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((short description|British science fiction television series))
((More citations needed|date=November 2010))
((Use British English|date=March 2011))
((Use dmy dates|date=February 2021))
((Infobox television
| image              = SpacePrecinct screen.JPG
| genre              = ((Ubl|[[Science fiction on television|Science fiction]]|[[Police procedural]]))
| creator            = [[Gerry Anderson]]
| starring           = [[Simone Bendix]]<br>Lou Hirsch<br>Richard James<br>Nick Klein<br>[[Joseph Mydell]]<br>Megan Olive<br>Nancy Paul<br>[[David Quilter]]<br>[[Ted Shackelford]]<br>[[Jerome Willis]]<br>[[Mary Woodvine]]<br>Rob Youngblood
| voices             = [[Colette Hiller]]<br>Kieron Jecchinis<br>[[Gary Martin (actor)|Gary Martin]]
| music              = Crispin Merrell
| country            = United Kingdom
| language           = English
| num_series         = 1
| num_episodes       = 24
| executive_producer = [[Tom Gutteridge]]
| producer           = [[Gerry Anderson]]
| cinematography     = [[Alan Hume]]<br>Tony Spratling
| editor             = Sue Robinson<br>Jason Krasucki<br>Robin McDonell<br>Brian Freemantle<br>Matthew Glen
| runtime            = 43 minutes
| company            = Gerry Anderson Productions<br />Grove Television Enterprises<br />[[Tinopolis|Mentorn Films]]
| first_aired        = ((Start date|df=yes|1994|10|03))
| last_aired         = ((End date|df=yes|1995|07|24))
| budget             = £20 million<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>
))
'''''Space Precinct''''' is a British television series that first aired [[Broadcast syndication|in syndication]] in the United States between 1994 and 1995. In the UK, it was first shown on [[Sky One]] between March and August 1995, and later [[BBC Two]] from September 1995 to March 1996.<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/looking-back-at-gerry-andersons-space-precinct/|title=Looking back at Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct|date=9 October 2014|website=Den of Geek))</ref> Many US stations scheduled the show in late night time slots, which resulted in low ratings and contributed to its cancellation. The series was based on an unaired 1986 pilot film titled ''Space Police'' starring [[Shane Rimmer]].

The series was created by [[Gerry Anderson]] and was a mix of [[science fiction]] and [[police procedural]].

==Premise==
The series stars American actor [[Ted Shackelford]] as former [[NYPD]] detective Patrick Brogan, now a lieutenant with the Demeter City police force on the planet Altor in the [[Epsilon Eridani]] system. Brogan and his partner Jack Haldane (played by Rob Youngblood) must adjust to living in another solar system, and investigating crimes being committed by aliens as well as humans. Also co-starring was [[Denmark|Danish]] actress [[Simone Bendix]] as Officer Jane Castle, Haldane's love interest (Brogan was happily married with a wife, daughter and son who made the move to Demeter City with him). All other major characters were played by actors wearing complex make-up that also included elements of puppetry in order to depict the different alien races. Brogan's badge, number 2040, was used in the opening credits, leading to the common misconception that the show is set in 2040.

==Characters==
===Brogan family===
* [[Ted Shackelford]] as Lieutenant Patrick Brogan
* Nancy Paul as Sally Brogan
* Nick Klein as Matthew "Matt" Brogan
* Megan Olive as Elizabeth "Liz" Brogan

===Demeter City Police===
* Rob Youngblood as Officer Jack Haldane	
* [[Simone Bendix]] as Officer Jane Castle
* [[Joseph Mydell]] as Officer Lionel Carson
* [[Gary Martin (actor)|Gary Martin]] as the voice of Slomo - Station 88's robot computer.

==== Creons ==== 
* [[Jerome Willis]] as Captain Rexton Podly
* Lou Hirsch as Officer Silas Romek
* Richard James as Officer Hubble Orrin<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/film-news/71725/Actor-pens-his-experiences-on-Gerry.html|title=Actor pens his experiences on Gerry Anderson's Space Precinct 20 years on - Maidenhead Advertiser))</ref>
* Kieron Jecchinis as the voice of Officer Hubble Orrin
* [[Tom Watt (actor)|Tom Watt]] as Officer Beezle (four episodes)
* [[Gary Martin (actor)|Gary Martin]] as the voice of Officer Beezle (four episodes)

==== Tarns ====
* [[Mary Woodvine]] as Officer Aurelia Took
* [[Colette Hiller]] as the voice of Officer Aurelia Took
* [[David Quilter]] as Sergeant Thorald Fredo

====Other characters====
Appearing as various guest aliens: Rob Thirtle, Leigh Tinkler, Andy Dawson, Joanna Berns, [[Wayne Forester]], Alexa Rosewood, Ken Whitfield and Will Barton.

