Summary

It's the year 2050 and Britain's newest space station, Britannia 7, is about to be launched. Mrs Gertrude Noah wins a tour around the Britannia 7 as a prize in a competition.

Things go wrong and the space station is blasted into space, carrying Mrs Noah and a motley group of other non-astronauts into orbit.

Ground Control are faced with the difficult task of rescuing their unwilling recruits and bringing them safely back to Earth.

Series: 1
Episodes: 6
Transmitted: 1977-78
Channel: BBC1

BBC Television