In 2018, with Earth's destruction imminent, governments take decisive action, evacuating world leaders and relocating them to the International Moon Base. For a desperate population, confectionary giant Mars hastily organise a global raffle, offering seats on board self-sufficient, twin-manned interplanetary resettlement capsules ('recaps') in the hope of finding hospitable planets in far flung corners of the galaxy. Now mankind's very existence may depend on Mark Brenton and Christopher Bolt: the two dimwitted competition winners who found a golden ticket in their Twix. Intergalactic sitcom starring Laurence Dobiesz (Outlander), Montserrat Lombard (Ashes to Ashes), Olivia Poulet (The Thick of It) and Thomas Sindall (you've never heard of him). Also featuring James Fleet (Four Weddings and a Funeral) and BBC Radio 6 Music's Shaun Keaveny. Producer: Matthew Mills.
Finally the good times arrive on Atlas 499, as the Pioneers bravely make their way through the array of alcohols from Chris and Mark's shopping spree....
Tam is ready to put the shopping debacle behind her, but Rebecca cannot forgive the boys. Chris lays himself bare, but his apology falls on deaf ears;...
Rebecca and Tam board Atlas 499 and reveal the finer details of the resettlement mission. Alarmed at the galaxy-sized gap in knowledge between them, t...
Tam and Rebecca must decide whether to dock alongside Atlas 499, or seek male Pioneers in another corner of the deep space dating pool. Will Chris's t...
On board Atlas 499, Chris and Mark begin to decipher the bespoiled manual. Meanwhile, another re-cap sails ever closer, carrying precious cargo: the f...
With the importance of the mission failing to dawn on Chris and 'Captain' Mark, they decide to engage in a battle of supremacy: The Pod Olympics. Duri...