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Phoenix Five

Phoenix Five is an Australian science fiction TV series produced in 1970 by Artransa Park in association with the ABC. It consists of 26 half-hour episodes, originally airing from 10 January to 3 July 1970. The series was later repeated on Seven Network and broadcast internationally throughout the 1970s. The show centers around the crew of the Phoenix Five, the most advanced ship in the Earth Space Control Fleet. This elite team includes Captain Roke, a problem-solving captain; Ensign Adam Hargraves, a young, action-ready space cadet; the empathetic Cadet Tina Culbrick; and their computeroid Carl. Together, they traverse the galaxy, safeguarding citizens and foiling the schemes of the malevolent Zodian and the renegade scientist Platonus.