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The Quatermass Experiment was a series of 6 science fiction serials | '''''The Quatermass Experiment''''' was a series of 6 science fiction serials aired on the BBC in 1953. It was created by Nigel Kneale and was enormously influential on British sci-fi, most notably ''Doctor Who''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The Quatermass | ''The Quatermass Experiment'''s plot concerned the adventures of Professor Bernard Quatermass. It starts with him awaiting the return of the first humans to go into space. When the rocket crash lands, they find that two of the rocket crewmembers have gone missing despite sensors indicating the door was not opened. Carroon, the surviving crew-member is gravely ill, and is kidnapped by foreign agents who want information about traveling in space. It turns out that he has absorbed the consciousness of the remaining crew-members and is slowly mutating into a plant like an alien organism. After analyzing samples of the creature, Quatermass realizes that it has to prevented from sporing or else all life on earth will be destroyed. Quatermass then convinces the three human consciousnesses to destroy the creature from the inside. | ||
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The BBC | The BBC wanted all 6 episodes to be telerecorded onto 35mm film. However, the recordings were poor quality (notably with episode 2 having an insect on screen in the recording), and so the idea was scrapped. This makes it unlikely that episodes 3-6 will ever be recovered.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806171559/http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/quatermass-article.htm Article on the lost episodes.] Retrieved 21 April '19</ref> | ||
The first two episodes are freely available online and on DVD. In addition, there are copies of the scripts of the missing episodes available on a DVD boxset.<ref>[http://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/content/59045/the-quatermass-collection/ The DVD boxset for the two remaining episodes.] Retrieved 21 Apr '19</ref> | |||
The first two episodes are freely available online and on DVD. In addition, there are copies of the scripts of the missing episodes available on a DVD boxset. <ref>[http://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/content/59045/the-quatermass-collection/ Retrieved 21 | |||
There are also two film adaptations, the first from 1955, <ref>[https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s3601xper.html Retrieved 21 | There are also two film adaptations, the first from 1955, the second from 2005.<ref>[https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s3601xper.html An article on the first film adaptation.] Retrieved 21 Apr '19</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/apr/07/television.apprentice An article on the second film adaptation.] Retrieved 21 Apr '19</ref> | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/TheQuatermassExperiment-Incomplete The surviving episodes on the Internet Archive.] Retrieved 21 Apr '19 | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quatermass_Experiment Wikipedia page for the serials.] Retrieved 21 Apr '19 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 16:53, 14 May 2019
Title card.
Status: Partially Found
The Quatermass Experiment was a series of 6 science fiction serials aired on the BBC in 1953. It was created by Nigel Kneale and was enormously influential on British sci-fi, most notably Doctor Who.
Plot
The Quatermass Experiment's plot concerned the adventures of Professor Bernard Quatermass. It starts with him awaiting the return of the first humans to go into space. When the rocket crash lands, they find that two of the rocket crewmembers have gone missing despite sensors indicating the door was not opened. Carroon, the surviving crew-member is gravely ill, and is kidnapped by foreign agents who want information about traveling in space. It turns out that he has absorbed the consciousness of the remaining crew-members and is slowly mutating into a plant like an alien organism. After analyzing samples of the creature, Quatermass realizes that it has to prevented from sporing or else all life on earth will be destroyed. Quatermass then convinces the three human consciousnesses to destroy the creature from the inside.
Availability
The BBC wanted all 6 episodes to be telerecorded onto 35mm film. However, the recordings were poor quality (notably with episode 2 having an insect on screen in the recording), and so the idea was scrapped. This makes it unlikely that episodes 3-6 will ever be recovered.[1]
The first two episodes are freely available online and on DVD. In addition, there are copies of the scripts of the missing episodes available on a DVD boxset.[2]
There are also two film adaptations, the first from 1955, the second from 2005.[3][4]
External Links
- The surviving episodes on the Internet Archive. Retrieved 21 Apr '19
- Wikipedia page for the serials. Retrieved 21 Apr '19
References
- ↑ Article on the lost episodes. Retrieved 21 April '19
- ↑ The DVD boxset for the two remaining episodes. Retrieved 21 Apr '19
- ↑ An article on the first film adaptation. Retrieved 21 Apr '19
- ↑ An article on the second film adaptation. Retrieved 21 Apr '19