The Quatermass Experiment
Set in the near future against the background of a British space programme, the story of the first crewed flight into space, supervised by Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group.
Overview
Set in the near future against the background of a British space programme, the story of the first crewed flight into space, supervised by Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group.
Rudolph Cartier
Producer
Episodes
1. Contact Has Been Established
A British experimental rocket orbits the Earth. After being out of contact for 57 hours, the capsule crashes back to Earth in Wimbledon, London. When the capsule is opened, only one member of the three-man crew emerges, Victor Carroon.
2. Persons Reported Missing
Victor Carroon is subjected to various tests which indicate that he has taken on the identities of the other two men. Quatermass and Paterson find a gelatinous substance spread around the capsule's interior.
3. Very Special Knowledge
Carron is taken back to the crash site and a recording of what happened during the orbit is played back to him, with disturbing results. A group of journalists try to kidnap him, but he, in turn, attacks one of them as he begins to change.
Cast & Crew
Reginald Tate
Professor Bernard Quatermass
Isabel Dean
Judith Carroon
Hugh Kelly
John Paterson
Duncan Lamont
Victor Carroon
Paul Whitsun-Jones
James Fullalove
