Blood Moon announcement
6. ↑ Kenny Smith's official Twitter account
Double F

**Double F** was an assignation that was given by the British police force to a case that they did not deem required further investigation.

After the brutal murder of Lee Jones, her partner Nathan Spring was furious to find that her case had been given a "double f" mainly due to funding issues. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)
WWBC News

**WWBC News** was a television station that broadcast the news across the Earth and into space. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)

## History

During the Lee Jones murder investigation, WWBC News reported on how the United States of America were refusing any other nation to enter and investigate its unmanned station, going on to say that all major space powers were planning to launch formal protests in Geneva. On the day of Jones' murder, this news story woke Nathan Spring. He would later console himself with alcohol in front of it in his London apartment. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)

WWBC News later reported upon the total computer failures at the Bankside Chemical Processing Plant, which caused its total destruction on Earth, which peaked Spring's interest. Not long after, they reported the multiple wreckages in the Channel Tunnel following the collision of numerous Eurotunnel shuttles. (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*)

## Behind the scenes

* It is likely that WBC is a play on BBC. Instead of British Broadcasting Corporation, this most likely stands for Worldwide Broadcasting Corporation, or words to that effect.
Moonbase Killings

The **Moonbase Killings** were a set of murders that happened on the Moonbase.

Shortly after Commander Nathan Spring of the International Space Police Force and his team returned from Mars, Spring was ordered to spend some time on Earth. During this time away, construction engineer Reagan Prince was brutally murdered during a Hallowe'en party on the Moonbase, her eyes were subsequently removed. Her body was found by Kyle Rogers, her lover. Shortly afterwards, Spring received a message on Box in the style of the Jack the Ripper "Hello Boss" letters, taunting him that the killings would continue and that he would never work out the identity of the murderer. Spring's absense from Moonbase infuriated Moonbase Commander Ashikir Ahmed, who was vocally anti-ISPF. (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*)

*To be added.*
Lotus Garden

The **Lotus Garden** was a Chinese restaurant in London.

During their relationship, Nathan Spring and Lee Jones visited the Lotus Garden frequently. Spring would have a ritual of asking his robotic assistant Box to book their dates and to inform Jones. However many times Jones told Spring that she hated the place, he seemingly always forgot and they always ended up there. After trying to unwind from his drowning case, Spring apologised profusely for bringing her here, having been so buried in work. (TV: *An Instinct for Murder*)

After Lee Jones was brutally murdered, Spring returned to the Lotus Garden to drown his sorrows. He recalled the last conversation he had with her, filling him with guilt. While there, he was approached by Sergeant Corman, who knew from records that he and Lee ate their often. He lamented to how he only found out of her despising of the place only when it was too late. He then proceeded to help her with her enquiries. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)

Much later, just before the Moonbase Killings, Spring was ordered to take Earth-side leave. He returned to his abandoned apartment to find it burgled without much taken. To cheer himself up, he visited the Lotus Garden. He found it a lot more popular than it had been when he visited with Lee, to his surprise. In fact, it was heaving. There, he met Rosalynn Emmett who was about to take up a job on the Moon, as a Software Archivist in a museum. She invited him to sit at her table, rather than waiting for his own. The two warmed to each other quickly. (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*)
Angela (Grandma's Footsteps)

**Angela** was an employee of Wolfe International.

During Alice Okoro's presentation of the new, company-wide log-in procedures, Angela got het-up and showed her disapproval, stating that she couldn't even remember her current password. Russell Wolfe, owner of Wolfe International, stepped in to state that employees would have to adapt or resign. (AUDIO: *Grandma's Footsteps*)
Chief Superintendent of the International Space Police Force

**Chief Superintendent** was a position held in the International Space Police Force.

## Position

The role of Chief Superintendent was decided by the Commander of the ISPF. The duties performed by the Chief Superintendent tended to be much more sensitive in nature, and often held much more responsibility. This included, but was not limited to, finding alternate or new locations for ISPF bases, as had fallen to David Theroux in Commander Nathan Spring's absence, (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*) running the Moonbase office while the Commander was Earthside or on leave, as had fallen to Priya Basu during the Moonbase Killings, (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*), or in extreme cases, be in control of the whole ISPF in the rare case that all management were indesposed. Despite not himself being a Chief Superintendent at the time, Colin Devis found himself both Acting Commander of the ISPF and Acting Moonbase Coordinator, following Nathan Spring's abduction on Earth, and during Pal Kenzy's poorly timed leave. (AUDIO: *Death in the Desert*)