==Episodes==
The air dates shown are the US first run syndication dates.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
|-
!Episode No.
!Title
!Directed by<ref name="AuthEpGuide">((cite book|last1=Bentley|first1=Chris|title=The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide|edition=4|year=2008|orig-year=2001|publisher=Reynolds and Hearn|location=[[Richmond, London|Richmond]], [[London]]|isbn=978-1-905287-74-1|pages=249–251; 317–318))</ref>
!Written by<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>
!Original air date
!Production Order<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|Title=Protect and Survive
|DirectedBy=[[John Glen (director)|John Glen]]
|WrittenBy=[[Paul Mayhew-Archer]]
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|10|3|df=y))
|ProdCode=2
|ShortSummary=Brogan's informant Slik Ostrasky is murdered by Tylan Gershom, a smuggler of illegal Xyronite immigrants, and the only witness is slimy Melazoid business executive Armand Loyster. Brogan and Haldane are assigned to offer Loyster protection until he can testify at Gershom's trial. But Gershom plans to ensure that Loyster never reaches the courtroom.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=Enforcer
|DirectedBy=[[Sidney Hayers]]
|WrittenBy=[[Marc Scott Zicree]]
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|10|10|df=y))
|ProdCode=3
|ShortSummary=On Skall Street in Demeter City, members of the infamous Hydra Gang are found dead – their hearts shredded but not a single mark on their bodies. Accompanied by an orphaned alien girl, a new enforcer has taken over and the Skall Street traders soon discover that the Hydras have been replaced by something far worse.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title=Body and Soul
|DirectedBy=Sidney Hayers
|WrittenBy=((StoryTeleplay|s=Mark Harris|t=Marc Scott Zicree))
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|10|17|df=y))
|ProdCode=6
|ShortSummary=Caught in the radiation field of Merlin's Asteroid, a prototype spaceship created by reclusive industrialist Alden Humes returns to Altor after being lost in space for twenty years. Brogan finds a body on board, opening an investigation into a homicide that took place two decades ago. As he tracks down the killer, Brogan is haunted by the ghost in the machine.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=Double Duty
|DirectedBy=[[Colin Bucksey]]
|WrittenBy=J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|10|24|df=y))
|ProdCode=1
|ShortSummary=A drug war is raging in Demeter City and a professional assassin is taking out the competition. The sole survivor of an attack on drug baron Oturi Nissim ([[Nickolas Grace]]) is a pretty alien girl, Aleesha Amyas, who is taken into protective custody. Suddenly the killer is loose in the Space Precinct House and Orrin is its first victim. [[Idris Elba]] appears briefly as a pizza deliveryman.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=The Snake
|DirectedBy=John Glen
|WrittenBy=J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|10|31|df=y))
|ProdCode=5
|ShortSummary=An alien extortionist and explosives expert, known only as The Snake, threatens the executives of Brett Interplanetary. Precinct 88 becomes a task force to track him down and Jane becomes reacquainted with her old ECPF colleague Bill Gray. Then the Snake reveals his next target – the Princess, an Omega Class tanker en route to Altor with two hundred million gallons of liquefied hydrogen!
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=Time to Kill
|DirectedBy=[[Alan Birkinshaw]]
|WrittenBy=[[Hans Beimler (screenwriter)|Hans Beimler]] & Richard Manning
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|11|7|df=y))
|ProdCode=7
|ShortSummary=A routine sweep on a counterfeiting operation goes horribly wrong for the officers of Precinct 88 when they are suddenly attacked by an unstoppable Cyborg and Took is caught in the crossfire. The Cyborg has Brogan marked for death and, one by one, Brogan's colleagues fall victim to the creature.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|Title=Deadline
|DirectedBy=John Glen
|WrittenBy=David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|11|14|df=y))
|ProdCode=8
|ShortSummary=Brogan and Haldane discover a capsule containing the body of a Tarn male. The autopsy reveals that the tarn is missing vital organs, removed with surgical precision, and Brogan and Haldane find themselves on the trail of organ leggers from Danae – vicious killers who murder for profit and target Brogan as their next donor!
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|Title=Seek and Destroy
|DirectedBy=[[Jim Goddard]]
|WrittenBy=J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1994|11|21|df=y))
|ProdCode=10
|ShortSummary=With the discovery of Aladine-50, a vaccine against creon fever, the importation of Earth dogs is all the rage in Demeter. Then three executives of Demeter Dogs Inc. are killed in mysterious circumstances and Brogan uncovers a plot that heralds an invasion of Altor by the Omera, an army of nomadic alien killers!
