The Quatermass Experiment

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The Quatermass Experiment is a pioneering 1953 British science-fiction television serial that introduced Professor Bernard Quatermass and became highly influential in the development of TV and film sci-fi horror.

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instanceOf BBC television drama ⓘ
British television serial ⓘ
horror television serial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Quatermass Experiment (TV serial) ⓘ
basedOn original teleplay by Nigel Kneale ⓘ
broadcastLive true ⓘ
characterIntroduced Professor Bernard Quatermass ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Nigel Kneale ⓘ
director Rudolph Cartier ⓘ
featuresCharacter Professor Bernard Quatermass ⓘ
firstAppearanceOfCharacter Professor Bernard Quatermass ⓘ
followedBy Quatermass II ⓘ
format black-and-white ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
horror ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasFilmAdaptation The Quatermass Xperiment ⓘ
hasLostEpisodes true ⓘ
hasTheme alien infection ⓘ
scientific responsibility ⓘ
space exploration ⓘ
influenced British science fiction cinema ⓘ
British science fiction television ⓘ
later BBC genre drama ⓘ
science fiction horror genre ⓘ
locationOfFilming London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
medium television ⓘ
notableFor early use of live television drama techniques in science fiction ⓘ
pioneering serious adult science fiction on British television ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 6 ⓘ
numberOfSeries 1 ⓘ
originalChannel BBC ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC Television Service ⓘ
originalReleaseEnd 1953-08-22 ⓘ
originalReleaseStart 1953-07-18 ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1953 ⓘ
partOf Quatermass franchise ⓘ
linked to: Quatermass
plotSummary A British rocket returns to Earth with only one of its three crew members apparently alive, who begins to undergo a terrifying transformation after contact with an alien organism. ⓘ
producer Rudolph Cartier ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
releaseDecade 1950s ⓘ
screenDebutOf Quatermass franchise ⓘ
linked to: Quatermass
setting United Kingdom ⓘ
starring Reginald Tate ⓘ
survivingEpisodes 2 ⓘ
writer Nigel Kneale ⓘ

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Nigel Kneale → notableWork → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
Quatermass II → partOfSeries → Quatermass serials ⓘ
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Quatermass II → follows → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
Quatermass II → precededBy → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
Moray Watson → notableWork → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
Moray Watson → appearedIn → The Quatermass Experiment (1953 TV serial) ⓘ
linked to: The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Xperiment → basedOn → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
The Quatermass Xperiment → basedOn → BBC television serial The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
linked to: The Quatermass Experiment
Nigel Kneale → notableWork → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
subject linked to: Kneale
The Quatermass Experiment → alsoKnownAs → The Quatermass Experiment (TV serial) ⓘ
linked to: The Quatermass Experiment
Professor Bernard Quatermass → notableWork → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
Professor Bernard Quatermass → firstAppearanceInWork → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
Rudolph Cartier → notableWork → The Quatermass Experiment ⓘ
Rudolph Cartier → directed → The Quatermass Experiment (1953 TV serial) ⓘ
linked to: The Quatermass Experiment