## People who have taken the position

* David Theroux - upon being forced into the position of Commander, Nathan Spring got to know the wise and knowledgeable Chief Superintendent David Theroux. Whilst remaining amicable at all times, Spring was happy that Theroux came with his own thoughts and ideas, and wasn't afraid to challenge him on his. For this reason, Spring was happy for Theroux to remain in the position.
* Priya Basu - during the Mother Earth incident, Basu was hired by the ISPF and quickly found herself elevated to the position of Chief Superintendent, much to the annoyance of those who had been around for much longer, such as Colin Devis. Basu approached the role with a firm attitude, never bowing down to pressure from other people or parties. Following the Moonbase Killings, Basu found herself needing to step away and decided that taking indefinite leave was the correct choice.
* Pal Kenzy - despite having a rocky start under Spring's leadership, Kenzy proved herself a very hands-on officer, who did what she had to do not only to get results, but also to keep her career. Following the vacuum left by Basu's sabbatical, and Spring's elevation to Moonbase Coordinator, it became clear to Spring that juggling the two jobs was going to be difficult. He made the difficult decision to make Kenzy the Acting Chief Superintendent, once again much to Devis' chagrin.
* Colin Devis - following the kidnapping of Nathan Spring by the Collective, and during some very unfortunately timed shore leave by Kenzy, Colin was made both Acting Moonbase Coordinator and Acting Commander of the ISPF, much to Paul Bailey's worry. Despite Bailey's assumption that Devis would allow this pressure and power go to his head, Devis quickly understood that neither job was as easy as Spring made it seem. He undertook the investigation into cathe iboga on the Moonbase well, showing that he was able to work as a team whilst also able to delegate to his officers.
Euro Credit

**Euro Credits** were a currency on Earth.

Kathy Marshall explained to Pal Kenzy that if the Icarus station salvaged the precious metals and minerals from the junk satellites and space stations, instead of just shooting them out of their orbits, millions of Euro Credits could be made. However, due to Icarus' environmental contract, they were unable to. (AUDIO: *Hostile Takeover*)
List of Star Cops episodes

This is a list of ***Star Cops*** episodes, including the original televised stories and the audio continuation by Big Finish Productions.

## Original series (1987)

The original series of *Star Cops* began on 6 July 1987 on BBC 2. It ran for nine episodes until 31 August 1987. Each episode ran for roughly 50 minutes. A tenth episode called *Death on the Moon* was planned but ultimately abandoned due to industrial action at the BBC.

Despite its short run, *Star Cops* went on to gain a fairly sizeable fanbase, ultimately ending up being continued in 2018 in audio format by Big Finish Productions.

## Star Cops: Mother Earth (2018)

In 2018, *Star Cops* was revived and adapted into an audio format by Big Finish Productions. Each series would be split into two boxsets. The first two of these were entitled *Star Cops: Mother Earth*, with the first one being released 29 May 2018, and the second one being released 27 November 2018.

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## Star Cops: Mars (2019-2020)

2019 started with an audiobook called *The Stuff of Life*. This would start a new tradition of an audiobook being released and set between series, acting as a wrap-up of the previous audio series and a prequel to the new one. These audiobooks were read by Trevor Cooper. Following *The Stuff of Life*, saw *Star Cops: Mars*. The first boxset was released on 10 December 2019, and the second one on 2 July 2020.

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## The High Frontier (2022-2023)

The audiobook *Sins of the Father* was released on 28 December 2022, followed by *The High Frontier*, which served as the thirty-fifth anniversary of *Star Cops* since its inception in 1987. The first boxset was released on 17 November 2022, and the second was released on 11 April 2023.

A webcast was also released on the 17 November 2022, acting as a prequel to both *The High Frontier* and its first episode *Dead Air*.

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## Star Cops: Blood Moon (2024)

In 2024, *Star Cops: Blood Moon* was released. It was a six-part event starting in January, with one installment releasing per month.

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Velma (Dead Air)

Three or four weeks before her death, Sonia Garrett borrowed **Velma**'s spacesuit.

Unbeknowst to Garrett, her own suit had been tampered with, meaning that she had narrowingly - but temporarily - escaped death. Garrett promised herself that she would apologise to Velma upon the return of her spacesuit. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)
Daedalus

The **Daedalus** was a cargo space ship, manned by co-pilots Mike and Lara.

