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Moonbase 3

Season 1 Episode 3: Achilles Heel

Mounting pressure builds as Caulder is expected to deliver results from Moonbase 3's research program, with budget cuts looming. Unexplained accidents plague the CORA radio astronomy project, sending the situation spiraling out of control.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Departure and Arrival

1. Departure and Arrival

Aired: Sep 9, 1973

A catastrophic shuttle crash results in the tragic loss of astronaut Harry Sa...

Episode 2 Behemoth

2. Behemoth

Aired: Sep 16, 1973

A sudden ban on travel to the Mare Frigoris region is enforced, causing tensi...

Episode 3 Achilles Heel

3. Achilles Heel

Aired: Sep 23, 1973

Mounting pressure builds as Caulder is expected to deliver results from Moonb...

Episode 4 Outsiders

4. Outsiders

Aired: Sep 30, 1973

Caulder seeks out unconventional experts Stephen Partness and Peter Conway to...

Episode 5 Castor and Pollux

5. Castor and Pollux

Aired: Oct 7, 1973

A joint mission to Jupiter with the Russians presents itself to Caulder, but ...

Episode 6 View of a Dead Planet

6. View of a Dead Planet

Aired: Oct 14, 1973

A devastating chain reaction is unleashed when the Arctic Sun Project's hydro...

Info about Moonbase 3

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama, Sci-Fi