Broken Lens

When a malfunction occurs aboard the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5, it's up to engineer Billie McEvoy to warn Capt. Ryan Clark, owner Herman Judd and his right-hand woman Iris Kimura that the incident may have a cataclysmic knock-on effect.

Director

Armando Iannucci

Written By

Armando Iannucci

Rav and her team meet with a NASA representative to plot a potential rescue mission. An engineer working in a hidden part of the ship has a surprisingly optimistic theory about the ship's future. Karen becomes a vocal advocate for passengers.

Director

Natalie Bailey

Written By

Will Smith, Georgia Pritchett

Judd outlines the plan for a rescue mission and tasks Iris with organizing a vigil on Earth to raise the money to fund it. Rav endures a barrage of messages from the ship and handles an unruly press conference.

Director

Natalie Bailey

Written By

Ian Martin, Peter Fellows

With Judd worried about his reputation, Iris arranges a meet-and-greet with several passengers in his luxury suite. Frustrated by a bridge crew with no answers, Ryan and Billie bond with the engineers below deck.

Director

Natalie Bailey

Written By

Ian Martin, Peter Fellows

Billie seeks her moment in the limelight after stepping in to help Ryan during the ship's newest crisis. Iris vets comedian Jordan Hatwal's material for the Halfway Home Party, which Judd has decided should go on as planned. Doug tries to get in the way of Mia's newfound sexual freedom.

Rav attempts to secure funds for a rescue mission, while on the ship the stress begins to show when what appears to be an oxygen leak is detected. Meanwhile Judd hits on a plan to beautify the ship's recently gained orbital ring.

Director

Peter Fellows

Written By

Jon Brown

Guest Stars

Andy Buckley

Frank Kelly

Mark Heenehan

Darrell

Joseph Balderrama

Tim

Kyle Bornheimer

Doug

Jessica St. Clair

Mia

Yasmine Akram

Hannah

Himesh Patel

Jordan Hatwal

Rachel Handshaw

Teri

Kelly Bennett

Party Waitress

Alana Maria

Tina

Brigid Leahy

Ella

Amanda Blake

White House Staffer

Stuart Milligan

Grandpa Passenger

Joséphine Jobert

Passenger

Anna Siow

Secretary of State

Alex Harvey-Brown

Wade

James Carroll Jordan

Man with a Crossbow

Talal Karkouti

Messenger

Judd enlists Ryan to help charm Harrison Aimes, an uber-wealthy passenger who has a strange effect on Judd. Meanwhile, the passengers become transfixed by a divine image circling the ship and Rav deals with the fallout when the ship's moral quandary hits the media.

Written By

Daisy May Cooper

Guest Stars

Andy Buckley

Frank Kelly

Priyanga Burford

Lori Hernandez

Adam Pålsson

Mads

Vaughn Johseph

John

Kyle Bornheimer

Doug

Jessica St. Clair

Mia

Himesh Patel

Jordan Hatwal

John Finnemore

Shuttle Pilot Paul

Joyce Springer

Annabette

Alex Harvey-Brown

Wade

Paterson Joseph

Harrison Ames

Syrus Lowe

Jim

Debbie Chazen

Barbara

Steve Brody

Mike

Eric Sigmundsson

Rusty

Cory Peterson

Sandy

Cori Hundt

Hazel

While Karen oversees an effort to jettison non-essential passenger items, Billie tries to teach an inattentive Ryan how to dock the ship. Matt learns of Judd’s plan to make the “ultimate sacrifice” by returning to Earth. Meanwhile, the passengers suspect all is not as it seems with the journey.

A search party commences for Matt, who’s in hiding with a guilty conscience – and the airlock codes. Iris questions Karen about her rumored affair with Ryan. Rav seeks an apology from Judd for ruining her life, as chaos ensues when a seat on a rescue shuttle suddenly becomes available. Season finale.

Guest Stars

Andy Buckley

Frank Kelly

Adam Pålsson

Mads

Sacharissa Claxton

Engineer Jaz

Kyle Bornheimer

Doug

Jessica St. Clair

Mia

Julie Dray

Nadia

Neil Casey

Cyrus

Himesh Patel

Jordan Hatwal

Mercedes Bahleda

Dagmar

John Finnemore

Shuttle Pilot Paul

Cristian Solimeno

Dave

Eric Sigmundsson

Rusty

Angelique Fernandez

Francis

Avenue 5

Season 1

Episodes

1.I Was Flying

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2.And Then He's Gonna Shoot Off...

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3.I'm a Hand Model

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4.Wait a Minute, Then Who Was That on the Ladder?

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5.He's Only There To Stop His Skeleton From Falling Over

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6.Was It Your Ears?

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7.Are You a Spider, Matt?

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8.This Is Physically Hurting Me

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9.Eight Arms But No Hands

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