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The Quatermass Experiment

1953 · 1 season

A tense, talky 1950s serial that builds quiet dread through scientific debate and eerie transformation, feeling like a live broadcast from a more anxious age.

Created by
Nigel Kneale
Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean, Hugh Kelly
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.

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Created by
Nigel Kneale
Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean, Hugh Kelly
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • survival
  • identity
  • fate
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Nigel Kneale
Written by
Nigel Kneale
Starring
Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean, Hugh Kelly, Duncan Lamont, Paul Whitsun-Jones, John Glen, Ian Colin, Frank Hawkins
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Television
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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