Up the Long Ladder
- Episode aired May 20, 1989
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
An antiquated distress signal leads to two lost 22nd century Earth colonies, each facing doom in different ways, one by fire, the other by prolonged cloning.An antiquated distress signal leads to two lost 22nd century Earth colonies, each facing doom in different ways, one by fire, the other by prolonged cloning.An antiquated distress signal leads to two lost 22nd century Earth colonies, each facing doom in different ways, one by fire, the other by prolonged cloning.
Wil Wheaton
- Wesley Crusher
- (credit only)
Jon DeVries
- Prime Minister Granger
- (as Jon de Vries)
Majel Barrett
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Dexter Clay
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Tim McCormack
- Ensign Bennett
- (uncredited)
Richard Sarstedt
- Command Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Lainie Sims
- Bringloidi Colonist
- (uncredited)
Michael Stanhope
- Bringloidi Colonist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile filming the scene where Picard, Riker and Worf investigate the fire in the cargo bay set by the Irish settlers so they could cook, Patrick Stewart found the dialogue so hilarious that he started laughing uncontrollably, and forced himself to turn his back to the camera to continue. With cameras still rolling, Jonathan Frakes approached him in-character as Riker, and Stewart, still laughing, turned back around and improvised the line about bowing to the absurd.
- GoofsIf the Bringloidi have a primitive agrarian culture complete with spinning wheels and domesticated animals, they would appear not to be able to send a distress call to Earth; however, this is a way of life by choice. As their ancestors launched from Earth in 2123, together with the technologically versed Mariposan colonists, it stands to reason that they would at least have had or borrowed a distress beacon for the event of an emergency.
- Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Sometimes, Number One... you just have to... bow to the absurd.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shades of Gray (1989)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
Not offensive to this Irishman in the least
When I first watched this back in the early 90s as a 15 year old, I laughed like a drain at the chaotic Irish and their "Cure Hoor" leader Danilo Odell.
His daughter, who takes no nonsense in that hard nosed Irish mammy way, made me chuckle too, especially as the men were clearly terrified of her! It's not really surprising that Big Willy got stuck in as quick as he could.
It's a pity they didn't give Colm Meaney a bigger roll here and let his comedic skills loose on Cargo Bay 7.
There's worse Oirish episodes in the Star Trek universe - Voyager, I'm looking at you in particular.
If you're offended by this then I pity you.
His daughter, who takes no nonsense in that hard nosed Irish mammy way, made me chuckle too, especially as the men were clearly terrified of her! It's not really surprising that Big Willy got stuck in as quick as he could.
It's a pity they didn't give Colm Meaney a bigger roll here and let his comedic skills loose on Cargo Bay 7.
There's worse Oirish episodes in the Star Trek universe - Voyager, I'm looking at you in particular.
If you're offended by this then I pity you.
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- matthewlysaght
- Dec 10, 2022
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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