The most doomed space show ever made — literally lost to time.
Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestOn a planet with many beautiful people and lush vegetation, night and winter have been abolished in this paradise but Quick decides to change a thing or two with disastrous results.
The Adventures of Don Quick is a science fiction comedy television series broadcast from October–December 1970, on ITV. Starring Ian Hendry and Ronald Lacey, six 50 minute episodes were made, shown in a 60 minute time slot. Based on the characters of Don Quixote, astronaut Captain Don Quick and Sergeant Sam Czopanser (i.e. "Sancho Panza") are members of the Intergalactic Maintenance Squad. On each planet they visit, Quick attempts to right imaginary wrongs, often upsetting the inhabitants of whatever society he's in. As of 2008, only the first episode exists, the other five are now missing. A technologically impressive 30 foot model spaceship was built in the studio for the series. However the first three episodes in a primetime slot failed to draw the required ratings so the last three were in a much later slot before the show was cancelled.
Practical Effects
A 30-foot spaceship model built for six episodes. The audacity.
Acting
Ian Hendry commits fully to cosmic delusion.
Production
That laugh track haunts surviving viewers.
Creator
Peter Wildeblood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Peter Wildeblood was a pioneering gay rights activist; this was his only produced TV series.
The 30-foot spaceship model was reportedly scrapped after cancellation — a fitting burial for television's most ambitious failure.
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