▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁together , ▁the ▁captain ▁contacts ▁station ▁B eta ▁to ▁start ▁prepar ations ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁race . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Jan ▁Ch app ell ▁as ▁T iger ▁M oth ▁Captain ▁Lisa ▁Der anne . ▁The ▁hero ine ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁Lisa ▁is ▁h ired ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁wealth y ▁individuals ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁pilot ▁the ▁solar ▁vessel ▁and ▁win ▁compet itive ▁races . ▁Wh ilst ▁she ▁has ▁an ▁ant agon istic ▁relationship ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁she ▁later ▁forms ▁a ▁close ▁bond ▁with ▁Kurt ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁him , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁surv iv ors ▁at ▁the ▁end . ▁Jan ▁Ch app ell ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁C ally ▁in ▁Bla ke ' s ▁ 7 ▁alongside ▁Kurt ▁actor ▁Brian ▁Cr ouch er . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁Lisa ▁Der anne ▁was ▁originally ▁offered ▁to ▁Elisabeth ▁S lad en , ▁but ▁she ▁decl ined ▁cit ing ▁family ▁commit ments . ▁Brian ▁Cr ouch er ▁as ▁Kurt . ▁A ▁myster ious ▁self - made ▁industrial ist , ▁Kurt ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁S ont ar ans ▁based ▁on ▁information ▁he ▁has ▁obtained ▁from ▁an ▁individual ▁imp lied ▁to ▁be ▁The ▁Doctor . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Captain ▁Lisa ▁Der anne , ▁he ▁surv ives ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁becomes ▁the ▁sole ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁T iger ▁M oth . ▁Brian ▁Cr ouch er ▁had ▁played ▁Tra vis ▁ 2 ▁in ▁Bla ke ' s ▁ 7 ▁alongside ▁co - star ▁Jan ▁Ch