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Crichton Kicks

Episode 4.01
USA (Sci-Fi): June 07, 2002
UK (BBC): September 23, 2002
Canada (Space): February 07, 2003
Written by David Kemper
Directed by Andrew Prowse

Continuing his work on wormhole theory and technology, Crichton has been eking out an existence aboard Elack — an old, dying Leviathan. His quiet existence is shattered when a female alien, Sikozu boards the ship with a squad of Grudek mercenaries intent on harvesting Elack's neural tissue. When Crichton fights to protect his new home, the Grudeks sick a vicious and deadly alien canine called the Brindz Hound after him.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Peter Whittle as Ilkog,
  • Bob Nisevic as Nukana,
  • Marc McCann as ?,
  • Dinah Shearing as Elack's Pilot (voice)

What Was Lost (Part I): Sacrifice

Episode 4.02
USA: June 14, 2002
Written by Justin Monjo
Directed by Rowan Woods

Crichton, Chiana, and Rygel are reunited with D'Argo and Jool at an archaeological site run by Jool's people, the Interions. The purpose of the dig is to find a missing probe that might reverse the planet's dangerous atmospheric conditions. Peacekeepers led by the evil Grayza land and capture the crew, and Crichton finds himself unable to fight back, mysteriously compelled to do Grayza's bidding.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Tammy Macintosh as Jool,
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as The Old Woman,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Steve Le Marquand as Oo-Nii,
  • Elizabeth Alexander as Vella,
  • Dinah Shearing as Elack's Pilot (voice),
  • Kim De Lury as Tarnat

What Was Lost (Part II): Resurrection

Episode 4.03
USA: June 21, 2002
Written by Justin Monjo
Directed by Rowan Woods

D'Argo and Sikozu come up with a plan to crash Elack onto the Peacekeeper pursuit craft, facilitating their escape. Crichton is forced to consort further with Grayza to ensure success. When the plan goes awry, the crew begins a search for the probe that will reverse the planet's deadly atmospheric conditions, but a most unexpected enemy stops them in their tracks.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Tammy Macintosh as Jool,
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as The Old Woman,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Steve Le Marquand as Oo-Nii,
  • Dinah Shearing as Elack's Pilot (voice)

Lava's A Many Splendored Thing

Episode 4.04
USA: June 28, 2002
Written by Michael Miller
Directed by Michael Pattinson

After a forced landing, the crew is divided by an elaborate trap that leaves Crichton, D'Argo, Noranti and Rygel underground in a lava-filled system of caves. Chiana and Sikozu are left outside, trying to re-activate D'Argo's ship. Inside, Crichton and the others are hunted down by mercenaries who are led by a monster impervious to the fiery lava.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • John Adam as Raa'Keel,
  • Jack Finsterer as Gleeg,
  • Alan Flower as Frool,
  • Ross Newton as Sloggard,
  • Teo Gebert as Weldon,
  • Mick Roughan as Airek

Promises

Episode 4.05
USA: July 12, 2002
Written by Richard Manning
Directed by Geoff Bennett

Crichton, D'Argo, Chiana, and Rygel are finally reunited with their ship, Moya — and crewmate Aeryn Sun. The reunion takes a bittersweet turn when the crew discovers that Aeryn has brought an old enemy aboard. Tensions mount as Crichton confronts Aeryn about her pregnancy — and what debt she seems to owe their nemesis.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Braca,
  • Richard Carter as Ullom,
  • Anja Coleby as Ponara,
  • Damian Hunter as Rinlo

Natural Election

Episode 4.06
USA: July 19, 2002
Written by Sophie C. Hopkins
Directed by Ian Watson

Crichton correctly predicts a wormhole's appearance near Moya, but simultaneously a giant space plant captures the Leviathan. An attack with D'Argo's ship only succeeds in sending the plant into Moya's conduits, making it even more difficult to kill. Eventually, an agent is found that will repel the plant, but it only exists in Scorpius' cooling rods. In order to save Moya, Crichton will have to place trust in his arch nemesis.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu ,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti

