Series synopsis
Quatermass and the Pit is a British drama sci-fi & fantasy mystery television series that premiered on BBC One on December 22, 1958. It ended on January 26, 1959. It was created by Nigel Kneale. It stars André Morell, Cec Linder, John Stratton and Christine Finn.
A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.
Premise
A team of scientists search for the origin and purpose of a mysterious capsule found on a building site.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- André Morell as Professor Bernard Quatermass
- Cec Linder as Dr. Matthew Roney
- John Stratton as Captain Potter
- Christine Finn as Barbara Judd
- Anthony Bushell as Colonel James Breen
Guest cast
- Richard Dare as Private Secretary
- Robert Perceval as Minister
- Michael Ripper as Sergeant
- Harold Goodwin as Corporal Gibson
- Clifford Cox as First Private
- Brian Gilmar as Second Private
- Brian Worth as James Fullalove
- Richard Shaw as Sladden
- Ian Ainsley as Police Inspector
- John Walker as Private West
- Tony Quinn as News Editor
- Noel Howlett as Vicar
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | December 22, 1958 | January 26, 1959 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Halfmen Professor Quatermass is resisting the planners of a rocket project known as the Dead Man's Deterrent. Meanwhile excavation is going on at Hobbs Lane, long the site of reported imps and devils. |
December 22, 1958 |
| 2 |
The Ghosts Uncovered, they discover that the interior of the object is empty, and a symbol consisting of five intersecting circles, which Roney identifies as the occult pentagram, is found etched on an interior wall which appears to hide an inner chamber. |
December 29, 1958 |
| 3 |
Imp & Demons The shell of the object is so hard that even a borazon drill makes no impression, and when the attempt is made, strange vibrations cause severe distress in the people around the object. Quatermass interviews the local residents and discovers that sightings of ghosts and other poltergeist activity have been common in the area for decades. Meanwhile, a soldier is carried out of the object in hysterics — he claims to have seen a dwarf-like apparition walk through the wall of the artefact, a description which matches a 1927 newspaper account of a ghost sighting. Following the drilling attempt, a hole has somehow opened up in the wall which allows Quatermass and the others access to the interior chamber. |
January 5, 1959 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 22, 1958 |
| Last aired | January 26, 1959 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:00:00 |