The story, history of the story, and the story of how they pulled it off live, along with interesting tidbits such as onset reaction to david tennant finding out he was going to be the doctor during rehearsals as he was playing a doctor in the quatermass experiment, made this a fascinating and entertaining dvd. It is the second in the quatermass series by writer nigel kneale, and the oldest of those serials to survive in its entirety in the bbc archives. The quatermass experiment mcgill university school of. The resulting drama, with working titles including the unbegotten and bring me something back, was ultimately called the quatermass experiment, and became one of the most influential series of the 1950s, launching its eponymous hero on a career which spanned four television serials, three hammer feature films and a radio series. If you want to know how it ends you will have to buy the bbc dvd which includes the original script, or see hammers 1955 movie version or the 2005 remake. Set in the very near future, it revolves around, well, an experiment being conducted by a scientist named bernard quatermass, a name nigel kneale came up with by pairing a name randomly chosen from a telephone book he knew he wanted it to begin with qu, but that was all with the first name. The quatermass xperiment doesnt quite live up to all the hype as the granddaddy of hammer horror. I dont think it was irrational to be fearful at that time. Bbcs quatermass experiement 2005 live drama david tennant, brian donleavy, jack warner. Some parts were legitimately creepy the cockpit film was disturbing in a last 2 minutes of blair. Created by nigel kneale, professor bernard quatermass is. Originally comprising six halfhour episodes, it was the first sciencefiction production to be written especially for an adult television audience. It creeps, it crawls, it kills professor bernard quatermass is in charge of a rocket mission that has gone awry.
Coronavirus outbreak ny governor cuomo says no community can tackle covid19 alone full. David tennant plays a different doctor the quatermass. The series that marked final outing for nigel kneales most famous creation, the 1979 quatermass, gets a sparkling bluray transfer from network, but is it a science fiction tale, an expression of the writers despair at the youth of his day, or a melding of the two. In the times, sarah vine wrote that the quatermass experiment, despite not always succeeding dramatically, did, however, serve as a reminder of how a clever story, a good script and some decent acting can be just as effective as millions of pounds worth of special effects. May 11, 2007 documentary about the remake in 2005 of nigel kneales the quatermass experiment.
With jason flemyng, adrian dunbar, mark gatiss, david tennant. Quatermass ii simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The kl studio classics bluray of the quatermass xperiment is a very welcome addition to british scifi on hd, just one week after the bfis release of another classic by the same director, the day the earth caught fire. Quatermass collection quatermass experiment quatermass ii quatermass and the pit. Some parts were legitimately creepy the cockpit film was disturbing in a.
Back in 1979, at the age of 15, i first encountered professor bernard quatermass in the new television production starring john mills. The quatermass conclusion was released on vhs videotape in 1985 while the complete fourpart quatermass serial was released in 1994. The quatermass experiment,the quatermass experiment. Part three 1988 tv episode alison comments, i wish bernard was here, only to be told that british rocket groups got its own problems bernard being bernard quatermass, head of british rocket group in the tv series bearing his name. On the 2nd april 2005, bbc four broadcast the bbcs first live drama for over 20 years. This was the bbcs 2005 remake of the 1955 british scifi film, the quatermass xperiment which was itself based on an even earlier 1950s bbc scifi television. The quatermass experiment is a british television sciencefiction serial, transmitted by bbc television in the summer of 1953, and restaged by bbc four in 2005. Quatermass ii is a british sciencefiction series, originally broadcast by bbc television in the autumn of 1955. As englands first 50s success in the genre it enabled its maker hammer films to get a leg up in the industry. Jul 07, 2015 bbcs quatermass experiement 2005 live drama david tennant, brian donleavy, jack warner. Quatermass, along with the quatermass conclusion was released on region 2 dvd in 2003 by clearvision in a three disc boxset. In the first series, reginald tate plays professor bernard quatermass, head of the british rocket group, an experimental research body. Kneale wrote four quatermass tv serials in total between 1953 and 1979 as well as bbc radio docudrama retrospective the quatermass memoirs that was first broadcast in 1995. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
By the early 1970s kneale was once again regularly writing for the bbc, who. The three original and groundbreaking 1950s bbc television series, one of the very first regular scifi programmes on british television. That decade the 1950s has sometimes been called one of paranoia, which means abnormal, sick attitudes and irrational fears. Jason flemyng as quatermass in the 2005 remake of the quatermass experiment. The quatermass experiment 2005 download torrent tpb. Buy the hammer horror dvds quatermass kickstarted both british tv science fiction and hammer horror. The quatermass experiment pulled the rug out from under this approach with a typically english bit of improvisation. 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. Created by nigel kneale, professor bernard quatermass is at the. Download the quatermass experiment 2005 torrent or any other torrent from the video movies. It becomes apparent that an alien presence entered the ship during its flight, and quatermass and his. Quatermass experiment bring something back 5 of 7 youtube.
