Star Trek: The Next Generation: Datalore (1988)

Date of Original Broadcast: 18 January 1988
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Format: colour
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Executive Producer: Gene Roddenberry
Supervising Producers: Rick Berman, Robert H. Justman
Producers: Maurice Hurley
Co-Producers: Robert Lewin, Herbert Wright
Associate Producers: D.C. Fontana, Peter Lauritson

SCRIPT
Script: Robert Lewin, Gene Roddenberry
Story: Robert Lewin, Maurice Hurley

DIRECTION
Director: Rob Bowman

MISCELLANEOUS
Creative Consultant: Greg Strangis

CAST
Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
Jonathan Frakes (Commander William T. Riker)
LeVar Burton (Lt Geordie LaForge)
Denise Crosby (Lt Tasha Yar)
Brent Spiner (Lt Commander Data)
Gates McFadden (Dr Beverly Crusher)
Marina Sirtis (Counsellor Deanna Troi)
Michael Dorn (Lt Worf)
Wil Wheaten (Wesley Crusher)
Bill Yeager
Majel Barret (computer voice)

SUMMARY

Data is taken back to the planet on which he was found and and discovers that his creatir, Dr Noonian Singh, had built him a twin, Lore. The second android is reactivated and taken in by the crew - but he turns out to be the dark shadow of Data, containing all the malice, greed and duplicity that Data lacks.

REFERENCES

BOOKS

The New Trek Programme Guide pp.24-26
credits, synopsis, review

Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (revised) p.46
article

KEYWORDS

aliens, the future, space travel, spaceships

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008