Three star

THIS is the second video release from the debut season of the fifth and latest Star Trek franchise - you know, the one set before Captain Kirk!

As such, you get the feeling the actors are still getting into their characters, rather like wearing new clothes for the first time and the scriptwriters have yet to find their feet.

Having said that, these episodes have enough entertainment to keep the audience more than happy for a couple of hours.

In Fight or Flight, the crew, led by Captain Jonathan Archer (admirably played by Scott Bakula), come across an apparently abandoned ship.

On boarding, they discover the alien crew have been killed and are being drained for bodily fluids which will be used by another alien species.

They try to find out who the victims are and send their bodies back to their families but receive a visit from the life-draining killers...

In Strange New World, the intrepid explorers are stranded in a cave but unbeknown to them, they are infected with an hallucinatory chemical which lands the shipmates in a rather sticky situation...

Those who have been following the series on Sky will know that, like the finest wines, it has definitely improved with age.

For those who are new to the video releases, bear with it as it will be worth it.

SC