Quatermass II: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"Quatermass II" is a British science-fiction serial, originally broadcast by BBC Television in the autumn of 1955. Meteorites are falling over Northern England, one of which is observed by an Army radar unit. After a farmer finds one of the objects in a field, the soldiers become directly involved, and Captain Johnny Dillon decides to unofficially ask the father of his fiancée, Paula, to investigate. Paula's father is Professor Bernard Quatermass of the British Experimental Rocket Group — "the rocket man!", as one of Dillon's troops puts it. Quatermass and the Rocket Group, now including Paula and mathematical genius Dr. Leo Pugh, are recovering from the news that one of the twonuclear Quatermass II rockets has exploded during a ground test in Australia, killing hundreds of staff and ending their project to build permanent bases on the Moon.

Series details

• Title: Quatermass II
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1955-10-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1955-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11583
• IMDb ID: tt0047766
• TVDB ID: 94421

Cast and credited roles

• John Robinson — Professor Bernard Quatermass
• Monica Grey — Paula Quatermass
• Hugh Griffith — Dr. Leo Pugh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1955-10-22; final listed air date 1955-11-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Quatermass II on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.