The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by...
Cast
Mel Smith
Bernard
Griff Rhys Jones
Graham Sweetley
Joanne Pearce
Sandra Brock
Jimmy Nail
Desmond Brock
Paul Bown
Julian Tope
James B. Sikking
Col. Raymond Laribee, CIA
Dinsdale Landen
Commander Grenville Matteson
André Maranne
Prof. Trousseau
George Innes
Stanley Benson
Tristram Jellinek
Simpson
Miriam Margolyes
Doctor Wallace
John Joyce
Chief Inspector Miller
Mark Lewis Jones
Godfrey
Leonard Fenton
Commissionaire
Joanna Dickens
Lady Farmer
R.J. Bell
Klutz
Peter Whitman
Friborg
Olivier Pierre
Jabowlski
Edward Wiley
Laribee's Assistant
Robert Austin
Newscaster
John Barcroft
McKenzie
Bill Stewart
Walters
David Joss Buckley
TV Presenter
Roger Hammond
Soundman
Des Webb
Eskimo Chief
Jo Ross
Woman in Dining Room
Jimmy Mulville
Motorway Policeman
Derek Deadman
Man in Car
Angela Crow
Woman in Car
Leslie Grantham
Motorway Policeman
Barbara Hicks
Stenographer
Tim Barker
Mathematician
Graham Fellows
Cipher
Bob Sessions
TV Presenter (US)
Shane Rimmer
Redneck (Melvin)
Diana Ricardo
Redneck Wife
Ian East
Scientist
Michael J. Jackson
Scientist
James Taylor
Minister
Christopher Northey
Whitehall Flunky
Susan Denaker
Nurse
Lesa Lockford
Nurse
Edward Arthur
TV Interviewer (UK)
Shelley Thompson
Nurse Purse
Richenda Carey
Countess Gretel
John Clamp
Bobby
David Haig
Palatial House Flunkey
Robert Henderson
Diner Customer
Karen Lancaster
Stanley's Assistant
Ronnie Stevens
Hotel Manager
Pamela Mandell
Mary
Robin Driscoll
Space Pilot
David Whitaker
Deputy
Crew
Mike Hodges
Director
Griff Rhys Jones
Writer
Mel Smith
Writer
Peter Boyle
Editor
Phil Meheux
Director of Photography
Russell Lodge
Assistant Director
Jake Wright
Assistant Director
Marcia Gaye
Assistant Director
Verity Lambert
Executive Producer
David Ball
Production Supervisor
Barry Hanson
Producer
Brian Eatwell
Production Design
Bernard Ford
Camera Operator
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
May Routh
Costume Designer
Doreen Watkinson
Assistant Costume Designer
Keith Denny
Wardrobe Supervisor
Joan Carpenter
Key Hairdresser
George Frost
Key Makeup Artist
Peter Best
Sound Editor
Chris Munro
Sound Mixer
John Hayward
Sound Mixer
Ian Munro
Boom Operator
David Speed
Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Brewis
Original Music Composer
Clair McCoy
Production Accountant
Derek Nice
Set Dresser
Bill Surridge
Construction Manager
David James
Still Photographer
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
Rufus Andrews
Location Manager
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Brian Palmer
Property Master
Sid Palmer
Property Buyer
Dennis Lloyd
Grip
Harry Woodley
Gaffer
Peter Price
Production Manager
Graham Easton
Production Executive
Bruce Barraclough
Focus Puller
John Cameron
Conductor
Terry Gough
Art Direction
Bert Davey
Art Direction
