Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Running Time: 60 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2004

With only each other to rely upon, and Cylon spies in their midst, trust becomes the survivors' most valuable asset...

With the human race reduced to fewer than 50,000 people, a ragtag fleet of ships searches for the mythical planet Earth, protected only by the Galactica. Newly sworn-in President Laura Roslin and Commander William Adama, joined by an uneasy alliance, lead the fleet of shocked and grieving survivors deep into uncharted space with their tormentors, the Cylons, in pursuit.

Because some Cylons now appear to be human, no one can be sure whom to trust. One of the Galactica's pilots - Lt. Karl Agathon, call sign "Helo" - experiences a Cylon deception more intimately than most. Stranded on the devastated and Cylon-occupied planet Caprica, he falls in love with a woman he thinks is his flight partner, Sharon Valerii (call sign "Boomer"). In fact she is a Cylon, one of many copies of the "Number Eight" Sharon model. Her mission: to seduce Helo and bear a child so that the Cylons can study hybrid reproduction. This plan backfires, however, when Sharon and Helo fall in love, and her devotion to him eclipses her loyalty to the Cylons.

Unknown to Helo, "Boomer," the Sharon he had served with, is still on the Galactica - unaware of her own Cylon nature, and romantically involved with the ship's senior noncommissioned officer, Chief Galen Tyrol.

Meanwhile, vivid and disturbing visions begin to haunt President Roslin. As a result, she becomes a devout believer in the mythological planet Earth, which she feels is a real place, a safe haven to which she is destined to lead humanity according to the prophecies of the Colonies' gods. Accordingly, she orders pilot Kara Thrace to hijack a captured Cylon ship, sneak back to the ruined capital city of Caprica, and retrieve the ancient Arrow of Apollo.

At a critical moment, after the Sharon aboard the Galactica returns from a critical mission to destroy a Cylon base ship, her Cylon programming abruptly activates: in one shattering instant, on the command deck of the Galactica, she shoots Adama.

When is Battlestar Galactica next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky1 January 20th, 2009, 9:00pm and on Sky1 HD January 20th, 2009, 9:00pm. See more...

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Main Cast

Image for Edward James OlmosEdward James OlmosAdmiral William Adama, Commander William Adama, Commander/Admiral William Adama, William Adama
Image for Mary McDonnellMary McDonnellLaura Roslin, President Laura Roslin
Image for Jamie BamberJamie BamberCap. Lee "Apollo" Adama, Cap. Lee "Apollo" Adama, Cap. Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Commander Lee "Apollo" Adama, Commander Lee "Apollo" Adama, Commander Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Lee "Apollo" Adama, Major Lee "Apollo" Adama, Major Lee 'Apollo' A
Image for James CallisJames CallisDr. Gaius Baltar, Gaius Baltar
Image for Tricia HelferTricia HelferNumber Six, Number Six / Caprica, Number Six/Caprica Six, Number Six/Gina, Number Six/Natalie
Image for Katee SackhoffKatee SackhoffCap. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Cap. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Cap. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Lt./Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Image for Grace ParkGrace ParkLt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii, Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii, Lt. Sharon 'Athena' Agathon, Sharon Valerii/Sharon "Athena" Agathon
Michael HoganCol. Saul Tigh, Saul Tigh
Image for Aaron DouglasAaron DouglasChief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol, Galen Tyrol
Tahmoh PenikettCap. Karl C. 'Helo' Agathon, Karl "Helo" Agathon, Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon, Lt. Karl C. 'Helo' Agathon
Alessandro JulianiFelix Gaeta, Lt Felix Gaeta, Lt. Felix Gaeta
Image for Kandyse McClureKandyse McClureAnastasia "Dee" Dualla, Lt. Anastasia Dualla, Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla, Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla
Nicki ClyneCally Henderson Tyrol, Crewman Specialist Cally, Crewman Specialist Cally Tyrol
Leah CairnsLt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmonson, Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson, Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmonson
Bodie OlmosBrendan "Hot Dog" Costanza, Brendan 'Hot Dog' Costanza, Brendan 'Hotdog' Constanza, Hotdog, Lt. Brendan 'Hot Dog' Costanza
Image for Michael TruccoMichael TruccoAnders, Samuel Anders
Donnelly RhodesDoc Cottle, Dr. Cottle
Rekha SharmaTory, Tory Foster
Paul CampbellBilly Keikeya
Richard HatchTom Zarek
Jen HalleyCrewman Specialist / Ensign Diana Seelix, Crewman Specialist Diana Seelix, Diana "Hardball" Seelix, Diana Seelix, Ensign Diana Seelix, Seelix
Kate VernonEllen Tigh
Luciana CarroCapt. Louanne 'Kat' Katraine, Louanne 'Kat' Katraine, Lt. Louanne 'Kat' Katraine
Callum Keith RennieLeoben Conoy, Leoben Conroy
Matthew BennettAaron Doral
Lucy LawlessD'Anna Biers, D'Anna Biers/Number Three, Number Three
Dean StockwellBrother Cavil, Cavil
Brad DryboroughHoshi, Lt. Hoshi
Sam WitwerCrashdown
Dominic ZamprognaJames 'Jammer' Lyman, Jammer
Colin LawrenceHamish "Skulls" McCall, Hamish 'Skulls' McCall
Lorena GalePriest Elosha
Christina SchildPlaya Palacios
Alonso OyarzunCrewman Specialist Socinus
Tiffany Lyndall-KnightHybrid, Hybrid (uncredited), The Hybrid
Erica CerraMaya
Biski GugusheSekou Hamilton
Don ThompsonAnthony Figurski, Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Figurski, Specialist Anthony Figurski
Colin CorriganMarine Nowart, Nowart
Ryan RobbinsCharlie Connor
Eileen PeddeGunnery Sgt. Erin Mathias, Mathias, Sgt. Erin Mathias, Sgt. Mathias
Image for Alisen DownAlisen DownJean Barolay
Sebastian SpenceNarcho, Noel "Narcho" Allison, Noel 'Narcho' Allison, Whiplash
Rick WorthySimon
Keegan Connor TracyJeanne, Reporter, Young Mother
Ty OlssonLSO Capt. Aaron Kelly, LSO Kelly
Madeleine ParkerKacey
Christian TessierLt. Tucker 'Duck' Clellan, Tucker 'Duck' Clellan
Image for Mark SheppardMark SheppardRomo Lampkin
Patricia IdletteSarah Parker, Sarah Porter
Kerry NortonParamedic Layne Ishay
Graham BeckelCol. Jack Fisk
Finn R. DevittNicholas Tyrol
Lara GilchristPaulla Schaffer
Connor WiddowsBoxey
Aleks PaunovicMarine Sgt. Fischer, Marine Sgt. Omar Fischer
Ryan McDonellLt. Eammon "Gonzo" Pike, Pilot #3
Malcolm StewartMarshall Bagot
Chris ShieldsCorporal Venner
Amanda PlummerOracle Dodona Selloi, Oracle Selloi

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