Ratings

3.7

Series Details

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 12

Creators: Harry Cripps

Networks: BBC Two

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Oct 11, 2005

Recent Air Date: Sep 7, 2006

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

Website: Link

Production Companies: Hartswood Films , Fox World

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Synopsis

Supernova is a British comedy series produced by Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the BBC in the UK and UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton, a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian Observatory, deep in the Australian outback. The comedy centres around his difficulties adjusting to life in the outback and his eccentric fellow astronomers. The first series was released in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 2005 and consisted of six 30-minute episodes. The second series began airing on 3 August 2006 in the UK. The exterior scenes were shot at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. The observatory itself is a CGI creation, according to the DVD commentary, and only a partial doorway was constructed on site for filming purposes.