The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

1953
The Quatermass Experiment
The Quatermass Experiment

The Quatermass Experiment

7.2 | en | Drama

The story of the first manned flight into space, supervised by Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group. When the spaceship that carried the first successful crew returns to Earth, two of the three astronauts are missing, and the third is behaving strangely. It becomes apparent that an alien presence entered the ship during its flight, and Quatermass and his associates must prevent the alien from destroying the world.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP6  State of Emergency
Aug. 22,1953
State of Emergency

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EP5  An Unidentified Species
Aug. 15,1953
An Unidentified Species

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EP4  Believed to be Suffering
Aug. 08,1953
Believed to be Suffering

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EP3  Very Special Knowledge
Aug. 01,1953
Very Special Knowledge

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EP2  Persons Reported Missing
Jul. 25,1953
Persons Reported Missing

When the capsule opens, only one of the three crewmembers, Victor Carroon, emerges, then collapses. When he recovers, it is clear he cannot remember what happened to the others. It is also clear, however, that something of the missing crew lives on in another form...

EP1  Contact Has Been Established
Jul. 18,1953
Contact Has Been Established

An experimental rocket, the BR7, is sent thousands of miles over the Earth on a mission of observation. It has a fault in its controls, and its crew loses contact with the scientist who designed it, Professor Bernard Quatermass, who leads the mission control operations on the ground. After contact is restored, the rocket crash-lands in Wimbledon, and Quatermass and his British Experimental Rocket Group quickly go there to recover the crew, then must wait for the space vehicle to cool.

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7.2 | en | Drama , Sci-Fi
Synopsis

The story of the first manned flight into space, supervised by Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group. When the spaceship that carried the first successful crew returns to Earth, two of the three astronauts are missing, and the third is behaving strangely. It becomes apparent that an alien presence entered the ship during its flight, and Quatermass and his associates must prevent the alien from destroying the world.

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Cast

Reginald Tate , Isabel Dean , Duncan Lamont

Director

Nigel Kneale

Producted By

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