The cargo ship was well-known amongst space workers due to the co-pilots being lovers. It created a debate among crews of other ships as to whether working with a loved one hindered or strengthened ones work. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)

The ship became the ISPF's first case undertaken from their Moonbase office, headed by Superintendent David Theroux. Working alongside the aeronautical experts on the Moonbase, Theroux became aware that the Daedalus' seemingly infallable computer had malfunctioned and was piloting the ship in a constant trajectory without stopping. This gave the team very limited time to intervene before the ship would be lost, and the crew with it.

Moonbase Coordinator Professor Paton came to the rescue and suggested to Theroux and the rest of the Moonbase staff that they could blow one of the airlock doors to alter the trajectory of the ship. He explains that the cargo of the ship is suspended animation that he was building. If the crew were to enter his suspended animation during this altered trajectory, then the ship could easily return to the solar system in roughly eight years.

Once the plan was in action, and with Nathan Spring back in the office, Paton was called in. Spring ensures that Paton is familiar with the Brussells Accord on Animal and Human Experimentation. He puts it to Paton that due to him being refused human experimentation subjects, he caused the malfunction of the Daedalus' computer and waited for the ISPF to suggest the plan to use his suspended animation tanks to save the crew. Despite Paton's furious denials, Spring made him aware that he would pursuing this line of enquiry until he gets the optimal result. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)
Royal Albert Dock

**Royal Albert Dock** was a collection of dock buildings on the waterfront of Liverpool.

During Colin Devis and Paul Bailey's shore leave to Liverpool, Bailey suggested the Royal Albert Dock, amongst other places, as areas that Devis could sightsee. Meanwhile, on Moonbase, Commander Nathan Spring and Pal Kenzy were investigating a case of failed dosimeters, which resulted in numerous employees ending up in sick bay with radiation poisoning. It became stranger when they realised the dosimeters were being shipped directly from the Royal Albert Dock. Later on, the Collective's plot was revealed when Paul was kidnapped in an attempt to kill off the ISPF employees. He was ultimately rescued by Devis on a commandeered speed boat, and the unauthorised shipments were stopped. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)
Stephenson

**Stephenson** was a Space Traffic Controller for the International Space Police Force, stationed at the Charles de Gaulle.

Stephenson's job was to watch over all incoming and outcoming space vehicles, as well as ensure the safety of all those who peformed the spacewalks. However, when two percent of spacewalkers suffered fatal suit malfunctions, Chief Superintendent David Theroux of the ISPF realised that Stephenson must have seen something, therefore he must be part of the problem.

This led to Stephenson holding Theroux at gunpoint as the, then, Chief Inspector Nathan Spring of the British police force performed a spacewalk. Having jammed Spring's radio, there was no way of getting to him. As Stephenson tried to get Theroux into a spacesuit, to perform a well planned "fatal heroic rescue" of Spring, a spacesuit from above knocked him cold. This spacesuit contained Spring, who had survived an ambush from two other astronauts outside in space.

Stephenson was hastily removed from his duties. (TV: *An Instinct for Murder*)
Sarah Grochala

**Dr Sarah Grochala** is a writer for the *Big Finish Star Cops* range.

## Career

Dr Grochala is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, at the University of London. Her work encompasses playwrighting and dramaturgy, as well as having acted, directed and produced. As well as being known in the world of theatre, her other works include several *Big Finish* dramas for many *Doctor Who* ranges and spin-offs, as well as writing for *The Avengers* series.

## External links

* Official website
* Official page at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
* Official Twitter account
* **Sarah Grochala** at the Tardis Wiki, the *Doctor Who* wiki
Death on the Moon (TV story)

***Death on the Moon*** was a planned episode for series one of *Star Cops*. It was ultimately cancelled due to industrial action at the BBC. No attempts have been made to recreate or adapt this story, but a basic plot is known.

## Plot

This episode would have been a much more old-fashioned Agatha Christie style murder mystery, set on the Moon. Chinex, a Chinese owned company, would have been attempting to ship raw materials from the Moon in order to build their "space city". When an engineer is found dead, the Star Cops are called in. Nathan Spring narrows it down to five suspects and allocates one Star Cop to each suspect. As more people are murdered, Spring reaches the conclusion that the murder is a Swiss industrialist. The big reveal would have been through a satellite link at a shareholders meeting.

