In some ways it's quite dated and there are occasions where they undermine the female characters a lot, but on the other hand often the most competent characters are female and the main bad guy is female. We also have a lot of different people and races in the story, more than you would often have in other series of the period (or even, sometimes, now). The computer ORAC is so snide and entertaining and is most of the reasons I dislike things that talk to me.

One for those who believe killing off core characters only started with George R R Martin need to watch this (or read Katherine Kurtz) as several times people are killed off. Sadly, apparently, some of the female actors left due to feeling that their characters were being made less.

This is a series with no real "good" guys, everyone has problems and issues and often make hard decisions between two (or more) bad choices.

Lasting only four seasons (three more than Firefly, that Paul Darrow/Avon describes as a modern version) it's a twisty complicated series with a lot of characterful moments and characters that I cared for and wanted to see succeed.

Despite some rickety special effects and some dated bits this series did stand the test of time with myself and my husband as we watched. ( )