Supernova is a British
comedy television programme produced by
Hartswood Films and jointly commissioned by the
BBC in the UK and
UKTV in Australia. It follows Dr Paul Hamilton (
Rob Brydon), a Welsh astronomer, who leaves a dull academic post and unloved girlfriend for a new job at the Royal Australian Observatory, deep in the Australian
outback. The comedy centres on his difficulties adjusting to life in the outback and his eccentric fellow
astronomers. The first series was released in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 2005 and consisted of six 30-minute
episodes. The second series began airing on 3 August 2006 in the UK.