## Production

Intended to be set between *Other People's Secrets* and *Little Green Men and Other Martians*, this episode reached the rehearsal stage. It would have seen Andy Secombe reprise his role as Brian Lincoln. Ultimately, the episode was cancelled due to industrial action at the BBC. No attempts have been made to adapt this story.
Star Cops: The High Frontier 2 (audio anthology)

***The High Frontier 2*** was a full cast audio anthology released 11 April 2023 by Big Finish Productions. It starred David Calder as Nathan Spring, Trevor Cooper as Colin Devis, Linda Newton as Pal Kenzy, as well as Philip Olivier as Paul Bailey and new series regular Lynsey Murrell as Alice Okoro.

## Publisher's summary

*It’s the near future, and mankind has expanded its presence in space. Maintaining law and order beyond Earth is the responsibility of the International Space Police Force, known colloquially as the Star Cops.*

*Nathan and his team step up their investigations into the secretive and ruthless criminal organisation known as the Collective. As they come closer to identifying who’s in charge, with enquiries on Earth and in space, the Collective strikes back. The Star Cops must identify who is a friend and who is a deadly foe.*

3.4 *Old Flame, New Fire* by Alison Winter

Earth leave in Liverpool is disrupted for both Devis and Paul when a figure from Paul’s undercover past comes back into his life. On Moonbase, an investigation into a contraband food additive leads Nathan and Kenzy into danger.

3.5 *Grandma’s Footsteps* by Katharine Armitage

Kenzy enlists the help of an old friend on Earth to follow a trail that could lead to the unmasking of the leader of the Collective. On the Moon, Nathan and Devis are dealing with a series of accidents that don't look very accidental - and that will force Devis to reveal a secret.

3.6 *Escape and Evasion* by Andrew Smith

The leader of the Collective is in custody on the Moon, with arrangements in hand for their transport back to Earth under armed guard. But an escape plan is in place. And the Collective’s operatives are prepared to kill anyone who gets in their way.

## Notes

* This concludes the thirty-fifth anniversary celebrations for *Star Cops*.
Garbage collection

* Do not dispose household garbage into public waste bins. You will be fined. Public waste bins are only to be used for street litter (such as cups and napkins you got from the night market).
* Garbage must be placed into city-approved garbage bags. You can buy these at 7-11.
	+ You can buy bags in different sizes. Note that the bigger ones are quite expensive. Because it gets very hot, you might not want to wait until the big bag is full before taking it out of your apartment because it might start smelling! Buying smaller bags might be better.
* Trash trucks will come by 1 to 2 times per day (depending on the weekday). Be sure to ask your landlord when the trash truck comes. If you don't know, listen for it. If you hear a truck driving around playing music, it's the trash truck.
* Do not leave your trash on the side of the road, even if is in city-approved trash bags. You will be fined. You might see other people leaving their trash on the side of the road... but note that these people are breaking the law and are risking being fined.
* You must sort your trash as follows:
	+ Recyclables (such as glass, plastic, etc.) do not go into the city approved trash bags. Give these to the recycling truck (which usually follows the trash truck)
	+ Food waste does not need to go into the trash bags. Place food waste into the trash cans on the back of the trash truck. Note that you need to sort food waste into what pigs can eat (such as vegetable peels, meat, etc.) and what pigs cannot eat (egg shells, etc.)
	+ Rags, old clothes, shoes, etc. are also recyclable.
	+ Everything else goes into the trash bags.
Area Seven

**Area Seven** was a section of the Moonbase.

Area Seven was known for having a malfunctioning drinks machine. It came to Nathan Spring's attention during the height of the Collective investigation. He suggested Pal Kenzy look into it, should she be getting bored with paperwork. With Kenzy's shoreleave forthcoming, and with the sudden report of a kidnapping case on Earth that required Spring's attention, the duty was left to newly appointed Acting Commander Colin Devis.

When Paul Bailey reported his concerns of narcotics on Moonbase, Devis refused to take the case seriously without proper evidence, leaving the malfunctioning drinks machine to him. Whilst investigating the machine, Bailey witnessed first hand two employees dealing in cathe iboga. Saliva was left at the scene, allowing Bailey to take a sample. (AUDIO: *Death in the Desert*)
Star Cops: The High Frontier 1 (audio anthology)

***The High Frontier 1*** was a full cast anthology released 30 November 2022 by Big Finish Productions. It starred David Calder as Nathan Spring, Trevor Cooper as Colin Devis, Linda Newton as Pal Kenzy and Philip Olivier as Paul Bailey.

