The rest of the crew is rounded out nicely by Teal, the Alien Liaison officer, who has a crush on Henderson. It may be a stretch to say that the crew-mates of the Camden Lock enjoy each other's company but they don't actively hate each other. This may be lost on some of the more rabid sci-fi crowd, who may be irked to find that this is a very different beast than say, the abrasiveness of the Rimmer/Lister relationship from Red Dwarf. Frost proves he is capable of gentle comedic moments, inhabiting his role with subtlety. This is a good role for Frost, who has previously played second-fiddle to Simon Pegg in such fan-boy classics as Spaced and Shaun of the Dead. This is a bloke who shoulders his responsibility, but could easily end up down the pub with the rest of the crew on a Friday afternoon. His intentions overreach his ability, but he's no smarmy David Brent. The commander of the Camden Lock, Henderson, played warmly by Nick Frost, dreams of doing something great for Britain as he commands his ineffectual crew, ineffectually. However, Hyperdrive is really just the everyday working class gone forth, not so much boldly, but just. On first pass, this sci-fi comedy immediately invites comparisons with Red Dwarf, Star Trek, and even The Office.
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