John Quixote

Episode 4.07
USA: July 26, 2002
Written by Ben Browder
Directed by Tony Tilse

Chiana and Crichton are sucked into a game world ruled over by a virtual Stark, who sends Crichton on a quest to 'Kiss the Princess'. To escape the game, they are forced to battle old friends and enemies in fantastic guises. Meanwhile, aboard Moya, Scorpius escapes and brings the crew under his control.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Lani Tupu as The Ogre,
  • Tammy Macintosh as Jool,
  • Paul Goddard as Stark,
  • Rowan Woods as Male Zhaan,
  • Alyssa-Jane Cook as Gilina,
  • Virginia Hey as Zhaan

I Shrink Therefore I Am

Episode 4.08
USA: August 02, 2002
Written by Christopher Wheeler
Directed by Rowan Woods

When Moya is raided by bounty hunters working for the Peacekeepers, every crew member is captured except for Crichton and Noranti. The armored intruders shrink the captives and imprison them inside holding cavities in their torsos — if Crichton harms them, he endangers his friends as well. Finding that Scorpius is also free and on the run, Crichton teams up with him to fight off the menace, unaware that the leader of the bounty hunters has a hidden agenda.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Duncan Young as Axikor,
  • John Schwarz as Bintog

A Perfect Murder

Episode 4.09
USA: August 09, 2002
Written by Mark Saraceni
Directed by Geoff Bennett

The crew lands on a planet divided by generations of clan war. After experiencing strange hallucinations, Aeryn is subliminally coerced into assassinating a clan leader. When Crichton also starts having hallucinations, they must uncover the planet's political machinations in order to prevent more killings.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Peter Whitford as Jabuka Clan Chieftain,
  • Bruce Spence as Prefect Falaak,
  • Ivar Kants as Gaashah,
  • Brett Stiller as Zerbat,
  • Jason Chong as E'Alet

Coup by Clam

Episode 4.10
USA: August 16, 2002
Written by Emily Skopov
Directed by Ian Watson

While in quarantine high above the patriarchal planet Khurtanan, the crew shares a meal of alien mollusks and almost instantaneously suffers a violent physical reaction. Each crew member becomes bodily linked to one of the others, Crichton to Sikozu, Aeryn to Rygel, and so on. It soon becomes clear they have been deliberately poisoned by the local doctor and are being blackmailed in exchange for the cure.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Barry Otto as Doctor Tumii,
  • David Field as Ho'Ock,
  • Chris Mayer as Mekken,
  • Sara Groen as Mujombre,
  • Kelly Butler as Selva,
  • Susan Prior as Kiryah

Unrealized Reality

Episode 4.11
USA: August 23, 2002
Written by David Kemper
Directed by Andrew Prowse

Crichton is sucked down a wormhole he correctly senses will appear near Moya. Within "wormhole limbo" he is confronted by an interdimensional being who is intent on discovering why Crichton was entrusted with this knowledge. The alien sends Crichton through various "realities" of past events to illustrate how dangerous it can be if wormhole knowledge is misused.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • John Bach as Einstein,
  • Virginia Hey as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan,
  • Lani Tupu as Captain Bialar Crais
    Paul Goddard as Stark,
  • Tammy Macintosh as Jool,
  • David Franklin as Lt. Braca,
  • Murray Bartlett as DK,
  • Erika Heynatz as Caroline Wallace,
  • Katherine Thomas as Laura Kopecki,
  • uncredited as English Teacher,
  • uncredited as Football Coach,
  • uncredited as Reverend Miller

Kansas

Episode 4.12
UK: December 30, 2002
USA: January 10, 2003
Canada: April 25, 2003
Written by Justin Monjo
Directed by Rowan Woods

The Moya crew finally gets to Earth, 1985. Unfortunately, Crichton discovers that he has somehow disastrously changed the course of time — his father Jack is now slated to fly the doomed Challenger mission. Lying low in Crichton's hometown, the 'aliens' use the timely Halloween celebrations to remain (almost) anonymous, while Crichton tries to revert the timeline — in the process putting his younger self in mortal danger.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Kent McCord as Jack Crichton,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Carmen Duncan as Leslie Crichton,
  • Jamie Croft as Young John Crichton,
  • Tyler Coppin as Sheriff Schelmacher,
  • Nadia Townsend as Kim Kupperstein,
  • Casey Burgess as Olivia Crichton,
  • Louise Fox as Mrs. Dot Levy,
  • Kosta Doukas as Deputy,
  • Amy Salas as Skreeth

