Season 2 • Episode 6
LatestAquila is a British children's television show which aired on the BBC from 1997 to 1998. An episode was aired once a week, and was based on the story of two boys, Tom Baxter and Geoff Reynolds, who find a spacecraft when digging in a field. It was based on the book Aquila by British author Andrew Norriss and set in Bristol.
Writing
Andrew Norriss's sharp dialogue elevates kids' telly to proper wit.
Practical Effects
Gloriously handmade spaceship that looks like a yoghurt pot masterpiece.
Creator
Andrew Norriss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Aquila prop was so small that adult actors had to contort themselves to 'fit' inside via forced perspective shots.
Aquila captured a very specific late-90s British childhood where kids roamed unsupervised and found dangerous things without smartphones ruining the mystery.
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