The Quatermass Experiment

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

July 18, 1953

Last aired

August 22, 1953

Episodes

6

Network

BBC Television

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC

Creator

Nigel Kneale