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Starship Troopers

Science fiction in which giant insects threaten Earth. An idealistic teenager (Casper Van Dien) enlists in the army and is sent to the planet Klendaathu to fight the enemy force.

Science fiction adventure in which a futuristic, militarised Earth is threatened by regiments of giant insects from outer space.

When an idealistic teenager enlists in the army in order to become a citizen, he is put through a brutal training programme to prepare him for the horrors of war. Sent to the distant planet Klendaathu, he and his fellow troopers fight the deadly enemy force.

2 hours

Last on

Fri 29 May 200923:40
BBC One

Credits

DirectorPaul Verhoeven
Johnny RicoCasper Van Dien
Dizzy FloresDina Meyer
Carmen IbanezDenise Richards
Ace LevyJake Busey
Carl JenkinsNeil Patrick Harris
Sargeant ZimClancy Brown
Sugar WatkinsSeth Gilliam
Zander BarcalowPatrick Muldoon
General OwenMarshall Bell
Jean RacszakMichael Ironside
Biology TeacherRue McClanahan
BrekinridgeEric Bruskotter
ProducerJon Davison
ProducerAlan Marshall
WriterRobert A Heinlein
WriterEdward Neumeier

Broadcasts

  • Fri 23 May 200823:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sat 24 May 200800:10
    BBC One Scotland
  • Fri 29 May 200923:40
    BBC One