▁of ▁the ▁gl oss y ▁sci - fi ▁action ▁advent ure ▁series ▁B ugs ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 9 8 ) ▁made ▁by ▁independent ▁company ▁Car n ival . ▁They ▁co - produ ced ▁the ▁six - part ▁serial ▁In vas ion : ▁Earth ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁Sci ▁F i ▁Channel , ▁and ▁I TV ▁began ▁attempting ▁to ▁market ▁British ▁sci - fi ▁again ▁with ▁serial s ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Un inv ited ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Last ▁Train ▁( 1 9 9 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁also ▁produced ▁several ▁children ' s ▁science ▁fiction ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁to ▁mid - 2 0 0 0 s . ▁The ▁most ▁known ▁examples ▁of ▁which ▁being ▁Aqu ila ▁( TV ▁series ) ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Nor r iss ▁and ▁Je op ard y ▁( B BC ▁TV ▁series ) ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁B AF TA ▁for ▁Best ▁Children ' s ▁D rama . ▁ ▁A ▁' live ' ▁re make ▁of ▁The ▁Qu at erm ass ▁Ex periment ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁BBC ▁Four ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Vari ous ▁series ▁have ▁followed ▁the ▁new ▁success ▁of ▁Doctor ▁Who , ▁including ▁two ▁spin - offs ▁entitled ▁Tor ch wood ▁(