Terra Firma

Episode 4.13
UK: January 06, 2003
USA: January 17, 2003
Written by Ricky Manning
Directed by Peter Andrikidis

The crew returns to Moya — in orbit around modern-day Earth — to find Jack and a contingent of Earth dignitaries waiting for them. The aliens are introduced to an amazed and apprehensive public, but soon find life in the public eye difficult. As Crichton tries to readjust to life on Earth, his relationships become strained, especially with Aeryn. Meanwhile, a monstrous assassin is sent by Grayza to hunt for Crichton.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Kent McCord as Jack Crichton,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Murray Bartlett as DK,
  • Geoff Morrell as T.R. Holt,
  • Sarah Enright as Olivia Crichton,
  • Katherine Thomas as Laura Kopecki,
  • Erica Heynatz as Caroline Wallace,
  • Amy Salas as Skreeth,
  • Joshua Anderson as Bobby,
  • Nicholas Hammond as Dr. Adrian Walker

Twice Shy

Episode 4.14
UK: January 13, 2003
USA: January 24, 2003
Written by David Peckinpah
Directed by Kate Woods

Chiana purchases Talikaa, an abused slave girl from a passing trading ship.When the crew starts acting strangely and Talikaa disappears, they realize she may not be as innocent as she seemed.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Paula Arundell as Talikaa,
  • Chris Pitman as Nazradu,
  • Walter Grkovic as Outurak

Mental as Anything

Episode 4.15
UK: January 20, 2003
USA: January 31, 2003
Written by Mark Saraceni
Directed by Geoff Bennett

Scorpius takes Crichton, D'Argo and Rygel into an advanced training camp where students learn mental discipline. D'Argo is confronted with the arrival of Macton, the Peacekeeper who murdered his wife, Lo'Laan, then framed him for the crime. When Scorpius forces Crichton into torturous anti-Scarran training, D'Argo must face the demons from his past… alone.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Blair Venn as Macton,
  • John Brumpton as Katoya,
  • Rachel Gordon as Lo'Laan

Bringing Home the Beacon

Episode 4.16
UK: January 27, 2003
USA: February 07, 2003
Written by Carleton Eastlake
Directed by Rowan Woods

While purchasing a camouflage device for Moya, Aeryn and Sikozu witness the nearby landing of a Peacekeeper squad led by Grayza and Braca. Chiana and Noranti choose to undergo genetic manipulation to elude the searching Peacekeepers. Aeryn and Sikozu spy on Grayza who has convened a secret meeting with Scarran emissaries. Aware that the meeting could have catastrophic consequences, Aeryn decides to assassinate Grayza.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Francesca Buller as War Minister Ahkna,
  • Jonathan Pasvolsky as Pennoch,
  • Peter Lamb as Rekka,
  • Peter Fenton as Negotiator,
  • Olivia Pigeot as Marella

A Constellation of Doubt

Episode 4.17
UK: February 10, 2003
USA: February 14, 2003
Written by David Kemper
Directed by Andrew Prowse

Looking for clues to Aeryn's disappearance, Crichton spends the trip back to the Uncharted Territories watching Alien Visitation. The sensationalistic program juxtaposes offbeat footage of Moya's crew shot by Crichton's nephew with obnoxious sound bites from spiritual, military and scientific talking heads. After screening it, Rygel concludes that Earth "is full of superstitious, xenophobic morons." Crichton hates the show too, but it may be his only lead in the search for Aeryn.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Nick Tate as R. Wilson Monroe,
  • Tyler Coppin as Robert Schelmacher,
  • Joshua Anderson as Bobby,
  • Sarah Enright as Olivia Crichton,
  • Nicholas Hammond as Dr. Adrian Walker,
  • Michael Barnacoat as Major General Stephen Walcott,
  • Leo Christopher as ???,
  • Dee Donovan as Reverend Nathan Buckley,
  • ??? as Alana Lichtenstein,
  • ??? as Dr Edith Anderson,
  • ??? as Dr Garrett Hamilton,
  • ??? as Ivan Chanderpaul,
  • ??? as Dr. Jayne O'Connor,
  • ??? as Dr. Jason Fletcher,
  • ??? as General Harwell Zawicki,
  • Cameos,
  • Brian Henson as Dr. Edmund Johnston,
  • David Kemper as "High Level Administrative Source"

