The Quatermass Experiment

S01E03: Very Special Knowledge

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.

Episodes

Contact Has Been Established

S01E01 Contact Has Been Established

July 18, 1953 30 min
An experimental rocket, the BR7, is sent thousands of miles over the Earth on a mission of observation. It has a fault in its controls, and its crew loses contact with the scientist who designed...
Persons Reported Missing

S01E02 Persons Reported Missing

July 25, 1953 30 min
When the capsule opens, only one of the three crewmembers, Victor Carroon, emerges, then collapses. When he recovers, it is clear he cannot remember what happened to the others. It is also clear, however, that...

S01E03 Very Special Knowledge

August 1, 1953 30 min

S01E04 Believed to be Suffering

August 8, 1953 30 min

S01E05 An Unidentified Species

August 15, 1953 30 min

S01E06 State of Emergency

August 22, 1953 30 min

Cast

Reginald Tate
Reginald Tate
Professor Bernard Quatermass
Isabel Dean
Isabel Dean
Judith Carroon
Hugh Kelly
John Paterson
Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont
Victor Carroon
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Paul Whitsun-Jones
James Fullalove

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