## Publisher's summary

*It’s the near future, and mankind has expanded its presence in space. Maintaining law and order beyond Earth is the responsibility of the International Space Police Force, known colloquially as the Star Cops. Their leader is Commander Nathan Spring.*

3.1 *Dead Air* by Roland Moore

When Sonia Garrett dies during a routine moonwalk, the Star Cops suspect that her suit was sabotaged. As part of the investigation, Devis and Paul travel to an ancient space station to interview Xander O'Brien.

But the reclusive meteorologist has a surprise in store. He knows exactly who killed Sonia Garrett. Aliens!

3.2 *Hostile Takeover* by Rossa McPhillips

A crashed shuttle with no passengers or crew on board. The murder of a gangster. The kidnapping of a space station union leader. What connects all three cases?

As Nathan’s team investigate they encounter Alice Okoro, a corporate investigator for Wolfe International. What is her agenda? Is she there to hinder or help the Star Cops?

3.3 *Death in the Desert* by Sarah Grochala

When the sister of Lee Jones, his deceased former lover, is kidnapped from a research lab in Chad, Nathan travels to Earth to investigate in person.

At the same time, Paul and Devis discover evidence that someone may have found a way to smuggle narcotics onto the Moon, bypassing drugs testing.

As both investigations progress, an enemy of the Star Cops sees an opportunity to close a trap.

## Notes

* The *High Frontier* series acts as a thirty-fifth anniversary for the *Star Cops* series.

## External Links

* Official ***Star Cops: The High Frontier 1*** at bigfinish.com
Transportation

* In Taipei, the EasyCard, is the equivalent of any metro card you’ve known: https://guidetotaipei.com/article/easycard
* Some info from foreignersintaiwan blog: https://www.foreignersintaiwan.com/blog-370963385326684/traveltransportation-faq
* The Taipei and Kaohsiung MRTs close at 12:00 AM midnight. They open again at 6:00 AM. If you need to get around late at night, your best options are UBike and busses.
* The last train at the MRT usually leaves from 11:00PM-12:00AM midnight. To search for exact times for the last train, click here.
* For traveling short distances, UBike is a great choice. Rent a bike for $10NT per half hour. The first half hour is free. You need an EasyCard to use UBike and you need to sign up on their website.
Liverpool

**Liverpool** was a British city.

Inhabitants of Liverpool were referred to as "scouse", as displayed by Colin Devis. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)

## Geography

Paul Bailey came from this city. During shared shore leave to Liverpool with Colin Devis, he explained to him that there were lots of places he could visit, including the McCartney Museum for lovers of old music, the Liverpool Museum and the Three Graces. He helped Devis locate his spa hotel, the Sun King Spa Hotel.

Liverpool also had a spaceport, the Merseyside Spaceport, with had a bus service taking its passengers to the Royal Albert Dock. Liverpool was located near a large body of water, and contained a marina. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)

## History

During his shore leave, Paul Bailey had planned to visit his mother, Patricia, for her birthday. She had planned a birthday barbeque despite Liverpool being known for its rain. He visited a bookshop in the city centre and picked up a first edition Agatha Christie, which she later pretended to like. Having been lured away by a former friend of his, Anton Makowski, Paul was threatened at gunpoint to join him on a speedboat. Anton explained that the Collective had threatened to murder his family should he not comply, something which Paul didn't hold against him. With the help of Devis and the team, this plan was thwarted and Anton's family were placed under Witness Protection. However, the Collective murdered Paul's mother with an acid cake. They warned the Star Cops to cease any further investigations and threatened further deaths. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)
Patricia Bailey

**Patricia Bailey** was the mother of Officer Paul Bailey of the International Space Police Force.

During Paul's shore leave to their home city of Liverpool, he picked up a first edition Agatha Christie novel for Patricia's birthday, which she pretended to like. Patricia had intended to have a birthday barbeque in spite of the rain. Their meeting was cut short when Paul was lured away by old friend Anton Makowski, who was being forced to transport Paul, with the threat of Anton's family being murdered.

