Quatermass II (1955)

TV Series  -  30 min  -  Drama | Sci-Fi | Horror
7.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.0/10 from 91 users  
Reviews: 8 user | 1 critic

Several years after the previous serial took place, Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine... See full summary »

 Loading+Watchlist

Related News

The history of Quatermass
27 July 2011 12:34 AM, PDT | Den of Geek

On TV Tonight

  Wed. May. 30   Time Zone:
 

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 94 titles by Mighty_Emperor created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 100 titles by glyntreharne-1 created 20 Dec 2010
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire

Season:

1

Year:

1955
Edit

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
John Robinson John Robinson ...
Professor Bernard Quatermass (6 episodes, 1955)
Monica Grey Monica Grey ...
Paula Quatermass (6 episodes, 1955)
Hugh Griffith ...
Dr. Leo Pugh (6 episodes, 1955)
Nigel Kneale Nigel Kneale ...
Narrator (5 episodes, 1955)
John Stone John Stone ...
Captain John Dillon (4 episodes, 1955)
Charles Price Charles Price ...
2nd Guard (4 episodes, 1955)
Dermot MacMahon Dermot MacMahon ...
3rd Guard (4 episodes, 1955)
Stephen Scott Stephen Scott ...
Guard (4 episodes, 1955)
Manny Michael Manny Michael ...
Guard (4 episodes, 1955)
Harry Brooks Jr. Harry Brooks Jr. ...
Paratrooper Sergeant (4 episodes, 1955)
Austin Trevor Austin Trevor ...
Fowler (3 episodes, 1955)
Edwin Brown Edwin Brown ...
Paratrooper (3 episodes, 1955)
Peter Roy Taylor Peter Roy Taylor ...
Paratrooper (3 episodes, 1955)
Edward Higgins Edward Higgins ...
Paratrooper (3 episodes, 1955)
Rupert Davies Rupert Davies ...
Vincent Broadhead (2 episodes, 1955)
Michael Golden Michael Golden ...
Paddy (2 episodes, 1955)
John Miller John Miller ...
Stenning (2 episodes, 1955)
John Rae John Rae ...
E.G. McLeod (2 episodes, 1955)
Denton De Gray Denton De Gray ...
Technician (2 episodes, 1955)
Ian Wilson Ian Wilson ...
Ernie (2 episodes, 1955)
Desmond Jordan Desmond Jordan ...
Young Workman (2 episodes, 1955)
Peter Carver Peter Carver ...
Australian Commentator (2 episodes, 1955)
Martin Lane Martin Lane ...
Technician (2 episodes, 1955)
O'Donovan Shiell O'Donovan Shiell ...
Head of Commission (2 episodes, 1955)
Scott Harrold Scott Harrold ...
Man in Pub (2 episodes, 1955)
Bryan Kendrick Bryan Kendrick ...
2nd Technician (2 episodes, 1955)
Malcolm Watson Malcolm Watson ...
Member of Commission (2 episodes, 1955)
Carl Lacey Carl Lacey ...
Member of Commission (2 episodes, 1955)
Robert S. Young Robert S. Young ...
Member of Commission (2 episodes, 1955)
Bernard Dudley Bernard Dudley ...
Member of Commission (2 episodes, 1955)
Stephen Dunne Stephen Dunne ...
Member of Commission (2 episodes, 1955)
Reginald Jessup Reginald Jessup ...
Extra in Riot Sequence (2 episodes, 1955)
Brian Moorehead Brian Moorehead ...
1st Guard (2 episodes, 1955)
Keith Banks Keith Banks ...
Extra (2 episodes, 1955)
Lee Crawford Lee Crawford ...
Worker with Bazooka (2 episodes, 1955)
John Dunbar John Dunbar ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Peter Exposite Peter Exposite ...
Worker with Bazooka (2 episodes, 1955)
Peter Grisewood Peter Grisewood ...
Worker with Bazooka (2 episodes, 1955)
Dennis Handby Dennis Handby ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Arthur Hosking Arthur Hosking ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Aubrey Lewin Aubrey Lewin ...
Extra in Riot Sequence (2 episodes, 1955)
John Lynn John Lynn ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Derek Mayhew Derek Mayhew ...
Extra (2 episodes, 1955)
Hugh Morrison Hugh Morrison ...
Extra (2 episodes, 1955)
Kevin Peters Kevin Peters ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Michael Rathborne Michael Rathborne ...
Extra (2 episodes, 1955)
Cyril Renison Cyril Renison ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Roy Siddons Roy Siddons ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Norman Taylor Norman Taylor ...
Lieutenant Carter (2 episodes, 1955)
George Tovey George Tovey ...
2nd Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Fraser White Fraser White ...
Worker (2 episodes, 1955)
Edit

Storyline

Several years after the previous serial took place, Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his future son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, draws the Professor's attention to a strange hollow meteorite which interrupted an Army Training exercise. Quatermass and Dillon investigate, and discover a vast government production plant which has some connection with the meteorites. After coming in contact with the noxious gas contained inside the meteorites, Dillon is taken away by the plant's security guards. When Quatermass presses this issue with an old civil service acquaintance, he learns that the plant is supposedly making synthetic food. Both men learn that this is untrue, and that the true products of the plant will threaten the world itself. Written by Christopher M. Buckey <ChrisBuckey@nospam.msn.com>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Horror | Thriller

Edit

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(UK) See more »

Box Office

Budget:

£7,552 (estimated)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

(6 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Monica Grey's character, Paula Quatermass, was merged with another character, an unnamed technician, shortly before the broadcast, which resulted in her character often talking to herself and answering her own questions. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Leo Pugh claims the odds of a meteorite reaching the Earth's surface are something like "one in a billion". In reality such events are much more common. See more »

Quotes

Sgt. Grice: I'm going to make ruddy BBC announcers out of you lot if I have to soften up your gullets with my bare hands!
See more »

Connections

Referenced in "On the Buses: Brew It Yourself (#3.4)" (1970) See more »

Soundtracks

"Zero Minus Sixty"
Composed by Robert Farnon
Courtesy of Chappell Recorded Music Production Library See more »