Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (TV series)

2002 British animated television series

For the 1986 video game, see Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future.

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Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future

Based on| Dan Dare
by Frank Hampson[1]
Developed by| Colin Frewin
Bob Forward
Greg Johnson
Voices of| Greg Ellis[2]
Chris Cox
Carole Ruggier
Theme music composer| Bernie Taupin
Elton John[3]
Ending theme| "Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future" performed by Elton John
Composer| Frank W. Becker
Country of origin| United Kingdom
United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 26
Production
Executive producers| Colin Frewin
Rick Ungar
Running time| 22 minutes
Production companies| The Dan Dare Corporation
Columbia TriStar International Television[4]
Original release
Network| Channel 5
Release| 6 July (2002-07-06)[5] –
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28)

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future is an animated television series produced by the Dan Dare Corporation and Columbia TriStar International Television (who also provided worldwide distribution),[4] with animation first provided by Netter Digital then by Foundation Imaging, running to twenty-six 22-minute episodes.[6] The series drew on several different incarnations of the Dan Dare comic.[7][8]

## Plot

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## Cast

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* Chris Cox as Hank Hogan
* Greg Ellis as Dan Dare
* Julian Holloway as Digby
* Rob Paulsen as The Mekon and Retro Rocket[9]
* Carole Ruggier as Professor Jocelyn Peabody
* Rodger Bumpass as Sondar and Volstar[9]

## Episode list

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No.| Title| Original release date

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1| "Pilot Of The Future (part 1)"
| 6 July 2002 (2002-07-06)
2| "Pilot Of The Future (part 2)"
| 13 July 2002 (2002-07-13)
3| "The Ark of Phobos (Part 1)"
| 20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)
4| "The Ark of Phobos (part 2)"
| 27 July 2002 (2002-07-27)
5| "God of War (part 1)"
| 3 August 2002 (2002-08-03)
6| "God of War (part 2)"
| 10 August 2002 (2002-08-10)
7| "Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 1)"
| 17 August 2002 (2002-08-17)
8| "Journey to the Centre of the Sun (part 2)"
| 24 August 2002 (2002-08-24)
9| "Mines of Titan (part 1)"
| 31 August 2002 (2002-08-31)
10| "Mines of Titan (part 2)"
| 7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)
11| "The Outpost (part 1)"
| 14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)
12| "The Outpost (part 2)"
| 21 September 2002 (2002-09-21)
13| "Full Circle (part 1)"
| 28 September 2002 (2002-09-28)
14| "Full Circle (part 2)"
| 5 October 2002 (2002-10-05)
15| "The Mekon Among Us (part 1)"
| 12 October 2002 (2002-10-12)
16| "The Mekon Among Us (part 2)"
| 19 October 2002 (2002-10-19)
17| "Saturn Rocs (part 1)"
| 26 October 2002 (2002-10-26)
18| "Saturn Rocs (part 2)"
| 2 November 2002 (2002-11-02)
19| "Menace on Mars (part 1)"
| 9 November 2002 (2002-11-09)
20| "Menace on Mars (part 2)"
| 16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)
21| "Space Race (part 1)"
| 23 November 2002 (2002-11-23)
22| "Space Race (part 2)"
| 30 November 2002 (2002-11-30)
23| "Dead Space (part 1)"
| 7 December 2002 (2002-12-07)
24| "Dead Space (part 2)"
| 14 December 2002 (2002-12-14)
25| "Surrender Earth (part 1)"
| 21 December 2002 (2002-12-21)
26| "Surrender Earth (part 2)"
| 28 December 2002 (2002-12-28)

## References

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1. ^ "Dan Dare returns on TV". BBC. 21 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
2. ^ "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
3. ^ "Brit 50's Icon Dan Dare To Make U.S. Television Debut In High-Definition On Animania HD". Animation Artist. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
4. ^ a b "Dan Dare jets on to UK screens". C21media.
5. ^ Wells, Matt (21 June 2002). "Comic strip hero of the 1950s finds new space on TV". The Guardian.
6. ^ "Dan Dare sets course for TV stardom". BBC. 11 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
7. ^ Wells, Matt (21 June 2002). "Comic strip hero of the 1950s finds new space on TV". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
8. ^ Delingpole, James (3 August 2001). "A very English superhero". Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
9. ^ a b Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (6 September 2003), Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future - Volume 1 (DVD ISO), retrieved 12 March 2025

## External links

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* The Dan Dare Corporation Ltd
* Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future at IMDb
* SPTI's Anime & Animation Brochure: Dan Dare

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Dan Dare by Frank Hampson

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* The Mekon
* Treens

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* Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
* List of Dan Dare stories
* Spaceship Away (fan publication)

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* Frank Hampson
* Don Harley
* Keith Watson
* Frank Bellamy

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