Patrick Moore's Scott Saunders in Outer Space

We had the great privilege of working with Patrick in 1988 on a pilot television programme based on his series of children's books about Scott Saunders, Space Cadet. Unfortunately, the show did not get commissioned and, of course, has now dated. Nevertheless, we post it here for your enjoyment and as our tribute to a great man.

[@missingcat9293]

This is amazing, thank you! So, this was the only one made? Also are there any stories you can share working with him? Thanks.

[@VisionforEastbourne]

I can see from diaries of the time that there was a wonderful sense of expectancy as the small crew of about ten awaited the arrival of Patrick, who came to the studio in the central City cul-de-sac of Queens Square in his wonderful old car - a dark green Morris Minor or something similar. There was originally a fault with the autocue, which allowed Patrick to read my script directly to camera, but this was solved shortly and he had no problems remembering and recalling some of the 'pick up' shots beforehand. The telescope featured in the pilot was his, and at lunch break he took great delight in explaining some astronomy and we added a few constellation points to the backdrop outside the small set - no bigger than about 6 metres x 6 metres, with the crew squeezed in behind camera. All shot in a single day over about 7 hours, it was a great day back in March 1988 and Patrick was a joy to work with. A very nice man.

[@missingcat9293]

@@VisionforEastbourne Thanks for your kind reply! Yes, a great man