Plot
Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion, also known as Raumpatrouille Orion, and Space Patrol Orion in English, was the first German science fiction television series. Its seven episodes were broadcast by ARD beginning September 17, 1966 six years before Star Trek first aired in West Germany. Being a huge success with several reruns audience ratings went up to 56%. Over the years, the series acquired a distinct cult status in Germany.
Cast
as Major Cliff Allister McLane
as Leutnant Tamara Jagellovsk
as Leutnant Mario de Monti
as General Lydia van Dyke
as Leutnant Hasso Sigbjörnson
as Leutnant Atan Shubashi
as Leutnant Helga Legrelle
as General Winston W. Wamsler
as Oberst Villa
as Sir Arthur
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 17, 1966
Last Aired Date
December 10, 1966
Production Companies
Bavaria Film
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
7
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Reviews
A mid-1960's black-and-white German TV series, this production was even more bare bones than soon-to-appear "Star Trek." The adventures of the space faring "Orion" start with a routine survey mission to a border outpost by a less than enthusiastic demoted-from-exploration crew. They find that the station doesn't respond when contacted, which lads to a recon mission by shuttle. The station crew…