Jowitt, a mercenary without recluse institutes a totalitarian regime in a small mining city of an arid planet, Ordessa, helped in that by androids incapable of any emotion. The young Lorca and his android professor, Kid, are both in this tended situation. To find the liberty, they must at any costs seize a spaceship, the "Red Star", but they quickly have to face an android killer...
John Tarrant
Lorca

Donogh Rees
Abbie

Deep Roy
Grid' not 'Kid

Ralph Cotterill
Jowitt

Hugh Keays-Byrne
Danny
Cassandra Webb
Suzi

Tyler Coppin
Detective Droid
James Steele
M.P. Droid

Joy Smithers
Lena

Arky Michael
Dylan
John Rees
Priest
Peter Morris
Soufie
Arthur Sherman
Controller

Rod Zuanic
Lorca's Friend

Rebekah Elmaloglou
Little Girl