While Paul and the ISPF entering Anton and his family into Witness Protection, Paul then panicked, realising no-one was protecting his mum. Paul rushed back to find Patricia dead. She had been sent an acid cake by the Collective, which she had eaten. With it was a warning to Paul to cease all investigations into the Collective for fear other deaths would occur. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)
Dundlin Foundation

**The Dundlin Foundation** was a charitable organisation.

During the ISPF investigation of "Grandma", Wolfe International donated a very large sum of money to the Dundlin Foundation, as announced by Russell Wolfe during a board meeting. Wolfe later explained that, due to their generous donation, three other companies had decided to match their donation. (AUDIO: *Grandma's Footsteps*)
Christopher Baker

**Christopher Baker** (7 June 1937 - 20 February 2011) was one of the directors, alongside Graeme Harper, who worked on *Star Cops*.

## Credits

### Director

* *An Instinct for Murder*
* *Conversations with the Dead*
* *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*
* *A Double Life*
* *Other People's Secrets*

## External links

* **Christopher Baker** at the Internet Movie Database
Wolfe International

**Wolfe International** was company owned and ran by Russell Wolfe.

Wolfe International owened a fleet of shuttles as part of their Moon Tours, which would take passengers on sight-seeing tours of the surface of the Moon. When one of their fleet, Shuttle MTZ1986, narrowly missed a collision with Icarus Station and crash landed on the Moon, Wolfe International sent their Corporate Security Officer Alice Okoro to investigate the ruins in an attempt to hush up a potential infiltration from a second party.

However, the ISPF were soon on their tails, and the crashed shuttle was a small part in a bigger picture, containing two rival criminal gangs - The Red Core and the Collective. (AUDIO: *Hostile Takeover*)
Star Cops: Blood Moon

***Star Cops: Blood Moon*** was a six-part event released by Big Finish Productions in 2024. It broke the previous release format of two boxsets and an audiobook, by releasing one installment a month over six months. It saw the return of David Calder as Nathan Spring, Trevor Cooper as Colin Devis, and Linda Newton as Pal Kenzy, as well as Philip Olivier as Paul Bailey and Lynsey Murrell as Alice Okoro.

## Publisher's summary

*It’s the near future, and mankind has expanded its presence in space. Maintaining law and order beyond Earth is the responsibility of the International Space Police Force, known colloquially as the Star Cops. Their leader is Commander Nathan Spring.*

*A Star Cop investigation into a murder on Earth leads to an amazing revelation. The team’s resilience is tested as the fallout affects their next cases.*

## Featured cast

* David Calder
* Trevor Cooper
* Linda Newton
* Philip Olivier
* Lynsey Murrell

## Cover gallery

Star Cops: Blood Moon*I Was Killed Yesterday**Daughters of Death*
## Notes

* This was the first true *Star Cops* event series by Big Finish, breaking the previous release format of two boxsets followed by a tie-in audiobook. It is also the first time a series of *Star Cops* has been released episode-by-episode in this way.

* Despite this, Big Finish still numbered this series as *Blood Moon 1* for the first three stories, and *Blood Moon 2* for the last three.

* This was the first audio series to feature individual cover art for each episode.

## External links

* The official announcement of *Star Cops: Blood Moon* on the Big Finish website.
Anu Lumba

**Anu Lumba** worked in Procurement on Moonbase.

Investigating a case of faulty dosimeters, Nathan Spring asked Colin Devis if he had any contacts in Procurement that could help him and Pal Kenzy understand how they had made it to the Moon. Devis' first choice was Anu Lumba, who was the more experienced of the two personnel. However, Spring went onto explain that Lumba was one of the ones in sickbay, leaving him to give the name Jennifer Kyne, who had only been in Procurement for six weeks. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)
Ryan (Dead Air)

**Ryan** was a shuttle engineer on Moonbase.

On the evening before Sonia Garrett's death, he went on a date with Garrett in the Moonbase canteen. Garrett later noted this in her video journal, stating that they had been friends for months, dating for much less time and had never had sex. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)
Chris Boucher

**Chris Boucher** (15 February 1943 - 11 December 2022) devised and wrote the series *Star Cops*, as well as writing for other science fiction television shows, such as *Doctor Who* and *Blake's 7*.

## Bibliography

This wiki will only focus on his contributions to *Star Cops*. Further work can be found on other wikis as well as his Wikipedia page.

