> > was later Cap'n Baines from The Onedin Line ;-((
> > 
> > Ooo arrr
> 
> LOL!

Coulda been worse. Captain Pugwash, me hearties ?

> In some early story-lines they went back in time, as you said
> (it is a time machine, after all) but later on they almost always
> went to the future, or to other places in space

They were interesting. Last one I watched all the way through
of the current crop was something about Queen Victoria (played
by Pauline Collins with awful teeth - must have been made up,
but why ?) and a werewolf. Better things to do with an hour
after that

> or in the Jon Pertwee era to some Welsh quarries :-).  I
> suppose sci-fi set in the past was a bit beyond most of the
> scriptwriters...

Dude, Where's My Budget. Too many set in London AFAICT
judging by the ads

> Not many monsters of any description can run faster than
> humans in any sci-fi I've ever seen ("Alien" being a notable
> exception) - but the lumbering bad guy always manages to
> catch the terrified victims who are running for their lives
> anyway!  :-)  Of course, that's sometimes the victims' fault, for 
> not looking behind them as they walk backwards away from
> where they think the danger is

Serves 'em bloody well right

My favourite would still be Red Dwarf

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