The Quatermass Experiment
TV ShowTitle | The Quatermass Experiment |
User score | 6.6 |
Release date | Jul 18, 1953 |
Release date of last episode | Aug 22, 1953 |
Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Director | Nigel Kneale |
Production country | GB |
Production companies | BBC |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 6 |
Run time | 30 min. |
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.