### Writer

#### Episodes

* *An Instinct for Murder*
* *Conversations with the Dead*
* *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*
* *Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits*
* *Little Green Men and Other Martians*

#### Novelisations

* *An Instinct for Murder* - based on the episode with the same name
* *Little Green Men and Other Stories* - contains his remaining four scripts

## External links

* **Chris Boucher** at the Internet Movie Database
* Chris Boucher obituary
TWBC

**TWBC** was an Earth-side news station.

It was the first to obtain footage of the explosion at the Bankside Chemical Processing Plant, which they subsequently sold to WWBC News for their report. David Theroux was of the opinion that TWBC was a corrupt news network that used underhand means to obtain its footage. Despite all evidence pointing to Michael Chandri being responsible for the explosions, TWBC reported him as a hero. And when Pal Kenzy and Colin Devis saved a shuttle from hijackers shortly after Kenzy's firing, she used TWBC News to gain an interview, knowing that Nathan Spring would be watching, to publically butter him up ensuring her firing would no doubt be revoked. (TV: *Intelligent Listeners for Beginners*)
Simon Holub

**Simon Holub** is an artist who has created numerous covers for *Big Finish Productions*, among those are the *Star Cops* main range.

## Career

After having his work noticed on the Outpost Gallifrey forums by Gary Russell and Lee Binding, Holub was commissioned by Big Finish to produce his first cover art, that of the 2006 *Doctor Who* story *The Nowhere Place*. Holub has since created over a hundred covers for Big Finish, including the *Star Cops* main range (but not the audiobooks), *Torchwood*, *Doctor Who* and its spin-offs, as well as *Big Finish Originals*, and other classic adaptations.

## Covers

### Star Cops

* *Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 1*
* *Star Cops: Mother Earth Part 2*
* *Star Cops: Mars Part 1*
* *Star Cops: Mars Part 2*
* *The High Frontier 1*
* *The High Frontier 2*

## External links

* Official website
* Official Twitter account
* **Simon Holub** on Flickr

## Footnotes

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060616032826/http://www.bigfinish.com/news/news\_060611\_nowhereplace.shtml
Sonia Garrett

**Sonia Garrett** was an engineer who worked for Moonbase.

Garrett was stationed as a engineer aboard the Moon for twelve months. She planned to do a daily video log for each day and return home, where she would write a book, 'Sonia's Adventures in Space'. Whilst stationed on the Moon, she became good friends with a shuttle engineer called Ryan. Shortly before her death, she and Ryan went on a date.

Her life was cut short when her spacesuit was punctured by Xander O'Brien using a humidity probe. Her suit was further tampered so that it would not register oxygen loss. She suffocated on the surface of the Moon.

The International Space Police Force investigated and worked out that O'Brien was being blackmailed by a secretive criminal organisation called the Collective. Garrett's video logs proved vital in the investigation, and a compilation of her video journals was sent back to Earth for her next of kin by Pal Kenzy. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)
Makowski Courriers

***Makowski Courriers*** was a business owned by Anton Makowski.

Makowski, a reformed dealer in illegal items, had promised close friend Paul Bailey, that he had turned his back on crime and created *Makowski Courriers*. Despite this, Paul had his reservations that Makowski was still clean. After a the death of his mother and Makowski being put into Witness Protection, due to his family being threatened by the Collective, Nathan Spring offered Paul some small consolation in the news that, after a long search into *Makowski Courriers*, Anton Makowski was indeed telling the truth and he had turned clean. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)
Merseyside Spaceport

**Merseyside Spaceport** was a spaceport situated in Liverpool.

Sometime after the kidnap and rescue of Nathan Spring, (AUDIO: *Death in the Desert*) Colin Devis and Paul Bailey were forced to take leave. Devis took Pal Kenzy's place at the Sun King Spa Hotel in Liverpool, while Paul used this opportunity to visit his mother for her birthday. After arriving via the Merseyside Spaceport, a bus service took them to the Royal Albert Dock, where Paul gave Devis lots of options for sightseeing. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)
Lady Madonna

The **Lady Madonna** was the name of a boat commandeered by Colin Devis.

During shore leave in Liverpool, Paul Bailey was taken at gunpoint by his old friend Anton Makowski, who himself was being threatened by the Collective. Understanding that Anton's family were at risk of being murdered, Paul allowed himself to be captured and taken onto a boat. At the same marina, Devis noticed the gun from a safe distance and commandeered the Lady Madonna, following closely behind them.

