The Starlost Farthing's Comet (Season 1, Episode 14)
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The Starlost

Farthing's Comet (Season 1, Episode 14)

TV Episode | Sci-Fi

The Ark's chief astronomer altered its course so he could study a comet: now the debris is seriously damaging the Ark. The thrusters that can move it to safety need to be fixed manually, and Devon volunteers for EVA to do the work.

Director

Ed Richardson

Writers

Harlan Ellison (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird) | Douglas Hall

Producers

Douglas Trumbull | Jerome M. Zeitman (as Jerry Zeitman)

Editor

Gordon Stoddard

Production Designer

Jack McAdam

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 22, 1973

Release date

Dec 22, 1973 (Canada)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Keir Dullea Devon Devon See fewer	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Gay Rowan Rachel Rachel See fewer	The Starlost (1973)
Robin Ward Garth Garth See fewer	Land of the Dead (2005)
Edward Andrews Linus Farthing (as Ed Andrews) Linus Farthing (as Ed Andrews) See fewer	Sixteen Candles (1984)
Linda Sorensen Doctor McBride Doctor McBride See fewer	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Allen Stewart-Coates Computer Voices (voice) Computer Voices (voice) See fewer	The Tuxedo (2002)
William Osler Computer / Host (voice) Computer / Host (voice) See fewer	The Clown Murders (1976)