Bamber: 'BSG' could be as big as 'Who'

Battlestar Galactica actor Jamie Bamber has claimed that the show could have become a huge mainstream hit like Doctor Who if treated differently.

Bamber, who plays Lee 'Apollo' Adama in the critically-acclaimed drama, told Metro: "[Battlestar] is only cult because it's been stuck on Sky One and not pushed. In America it's on the Sci Fi Channel, which has a stigma to it. If it was on a mainstream channel it would be as big as Doctor Who or Lost. I take 'cult' to mean not mainstream or readily available."

The British star, currently filming ITV's Law & Order: London, added: "Everyone who matters has seen it. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and the Wachowski brothers are fans. I just don’t get people shouting ‘Oi Apollo’ at me in the street."

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