When Paul and Anton noticed a bomb hidden within the boat, they were fortunate enough to spot Devis on the Lady Madonna. They jumped aboard the second boat seconds before the bomb exploded, raining debris over all of their heads. (AUDIO: *Old Flame, New Fire*)
Channel Tunnel

The **Channel Tunnel**, otherwise referred to as the **Eurotunnel**, was a subterranean railway tunnel that housed multiple rail networks. From the nearby office, personnel worked in shifts to ensure that the trains, which were constantly running, never strayed off their paths.

In 2027, two personnel, Leo and Ben, reported to central control that they had multiple errors caused by a worm in the system. This caused their screens to flicker and ominous messages to appear on their screens. Ultimately, it caused numerous shuttles to collide, as reported on WWBC News. (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*)

## Behind the scenes

The Channel Tunnel is a tunnel that was built between France and the United Kingdom. It allowed the passage between Cheriton, Kent, and Coquelles, in Pas-de-Calais. In the show, the terms "Channel Tunnel" and "Eurotunnel" are not elaborated upon, but in reality, "Channel Tunnel" refers to the tunnel itself, while "Eurotunnel" refers to the shuttle service between France and the United Kingdom.
Black Hand Gang (2027)

The **Black Hand Gang**, or **BHG** for short, and also referred to as the **Organisation of Pancontinental Anarchists**, was an anarchist and political organisation that targeted numerous companies in 2027.

## History

The Black Hand Gang based its name on a group of supressed Spanish anarchists from 1883, named the Black Hand. Unbeknownst to them, they shared a name with an American criminal organisation established in 1868.

The first known attack by the Black Hand Gang was on the Bankside Chemical Processing Plant, whose computers were hacked by a dataworm, the Gang's preferred method of sabotage, and forced into meltdown. TWBC provided footage of the aftermath of the power plant explosion. After this, the Gang targetted the Eurotunnel, leaving the same dataworm and forcing multiple shuttle trains to collided, causes numerous wreckages, as reported by the WWBC News. (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*)
Alexander Krivenko

**Alexander Krivenko** was Moonbase Coordinator.

## Biography

After the swift removal of Coordinator Professor Paton, (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*), and during the Harvey Goodman case, the International Space Police Force were introduced to the new Moonbase Coordinator, Alexander Krivenko. (TV: *Trivial Games and Paranoid Pursuits*)

*To be added.*

By the time of the uprising of Mother Earth, Commander Krivenko had been replaced by Shayla Moss. (AUDIO: *One of Our Cops is Missing*)

## Personality

Krivenko was a friendly man who tended to have differing opinions with Nathan Spring on how the Moonbase should be run. The situation was made harder due to both the International Space Police Force having no affiliation with the Moonbase. That meant that tensions could run high. But Spring and Krivenko got along well and often put their differences aside. Spring would sometimes back down and yield to Krivenko if it meant avoiding a hard time.

## Other information

* It isn't made clear by either the television series or the audio series what became of Krivenko. He is referenced in *The Stuff of Life* audiobook, but it isn't explained whether he left his role, or whether he was fired. By *One of Our Cops is Missing*, he is replaced by Commander Shayla Moss. Of course, in real life, the actor Jonathan Adams had passed away. Rather than recast the roll, Big Finish Productions thought it best to introduce a fresh face, similar to how they didn't recast David Theroux or Anna Shoun, but introduced Paul Bailey and Priya Basu.
Susan O'Brien

**Susan O'Brien** was the daughter of former-television presenter and meteorologist Xander O'Brien.

## Biography

### Early life

At some point, Susan's mother died, leaving her father to give up his showbiz career to take care of her. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)

### Adult life

Susan grew up in Dulwich, London, where she became a journalist for a science magazine, wanting to follow in her father's footsteps. Her father had once presented a science television programme. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)

Susan's father decided to buy himself a disused S-Class space station, which he called the Hattie Jacques. He used the station for his meteorological research. At some point during this time, her father was blackmailed by the Collective to murder Sonia Garrett. Should he fail, the Collective threatened to murder Susan. Regardless, the Collective set fire to Susan's home, causing her death. Upon learning this, and shortly before his own death, Xander O'Brien revealed the name of the organisation that had been blackmailing him to Nathan Spring of the International Space Police Force, kickstarting the investigation into the Collective. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)