European Space Agency/NASA projections. It was a Primetime-Andromeda Production in association with BSB. Name derivations The space station Ilea was named after the then-recently abolished Inner London Education Authority. The character Phillipe Gervais was named after associate producer Jane Fallon's partner Ricky Gervais. Broadcast Jupiter Moon was commissioned to fulfill the perceived need for a soap opera in British Satellite Broadcasting's line-up and, as such, it was shown three times a week (on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6.30pm), with an omnibus edition at weekends on BSB's Galaxy channel from 26 March until 30 November 1990. 150 episodes were commissioned and made, but only the first 108 were broadcast by BSB. The series was curtailed owing to the merger between BSB and Sky Television plc and the subsequent cessation of the Galaxy channel. Sky was unable to continue the broadcast of the series, as, unlike BSB, Sky's transmission area covered various European territories where Jupiter Moon was already being shown. The later episodes were eventually shown in the UK on the Sci Fi Channel between 22 January and 19 February 1996, as part of a complete run of the series. The programme was also broadcast by television channels in countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Jamaica, Zambia, Gibraltar and several of the Gulf States. The soap was screened on GBC TV (Gibraltar television) ahead of its premiere on BSB's own Galaxy channel. The soap was seen in the British Overseas Territory every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 7.30 pm, having taken the slot formerly occupied by EastEnders which had become too expensive for GBC TV. List of episodes Galaxy (1990) The first UK broadcast of episodes 1–108 was on BSB's Galaxy channel in 1990. Sci Fi Channel (1996) The first UK broadcast of episodes 109–150 was on the Sci Fi Channel in 1996. DVDs United Kingdom Episodes 1 to 60 were released by Oracle Home Entertainment on Region 2 DVD in the UK in 9 volumes. United States The entire series was released by Image Entertainment on Region 1 DVD in the US in 4 volumes. See also Project Daedalus – British space exploration project (1973–1978) References External links Jupiter Moon at BBC Cult 1990 British television series debuts 1996 British television series endings 1990s British science fiction television series 1990s British television soap operas British science fiction television shows Fiction set on Callisto (moon) English-language television shows British television