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|Title=The Power
|DirectedBy=Sidney Hayers
|WrittenBy=Sam Graham
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|1|9|df=y))
|ProdCode=9
|ShortSummary=Jane and Took are assigned to protect a shipment of Luxorian Ice, a vital part of Solartek's new solar power system which offers a safe alternative to hyper fusion. Meanwhile, Brogan and Haldane investigate the death of reformed jewel thief Vella Sugoi and discover a connection that leads to a deadly struggle for control of Demeter's lucrative energy franchise.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|Title=Illegal
|DirectedBy=John Glen
|WrittenBy=Mark Scott Zicree
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|1|16|df=y))
|ProdCode=11
|ShortSummary=Tildon Alreeuh, an illegal immigrant from Sagania, saves Brogan's life in a shooting incident, and Brogan learns that his saviour's son, Nillim, is being held by snuff fight promoter Coe Barner. With immigration officials breathing down their necks, the officers of Precinct 88 go undercover at one of Barner's bouts to rescue Nillim, but Brogan soon finds himself fighting for his life.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|Title=Divided We Stand
|DirectedBy=Alan Birkinshaw
|WrittenBy=Arthur Sellers
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|1|30|df=y))
|ProdCode=12
|ShortSummary=Jane and Took investigate the theft of a tarn egg-sac from Demeter Memorial Hospital while Brogan and Haldane are assigned to the protection of underworld crime boss Vinny Artak, who is running for city council. When Artak is gunned down in front of them, Brogan and Haldane find themselves under investigation and learn that Vinny Artak just won't stay dead.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|Title=Two Against The Rock
|DirectedBy=[[Peter Duffell]]
|WrittenBy=Paul Robert Coyle
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|2|6|df=y))
|ProdCode=13
|ShortSummary=Haldane and Jane escort Houdini, the most notorious escape artist on Altor, to asteroid A5 – the maximum security penitentiary known as "The Rock". But on their arrival at the asteroid, the two officers are horrified to discover that the prisoners have taken over and mass murderer Eric Volker is the new warden.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|Title=Takeover
|DirectedBy=John Glen
|WrittenBy=J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|2|13|df=y))
|ProdCode=14
|ShortSummary=When Brogan and Haldane are accused of the cold blooded murder of Naxus Simi and subjected to an Internal Affairs investigation, the officers' reliability as prosecution witnesses in a case against crime boss Vanus Olverais is called into question. But Brogan and Haldane find there is far more at stake when Jane gives damning evidence against them.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|Title=Predator and Prey
|DirectedBy=Sidney Hayers
|WrittenBy=[[Nick Sagan|Nicholas Sagan]]
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|2|20|df=y))
|ProdCode=15
|ShortSummary=Following the death of an officer from the 79th Precinct in Demeter's most fashionable nightclub, Brogan and Haldane are teamed with Lt. Verro Walker in a search for a serial killer. Walker is a loose cannon, but may hold the key to the killings when Jane discovers similarities with a string of mysterious homicides that took place nearly a hundred years before.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|Title=The Witness
|DirectedBy=Peter Duffell
|WrittenBy=Eric Gethers
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|4|24|df=y))
|ProdCode=16
|ShortSummary=Small-time crooks are turning up dead on the streets of Demeter City and a search begins for the prime suspect Mas Maharg, spotted at the scene of the second murder by Romek's new partner Morgan. Then Fredo's daughter Estes is taken ill and Brogan realises that she has been picking up the killer's thoughts with her paramental eye.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|Title=Hate Street
|DirectedBy=[[Piers Haggard]]
|WrittenBy=Steve Brown
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|5|1|df=y))
|ProdCode=17
|ShortSummary=An outbreak of race riots and hate crimes against Xyronite immigrants is being co-ordinated by Burl Flak, wanted for murder on Danae. Brogan and Haldane are assigned to find Flak and stop the killings, but their investigations are hampered by the appearance of Erika Brandt, a bounty hunter intent on claiming the price on Flak's head, who just happens to be one of Brogan's old flames.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|Title=Friends
|DirectedBy=Peter Duffell
|WrittenBy=((StoryTeleplay|s=Carl Jahnsen|t=Chris Hubbell, [[Philip Morrow]] & Carl Jahnsen))
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|5|8|df=y))
|ProdCode=18
