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First Contact (Original title)
Date: 18 February 1991 (Television)

Country: USA

Director: Cliff Bole

Synopsis: Riker is critically injured and stranded on a developing planet, during a first contact mission. While he is unconscious, Malcorian doctors discover he is not of their race but decide to keep his presence a secret to avoid panic, believing that neither the citizens nor their rulers are ready to accept the presence of an alien.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 18 February 1991Country: USA
Date: 28 September 1994Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 18:00-18:45Slot duration: 45 minsNetwork

Credits (8)
Executive Producer: Rick Berman, Script: David Russell Bailey, Script: David Bischoff, Script: Joe Menosky, Script: Ronald D. Moore, Script: Michael Piller, Story: Marc Scott Zicree
Cast (14)
Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard), Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker), LeVar Burton (Lt Commander Geordi LaForge), Michael Dorn (Lieutenant Worf), Gates Mcfadden (Dr Beverly Crusher), Marina Sirtis (Counsellor Deanna Troi), Brent Spiner (Lieutenant Commander Data), Bebe Neuwirth (Lanel), George Coe (Durken), Carolyn Seymour (Mirasta), Michael Ensign (Krola), George Hearn (Berel), Steven Anderson (Nilrem), Sachi Parker (Tava)