Prayer

Episode 4.18
UK: February 17, 2003
USA: February 21, 2003
Written by Justin Monjo
Directed by Peter Andrikidis

Aeryn is being held captive aboard a Scarran freighter captained by Jenek, who's determined to find out if Aeryn's carrying Crichton's child. To discover the location of the Scarran base where Aeryn is being taken, Crichton and Scorpius travel through a wormhole to a mixed-up "unrealized reality" version of Moya. As the others wait for their return, pursuing Peacekeepers draw closer.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Sandy Gore as Nurse Vreena,
  • Sacha Horler as Morrock,
  • Jason Clarke as Scarran,
  • Louise Crawford as Prisoner,
  • Michael Duncan

We're So Screwed (Part I): Fetal Attraction

Episode 4.19
UK: February 24, 2003
USA: February 28, 2003
Written by David Peckinpah
Directed by Geoff Bennett

Moya's crew track Aeryn to a Scarran border station where they attempt to free her from imprisonment. However, Aeryn's captor, the cunning Jenek, is a force to be reckoned with. Noranti releases a contagious disease to keep the ship docked and in quarantine.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Sandy Gore as Nurse Vreena,
  • Shane Briant as Dr. Trayso Talnell,
  • Jason Clarke as Jenek,
  • Rel Hunt as Karohm,
  • Patrick Ward as Ralnaht,
  • Ben Dalton as Zepa

We're So Screwed (Part II): Hot To Katratzi

Episode 4.20
UK: February 25, 2003
USA: March 07, 2003
Written by Carleton Eastlake
Directed by Karl Zwicky

Crichton and the crew travel to Katratzi, a Scarran base where Scorpius is being tortured for wormhole information. The planet is the home of two unfriendly alien races, who may hold the key to Scorpius's rescue, but their attempt to free him doesn't go quite as smoothly as planned.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Paul Goddard as Stark,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Duncan Young as Emperor Staleek,
  • Francesca Buller as War Minister Ahkna,
  • Jason Clarke as Jenek,
  • Jason Chong as Rahzaro,
  • Jonathan Pasvolsky as Pennoch,
  • David Downer as Secretary Vakali,
  • Dean O'Gorman as Zukash

We're So Screwed (Part III): La Bomba

Episode 4.21
UK: March 03, 2003
USA: March 14, 2003
Written by Mark Saraceni
Directed by Rowan Woods

After thwarting Crichton's escape plan, Scorpius denies that he's a Scarran spy, and demands Crichton's help to destroy a cavern of vital Scarran flor — claiming it will also provide them with a better means of escape. And while Rygel and Noranti fight an evil Stark, Sikozu must reveal her true colors if they are all to survive.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Paul Goddard as Stark,
  • Rebecca Riggs as Grayza,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Duncan Young as Emperor Staleek,
  • Francesca Buller as War Minister Ahkna,
  • Jason Clarke as Jenek,
  • Jason Chong as Rahzaro,
  • Jonathan Pasvolsky as Pennoch,
  • David Downer as Secretary Vakali,
  • Dean O'Gorman as Zukash

Bad Timing

Episode 4.22 (series finale)
UK: March 04, 2003
USA: March 21, 2003
Canada: July 04, 2003
Written by David Kemper
Directed by Andrew Prowse

Crichton risks the future of Earth to demolish the wormhole as the Moya crew tries to keep the Scarrans from using the wormhole to invade terra firma, which is rich in a flora valuable to the aliens. Although Crichton concocts a way to collapse the wormhole, he doubts he can pull it off, an insecurity Scorpius tries to exploit to forge an alliance with his nemesis. But Crichton has more on his mind… namely, what the future holds for his relationship with Aeryn.

  • Guest Cast:
  • Raelee Hill as Sikozu,
  • Melissa Jaffer as Noranti,
  • Paul Goddard as Stark,
  • David Franklin as Captain Braca,
  • Duncan Young as Emperor Staleek,
  • Francesca Buller as War Minister Ahkna,
  • John Adam as "Alien",
  • Kent McCord as Jack Crichton (uncredited),
  • Jonathan Pasvolsky as Pennoch (uncredited)