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''Silversun'' is a
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made in Australia by the
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(ABC). The show features the adventures of the adolescent members of the crew of the ''Star Runner,'' an interstellar spaceship carrying a cargo of 550 cryonically suspended colonists ("") to their new home, the Silver Sun. In the year 2052, the ''Star Runner'' and its crew are two years into their 90-year journey to a livable planet 45
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s from Earth. The crew's goal is to get the "New Settlers" safely to the Silver Sun and begin a colony there. Because of the 90-year-length of the journey, the crew are mostly teenagers who will take over command of the ''Star Runner'' as the adults get older.


Cast


Main cast

* Thomas Blackburne as Tane Wilson: A skilled cadet pilot. *
Cleopatra Coleman Cleopatra Coleman (born 29 October 1987) is an Australian actress most notable for her role as Erica Dundee in the Netflix comedy series '' The Last Man on Earth'' (2015–2018). Other credits include '' Silversun'' (2004), ''Neighbours'' (2006 ...
as Zandie Brokow: A strong-minded, often outspoken ex-cryon crew member of the ''Star Runner''. *
Ryan Corr Ryan Corr is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the Australian drama series ''Packed to the Rafters'', '' Love Child'' and '' Underbelly'', along with film roles in '' Wolf Creek 2'' (2013), '' The Water Diviner'' (2014), '' Holdi ...
as Sheng Zammett: A brilliantly minded cadet scientist. * Karli Dinardo as Cinnamon Everson: Steve and Karen's young daughter. * Cherise Donovan as Leonella Reiss: A cadet medical officer. Daughter of Lillian. * Angus McLaren as Degenhardt Bell: A cadet often found in the hold as the caretaker of the . * Eloise Mignon as Mara Lomax: A cadet medical officer aspiring towards leadership. *
Orpheus Pledger Orpheus Pledger (born 11 May 1993) is an Australian actor, who started his career as a child performer. He played Tycho Everson in the children's series ''Silversun'' and, in 2011, appeared as Noah Parkin in ''Neighbours''. From 2016 to 2019, P ...
as Tycho Everson: Steve and Karen's young son. * Sarah Walker as Pancha McCaskill: Cadet computer officer of the ''Star Runner''. Her brain implant gives her a telepathic link to the ship's computer systems. *
Michelle Pettigrove Michelle Pettigrove (born 19 July 1966) is an Australian actress, well known for her role as alternate medicine nursing sister Kate Bryant in the long-running rural soap opera ''A Country Practice''. She had appeared in the series in a guest ro ...
as Doctor Lillian Reiss: ''Star Runner''s chief medical officer, Cyriax's second-in-command and occasionally overprotective mother of Leonella. * Teague Rook as Steve Everson: ''Star Runner''s stern engineer, husband of Karen and father of Cinnamon and Tycho. * Yesse Spence as Karen Everson: ''Star Runner''s astronomer and navigator, wife of Steve and mother of Cinnamon and Tycho. *
Jeremy Stanford Jeremy Stanford is an Australian actor and director, known for his role of Tick/Mitzi in the initial stage run of the musical ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert''. Career In 2001, Stanford played Matthew Gallagher in season 2 of children's series ...
as Commander Aaron 'Skipper' Cyriax: Commanding officer of the ''Star Runner''. Additionally, Jeremy Stanford portrays an illusion of himself from an alien virus, and his clone, known as "C2" or "Will Power".


Guest cast

In order of appearance: * Joan Murray as Eileen Lomax: Mara's grandmother back on earth. (3 episodes) * Nathan Vernon as Jarrax Wells: Leonella's ex-boyfriend back on Earth. (1 episode) * Don Halbert as Interviewer (1 episode, uncredited) *
Tracy Mann Tracy Mann is an Australian actress and voice artist. After appearing in a number of television series, she won an Australian Film Institute award in 1980 for the film '' Hard Knocks'' . She has also won awards for her work in the mini-seri ...
as Holophone voice over (2 episodes, credited in 1) *
Victoria Eagger Victoria Eagger is an Australian actress. A graduate of NIDA, she had major supporting roles in the films '' Lust and Revenge'' and '' Diana & Me'' and played in '' The Loved Ones'' On TV she joined the main cast of '' The Librarians'' for ...
as Commodore Sorenson: A leading figure of the Silver Sun Fleet at Star Command. (1 episode) * Adrian Mulraney as Commander John Darius: Commanding officer of the ''Infinity''. (2 episodes) * Michael Harrison as Julian Strega: A highly intelligent cadet pilot serving on board the ''Infinity''. (4 episodes) ** Anthony Mays as Strega stunt double (1 episode)


Production

The ABC began showing ''Silversun'' on 11 October 2004 at 5:00 pm daily as part of its children's lineup. The final episode was broadcast on 3 December 2004. Forty episodes of the program were produced, each at twenty-two minutes. The program was originally aired on the
Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...
in two groups of twenty episodes, and then shown again without a mid-way break on the ABC. ''Silversun'' was re-run on Sunday mornings beginning 3 April 2005, until 1 January 2006. It was rerun again in 2009 each weekday at 5:00 pm, finishing on 17 September 2009. The ABC has no plans to create a second season of the program. Many episodes revolved around the relationships and issues experienced by the young crew as part of adolescence. Some episodes dealt with issues of ethics and choices unique to science fiction, such as the question of whether the commander's clone should be treated as human or not, the unique human problems encountered by a crew on a lifelong voyage to the stars, and an encounter with a
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whose pulse cycle is in phase with the brainwaves of the crewmember Pancha, to her detriment. Although some first-season episodes are self-contained, the majority deal with multi-episode plot conflicts occurring on board the ''Star Runner''. These included the illegal re-animation of the character Zandie by the rogue crewmember Degenhardt in the earlier episodes, the crew's encounter with a
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, the infection of Commander Cyriax by an alien parasite, his subsequent cure through the use of a harvest clone of him discovered in suspension among the settler pods, and the clone's accidental awakening to full consciousness. The final episode ended in a
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.


Episodes


Season 1


Season 2


See also

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References


External links


Official website
(archived) * {{IMDb title, 0419367, Silversun

Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian adventure television series Australian children's television series Australian science fiction television series 2004 Australian television series debuts 2004 Australian television series endings Australian television series about teenagers Television series by Beyond Television Productions