|ShortSummary=When computer hacker Reeve Pataki is taken into custody at the Precinct 88 station house, his resourceful friends in the Karel Tarik Brigade infiltrate the station's mainframe to arrange his escape. Their attempt fails, so the KTB resort to kidnapping, holding Jane hostage aboard a derelict space platform. Haldane makes this case personal because if Pataki is not released within one hour, Jane will die!
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|Title=Smelter Skelter
|DirectedBy=Peter Duffell & [[Silvio Narizzano]]
|WrittenBy=Arthur Sellers
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|5|15|df=y))
|ProdCode=19
|ShortSummary=Sally and Liz are violently threatened during an armed robbery at the Jewellery Centre and Brogan takes a personal interest in tracking down the culprits. His investigations lead him to mining operator Alvin Zann, who plans a daring raid on the orbiting Bank of Altor with a small beam accelerator – an unstoppable weapon capable of punching a hole in the very fabric of the universe!
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|Title=Flash
|DirectedBy=Alan Birkinshaw
|WrittenBy=[[James Hendrie (writer)|James Hendrie]]
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|5|29|df=y))
|ProdCode=4
|ShortSummary=A new drug, HE-11 (also known as "Flash"), has arrived on the streets of Demeter causing spontaneous combustion in its users. While Brogan and Haldane visit Interchem, the pharmaceutical company which originally developed the drug, Orrin and Romek run into trouble when Interchem's chief chemist, Pola Vad Moonacki, is kidnapped.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|Title=The Fire Within: Part One<ref name="Compilation1">Also edited (at time of production) as a special feature length episode, entitled ''The Fire Within''.</ref>
|DirectedBy=John Glen
|WrittenBy=Steve Brown & [[Burt Prelutsky]]
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|6|26|df=y))
|ProdCode=21
|ShortSummary=Pyrist priest Tendall Kalike dies by spontaneous combustion during a ceremony at the Pyrist Temple and the event is witnessed by Took on her first visit to the Temple as a Seeker. Brogan and Castle search for evidence that points to Kalike's death being homicide and suspicion falls on fellow priest Nevik Brok. Teamed with Podly's daughter Samina, Haldane goes undercover at the Pyrist Temple to discover the truth.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|Title=The Fire Within: Part Two<ref name="Compilation1"/>
|DirectedBy=John Glen
|WrittenBy=Steve Brown & Burt Prelutsky
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|3|df=y))
|ProdCode=22
|ShortSummary=Samina disappears, Haldane resigns from the force to join the Pyrists and a power struggle amongst the priests leads to a third death at the Temple. Then a witness comes forward who claims that Haldane has murdered Samina, and Podly is forced to issue a warrant for Haldane's arrest as the Pyrists prepare for the Day of Immolation – the end of the world!
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|Title=The Forever Beetle
|DirectedBy=Peter Duffell
|WrittenBy=Peter Dunne
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|10|df=y))
|ProdCode=23
|ShortSummary=Pteronarcys Eternicum, a rare beetle capable of cell regeneration, is stolen from Dexkor Laboratories. Brogan and Haldane are assigned to the case and suspect that the theft may be an inside job. But Brogan is preoccupied with nailing drugs dealer Amory Wolf whom he believes is responsible for the death of Tommy Murphy, his oldest friend. Meanwhile, Jane and Took have a run-in with local hero Thunder Cole.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=23
|Title=Deathwatch: Part One<ref name="Compilation2">Also edited (at time of production) as a special feature length episode, entitled ''Deathwatch''.</ref>
|DirectedBy=Piers Haggard
|WrittenBy=Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|17|df=y))
|ProdCode=20
|ShortSummary=The arrival on Altor of a mysterious meteor fragment heralds the start of strange events at Roetem Towers on Krazucki Street where residents are being terrorised into relocation. As Jane and Took look into the disappearance of an alien farmer, Brogan and Haldane find their investigations at Roetem Towers blocked by Military Intelligence, and Brogan realises that something is going on at the apartment building that threatens all life on Altor.
))
((Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=24
|Title=Deathwatch: Part Two<ref name="Compilation2"/><ref name="Deathwatch">Also known by its on-screen title "Deathwatch Conclusion".</ref>
|DirectedBy=Piers Haggard
|WrittenBy=Arthur Sellers
|OriginalAirDate=((Start date|1995|7|24|df=y))
|ProdCode=24
|ShortSummary=After Major Graffa is possessed by the alien meteor found buried beneath Roetem Towers, Captain Weldon steals the meteor fragment that landed at Butler's farm and goes AWOL. She kidnaps Brogan to enlist his help in recovering the meteor from Graffa, but Carson learns that the meteor is a parasitic alien seed and the meteor fragment is a spore to fertilise it – bringing them together will destroy all life on Altor!
))
|}

