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Written by
  
Theme music composer
  
Final episode date
  
18 December 1986

Number of seasons
  
2

7.2/10
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Created by
  
Directed by
  
Jeremy Swan

First episode date
  
1 October 1985

Network
  
Number of episodes
  
10

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Genre
  
Children's, science fiction, comedy

Starring
  
Kenneth WilliamsRobert SwalesPriscilla MorganPaul WilceNigel CookeSean CaffreyMichael DeeksMatthew SimJames BreeJulie Dawn ColeJosie Kidd

Cast
  
Similar
  
Rentaghost, Captain Zep – Space De, Pardon My Genie, Robert's Robots, Married for Life

Galloping Galaxies! is a British children's television comedy series set on a spaceship that was shown on the BBC from October 1985 to December 1986, comprising two series, of ten episodes in total. It was created and written by Bob Block, the creator of Rentaghost. Jeremy Swan who directed Rentaghost, produced and directed. It featured Kenneth Williams in one of his final roles as the voice of the ship's bog eyed computer, SID. A novelisation of the first series was released by Target Books in 1987, and the second series was announced to follow in book form, but never materialised. No commercial release of the show has ever appeared.

Synopsis

Set in the 25th century, and following the adventures of the Spaceship Voyager, the computer SID, Captain Pettifer (Robert Swales) and his crew.

Cover blurb of novel: "GALLOPING GALAXIES! is the funniest thing this side of the moons of Saturn and will boldly make you laugh where you have never laughed before!"

References

Galloping Galaxies! Wikipedia