Inspector Spacetime
Inspector Spacetime is a British sci-fi series that has been on the air since 1962 and has gained a worldwide following. It’s long since established its niche as a cult classic.
The Inspector is an alien from a faraway planet who has come to Earth to rescue us from dangers across space and time. He travels the universe in his snug BOOTH* mistakenly called a DARSIT in the very first episode, a famous case of Early Installment Weirdness, which takes the form of a red telephone box. The BOOTH is famously “just a little too small on the inside,” adjusting its interior dimensions to almost, but not quite, comfortably accommodate its occupants. Even when the Inspector is alone the BOOTH retains its cozily cramped atmosphere. This is often alluded to as the reason that friendships formed in the BOOTH are the closest one ever makes. Even so, as the Inspector says, “There’s always space for one more.”
The Inspector often recruits Associates, most notably Constable Reginald Wigglesworth (Reggie). He has also amassed a rogues gallery of villains over the years that includes the Blorgons*, the Digifleet, and the Sergeant. Optic Pocketknife in hand, he will investigate the horrors of the universe.
The Inspector is the last of the Infinity Knights, the race of people who lived on his home planet of Kayaclasch. They once policed the universe with their advanced space-time technological inventions, such as the BOOTH, but grew arrogant and corrupt in their twilight. They were destroyed by their war with the Blorgons, and the Inspector is the lone survivor… or is he?
Now, to ease his solitude and pass on his knowledge, the Inspector brings Associates along for adventures as he travels the universe, inspecting the roots of all its mysteries. He is a man who must often make tough decisions to meet his ends. Like all Infinity Knights, the Inspector was born without a heart, which explains his tendency to be cruel at times. His personal quest for a ‘substitute’ for this organ has so far been unsuccessful since duty and danger always come first. Still set on this goal, he often takes on Associates who are similarly searching for something or looking to improve themselves. Except Jeffrey. Everyone hates Jeffrey.
The Inspector’s Associates provide something unique to the cast with each new addition, such as classic favorites the math and English teachers Irma and Bart, the Gaelic swordsman Aiden, the late Jeffrey, the barbarian princess Reena, fellow Infinity Knight Lunda, the genius Yosif, and the long-runner Mary Sue. More recent Associates include Lily Taylor, Captain James Haggard, the Magnificent Bastard Yorke, Constable Wigglesworth, Angelica “Angie” Lake, and Rory Williams.
