The Quatermass Experiment: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Quatermass Experiment is a British science-fiction serial broadcast by BBC Television during the summer of 1953 and re-staged by BBC Four in 2005.

Set in the near future against the background of a British space programme, it tells 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.

Series details

• Title: The Quatermass Experiment
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1953-07-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1953-08-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11574
• IMDb ID: tt0045436
• TVDB ID: 77791

Cast and credited roles

• Reginald Tate — Professor Bernard Quatermass
• Isabel Dean — Judith Carroon
• Hugh Kelly — John Paterson
• Paul Whitsun-Jones — James Fullalove
• Duncan Lamont — Victor Carroon
• John Glen — Dr. Gordon Briscoe
• Ian Colin — Detective-Inspector Lomax
• Frank Hawkins — Detective-Sergeant Best

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1953-07-18; final listed air date 1953-08-22; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Quatermass Experiment 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.