TV series

Quatermass and the Pit
1958–1959 · 1 season
A slow, talky, studio-bound chiller that builds unease through ideas and dread rather than spectacle.
- Created by
- Nigel Kneale
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy, Mystery
- Starring
- André Morell, Cec Linder, John Stratton
- Overview
- A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, isolation, fate, technology
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Nigel Kneale
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy, Mystery
- Starring
- André Morell, Cec Linder, John Stratton








