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Rocket Man

TV·1 season, 6 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Comedy·1h

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Rocket Man is a BBC television drama series, produced in 2005, about a recently widowed Welsh man who is struggling to build a rocket in which to launch his wife's ashes into space. It was created by Alison Hume and stars Robson Green, Charles Dale and John Rhys Halliwell. The six hour-long episodes in the series were filmed in Druridge Bay, Northumberland.

Cast

Robson GreenRobson GreenGeorge StevensonPhilip WhitchurchPhilip WhitchurchAlison NewmanAlison NewmanKai OwenKai OwenCharles DaleCharles DaleLucy EvansLucy Evans

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1—Single dad George Stevenson builds a rocket to send his wife's ashes into space but he's brought down to earth when the launch ends disastro
  2. S01E02Episode 2—After Bethan One crashes into the sea, George decides to build a new rocket out of aluminium and starts collecting cans. But his enthusiasm
  3. S01E03Episode 3—Barney and Diane ask George to be their sperm donor and are thrilled when he appears to accept. But George is worried about finding a new HQ
  4. S01E04Episode 4—George and his friends build a ramshackle tracking device for the rocket and set about testing it. Things look up for sacked security guard
  5. S01E05Episode 5—George needs a parachute for the rocket and persuades Gail to give him silk wrapping material from the factory. In return, she wants the par
  6. S01E06Episode 6—George is busy preparing to launch the rocket on the anniversary of Bethan's death, when he suddenly has second thoughts. Diane is pregnant

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