Aquila was a British-produced science fiction series aimed at children that ran from 1997 to 1998. The premise involves two boys who discover a spaceship in a cave. The two boys decide to keep the machine in a garage, telling their parents that it's an old movie prop. Every episode involves a new adventure with the two boys as they attempt to discover the spacecraft's origins. The series deals with elements of escapism as well as everyday realities of childhood.
"Red Dwarf" is a British comedy science-fiction series that ran from 1988 until 1999. The series' science-fiction elements are used as plot-devices, with the comedy being mainly character driven. The series uses both satire and dry British humor and has since developed a large cult following. Its plot centers around the last human being alive and his holographic and alien friends. The series was revived in 2008.
The French-produced "Highlander: The Series" was a spin-off from the 1986 film "Highlander", and ran from 1992 until 1998. The series is in English, and involves a group of "immortals" that have been living on Earth from hundreds to thousands of years. Central to this group is Duncan MacLeod, a man from the Scottish Highlands. A central plot device is "The Game", a concept where immortals hunt one-another. Death is result only by beheading, and the victor is rewarded by receiving the victim's life experiences, memories and skills.