Welsh astronomer + Australian outback = cosmic culture clash chaos.
Season 2 • Episode 6
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Supernova is a British comedy series produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton, a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian Observatory, deep in the Australian outback. The comedy centres around his difficulties adjusting to life in the outback and his eccentric fellow astronomers. The first series was released in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 2005 and consisted of six 30-minute episodes. The second series began airing on 3 August 2006 in the UK. The exterior scenes were shot at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. The observatory itself is a CGI creation, according to the DVD commentary, and only a partial doorway was constructed on site for filming purposes.
Acting
Rob Brydon's exquisite deadpan drowning in red dust.
Writing
Harry Cripps scripts that make astronomy banter oddly compelling.
Production
Broken Hill locations so vast they swallow the jokes whole.
Creator
Harry Cripps
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'observatory' was literally a doorway in the desert; actors pretended the rest existed. Australian tax incentives, folks.
Kat Stewart became a massive Australian star (Offspring) while this languished in BBC Two scheduling purgatory. The show's obscurity is practically geographical.
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