Star Cops The High Frontier (webcast)

**Star Cops | The High Frontier** was a webcast released on the Big Finish Productions YouTube channel, as part of a trailer advertising the High Frontier series of audio stories. It featured David Calder as Commander Nathan Spring. This webcast acted as a prequel to the events of *Dead Air*, and the High Frontier series as a whole.

## Synopsis

Whilst on a mission in a Moon Rover, Commander Nathan Spring recalls his background, policing amongst the stars, and gives a run down of his team.

## Plot

Nathan Spring comes onto the intercom, talking to someone. He asks whether they know what policing looks like in the second half of the twenty-first century. He claims that it's pretty much the same as it was in the first half with the addition of space. He introduces himself as Nathan Spring, Commander of the International Space Police Force, otherwise known as the Star Cops. He claims his patch used to cover London, but now his territory includes the Moon, in spacestations, satellites and even on Mars.

He states that, during his tenure, they've dealt with murders, drug dealing, terrorism, kidnapping and fraud, just to name a handful. He claims that he was lucky to have his excellent officers. These include Paul Bailey, a former undercover officer and now a dedicated ISPF officer. Another is Colin Devis, who suddenly pipes up from elsewhere in the Moon Rover, claiming to be "as dedicated as the next bloke, and twice as cuddly". Spring goes on to claim that while Devis may give off the air of being a fool, he is one of the finest officers that he has worked with. He then introduces Acting Chief Superindent Pal Kenzy, who he explains was a Star Cop from the start, even before he was Commander. He states her knowledge on policing is top notch.

At that, Kenzy interrupts them over the monitor. She tells them that a safety officer has died on a spacewalk by the name of Sonia Garrett. She claims that Garrett's suit had been tampered, making the case highly suspicious, claiming that it's most certainly murder. Spring states he'll be right there, ending the call with Kenzy, and claming that this is just another day in the life of a Star Cop.

## Cast

* Commander Nathan Spring - David Calder
* Colin Devis - Trevor Cooper
* Acting Chief Superintendent Pal Kenzy - Linda Newton

## References

* Following Priya Basu's sabbatical, Pal Kenzy has been made Acting Chief Superintendent.

## Notes

* Spring states that it is the "second half of the twenty-first century", verifying that Chris Boucher's setting of 2027 is still correct. It was Boucher's intent to set *Star Cops* forty years after the initial broadcast date of the series. The television series was broadcast in 1987.

## Continuity

* Nathan Spring claims that during his term as Commander, he's dealt with murders, the most famous probably being the Moonbase Killings, (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*) drug dealing, (TV: *This Case to be Opened in a Million Years*), terrorism (TV: *Intelligent Listening for Beginners*, AUDIO: *The Thousand Ton Bomb*), kidnapping (TV: *A Double Life*) and fraud. (AUDIO: *Lockdown*)
* Star Cops terroritory now includes Mars. The crew proved their worth during their investigations on the red planet and, after proving that Mars was too dangerous to be left in the hands of the rich, including businessman Byron Lachman, a base was established. (AUDIO: *The Highest Ground*)
* Paul Bailey was an undercover cop before Spring hired him. (AUDIO: *One of Our Cops is Missing*)
* Spring refers to Colin Devis as one of the finest cops he's worked with, referencing him giving up his initial career as a police officer to help Spring solve the murder of his lover, Lee Jones. (TV: *Conversations with the Dead*)
* Pal Kenzy was a Star Cop "from the start", even from before Spring's time as Commander. She was stationed on the Coral Sea spacestation. (TV: *An Instinct for Murder*)
* Kenzy is now Acting Chief Superintendent, following Priya Basu's sabbatical following the Moonbase Killings. (AUDIO: *Sins of the Father*)
* Spring will go onto investigate the death of Sonia Garrett. (AUDIO: *Dead Air*)

## External links

* **Star Cops | The High Frontier** on the Big Finish Productions YouTube channel.