The story of the first manned flight into space, supervised by professor bernard quatermass of the british experimental rocket group. Adapted from nigel kneales sensationally popular 1953 television serial, the thriller unfolds as a deceptively ordinary police mystery. Quatermass collection quatermass experiment quatermass ii. The creeping unknown in the united states is a 1955 british science fiction horror film drama from hammer film productions, based on the 1953 bbc television serial the quatermass experiment written by nigel kneale. Sep 06, 2016 the quatermass experiment was broadcast in six halfhour episodes during july and august of 1953. Kneale also wrote such programs as the year of the sex olympics, the stone tape and the 1989 adaptation of susan nigel kneale was a british screenwriter. 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. Back in 1979 author nigel kneale revised his script for the 1953 bbc series the quatermass experiment. Bernie sanders drops out of 2020 presidential race, clearing path for joe bidens democratic nomination. An experimental rocket crashes back to earth and what is inside the capsule may threaten the entire planet. It had a mixed reaction at the time and indeed since but i thought it was absolutely fabulous. Actor jason flemyng was cast as quatermass, with longtime kneale admirer mark gatiss as paterson, andrew tiernan as carroon, indira varma as his wife judith, david tennant as briscoe, adrian bower as fullalove and adrian dunbar as lomaxnow a ministry of defence official rather than a policeman. David tennant plays a different doctor the quatermass experiment live 2005 bbc.
For more details, see our section on the quatermass experiment 2005. Andrew tiernan and david tennant in the 2005 live remake on bbc. Professor bernard quatermass is a heroic scientist character featured in four television serials the quatermass experiment bbc, 1953, quatermass ii bbc, 1955, quatermass and the pit bbc, 1958, and quatermass itv, 1979 and a radio serial the quatermass memoirs bbc, 1996 all written by nigel kneale. Professor bernard quatermass is a top british scientist who works with the british experimental rocket group. Filmed live with a fantastic ensemble cast, the quatermass experiment takes a scifi cult classic into the 21st century, leaving none of.
In trying to discover what happened, quatermass and the others are startled when carroon starts speaking in german. Download the quatermass experiment 2005 subtitles from. The quatermass experiment 2005 part1 video dailymotion. They loose contact with the spaceship and have no idea how far into space it may have. Anthony bushell, john stratton, michael ripper, christopher rhodes, hugh griffith, austin trevor, rupert davies, andr morell, cec linder, christine finn, rudolph cartier, quatermass trilogy collection 1950s series 3dvd box set quatermass experiment quatermass ii, quatermass trilogy. The quatermass xperiment holds a high roost in filmed scifi. Jan 20, 2016 the quatermass experiment suddenly showed studios that there was a market for both genres, and that it was possible to make good, intelligent science fiction for adults. The creeping unknown, the quatermass experiment, x the experiment, shock the creeping unknown, shock. The quatermass experiment is now best known for its big screen incarnation since all but the first two episodes have been lost thanks to the bbcs habit of wiping videotape so that it could be later reused for other productions. Doctor who, playing a doctor confronted with a maneating vegetable. With classic clips from the bbc s archives part of the bbc cult website.
The quatermass experiment was filmed live, so the fly trapped inside the camera is still trapped in the prints today. These are the only two surviving episodes of the quatermass experiment nigel kneales first quatermass series. The quatermass experiment tv series 1953 connections imdb. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Professor bernard quatermass manned rocket ship returns to earth but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate. Donald trump sends best wishes to very good friend boris johnson who is in hospital with covid19.