==Production==
The series was filmed between May 1994 and April 1995 at [[Pinewood Studios]]. The special effects were shot at [[Shepperton Studios]].<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>

The series was one of the highest-budgeted shows Anderson produced, and was relatively popular in Europe. However, in a repeat of the situation that ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' encountered 25 years earlier, American broadcasters were uncertain what to make of the series that looked on the surface to be aimed at younger viewers, yet featured adult-oriented storylines and was usually played straight despite the bizarre storylines and make-up. As a result, ''Space Precinct'' was often scheduled in late-night or early-morning time slots. The subsequent low ratings led to its cancellation after just one series.

==Pilot==
The idea for ''Space Precinct'' predated the series by nearly a decade. In 1986, Anderson and his then business partner Christopher Burr produced ''Space Police'', a 53-minute [[television pilot|pilot]] film featuring Anderson regular [[Shane Rimmer]] as Lieutenant Chuck Brogan. The pilot, which is more comedic in nature than the somewhat serious series that followed, combined live action, full-size prosthetics, puppetry, and [[Supermacromation]] techniques. Production was based at [[Bray Film Studios (UK)|Bray Film Studios]] and involved eight weeks of special effects shooting.<ref name="Archer&Hearn"/> The completed film, subtitled "Star Laws", was screened at the [[45th World Science Fiction Convention]] in 1987. In 1989, Anderson produced a condensed 24-minute version in collaboration with the [[Moving Picture Company]].<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>

Although it has never been shown on TV, the pilot has been available on DVD since 2002.<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/> It features many differences from the later series. Brogan is a much older character than that played by Shackleford, and is a bachelor. His partner — and the only other apparently human character in the pilot — is Sergeant Cathy Costello, who is revealed to be a [[gynoid]] capable of shifting between human appearance and a more robotic look for dangerous missions. The aliens featured in the pilot are catlike rather than the more exotic aliens in ''Space Precinct''. The only character other than Brogan to transfer from the pilot to the series is the robot Slo-Mo.

[[Jim Henson]] was impressed by the pilot and offered to finance a series through his company [[Henson International Television]] (HIT), but negotiations between Anderson and Henson broke down following a [[management buyout]] of HIT in 1989. No further progress was made on a sale until 1991, when [[Tinopolis|Mentorn Films]] picked up the project and secured funding from American company Grove Television Enterprises.<ref name="Archer&Hearn">((Cite book | last1 = Archer | first1 = Simon | author1-link = Simon Archer (author) | last2 = Hearn | first2 = Marcus | title = What Made ''Thunderbirds'' Go! The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson | year = 2002 | publisher = [[BBC Books]] | location = London, UK | isbn = 978-0-563-53481-5|pages=254–256; 264–265))</ref><ref name="AuthEpGuide"/> The [[BBC]] ordered a series of 13 episodes, but withdrew the commission following cuts to its drama programming budget. The title ''Space Police'' was retained until 1994, shortly before the series began filming, when the production companies learnt of the trademark on [[The Lego Group|Lego's]] "[[Space Police]]" and renamed the series ''Space Precinct''.<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>

===''Space Police'' (1986)===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
|-
! Title
! Directed<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>
! Written by<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>
! Original air date<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>
! Length<ref name="AuthEpGuide"/>
((Episode list
|Title=Star Laws
|DirectedBy=Tony Bell
|WrittenBy=[[Gerry Anderson]] & [[Tony Barwick]]
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|Aux4=53 mins approx. (24 mins condensed version)
|ShortSummary=Lieutenant Chuck Brogan is transferred to the Space Police after 15 years of service in the [[New York Police Department]]. [[Television pilot|Pilot]] episode for proposed television series ''Space Police'', ultimately reformatted and retitled as ''Space Precinct''. Starring [[Shane Rimmer]] as Brogan.
))
|}

==Home media==
''Space Precinct'' was released on [[DVD]] in the UK but, as of 2015, is out of print. As  of 2023 ,It is available to watch on the BritBox streaming service in the UK. It was released on DVD in North America on 23 November 2010.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/45494/space-precinct/|title=Space Precinct: The Complete Series|website=DVD Talk))</ref> As of July 2017 ''Space Precinct'' is available in the US on streaming service Amazon Prime. In November 2018, the complete series was rereleased as a DVD box set in Region 2, by Network DVD.

==See also==
((Portal|Science fiction|Television))
*''[[Star Cops]]'', an earlier TV series with a similar premise

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*((IMDb title|0108938))
*((IMDb title|1984250|Space Police (unaired pilot)))

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