Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)

Features adaptations of stories by famous sci-fi authors such as Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Fredrik Pohl, John Wyndham and others.

Stars:

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Peter Copley, Geoffrey Palmer

Cast

Series cast summary:
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	...	Capt. Jaffe (3 episodes, 1965-1969)
Peter Copley	...	Charles Wilson (3 episodes, 1965-1971)
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Chief Officer (3 episodes, 1965-1971)
Erik Chitty	...	Bernard (3 episodes, 1965-1969)
Ronald Lewis	...	Dr. Max Harrow (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
David Langton	...	Dr. Morrison (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
James Maxwell	...	Jonas Foster (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Tom Criddle	...	Doctor (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Keith Buckley	...	Scotty (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jessica Dunning	...	Annika (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jane Jordan Rogers	...	Voice of Friend (2 episodes, 1966)
Alan Downer	...	John Sherwood (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Tony Wager	...	Harvey (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Geoffrey Kenion	...	Birch (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
David Munro	...	Ken (2 episodes, 1965-1971)
Anthony Bate	...	General (2 episodes, 1966-1971)
Tenniel Evans	...	QT-1 (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
John Gabriel	...	Easterbrook (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Sebastian Breaks	...	Paul Porter (2 episodes, 1966-1971)
Petra Davies	...	Mary Birkett (2 episodes, 1966-1969)
Peter Barkworth	...	Dr. Philimore (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
David Collings	...	R. Daneel Olivaw (2 episodes, 1966-1969)
John Robinson	...	Dr. Saint (2 episodes, 1966-1969)
Robert James	...	Dr. Kersh (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
Peter Madden	...	Spelman (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Derek Benfield	...	Dr. Moore (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Clifford Cox	...	Ewan McKenzie (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Shirley Cain	...	Frances Mervyn (2 episodes, 1965-1971)
Jerry Stovin	...	Spaceship captain (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
David Cargill	...	Radio man One (2 episodes, 1966-1969)
Raymond Hardy	...	Radio man Two (2 episodes, 1966-1969)
Michael Danvers-Walker	...	Brett (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Wendy Gifford	...	Dr. Susan Calvin (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
Robert MacLeod	...	American man (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
Milo O'Shea	...	Henry Wilkes (2 episodes, 1965-1969)
Patrick Scanlan	...	Captor (2 episodes, 1965)
John Wentworth	...	Barton (2 episodes, 1966-1971)
Barry Warren	...	Larry Belmont (2 episodes, 1966-1969)
Bernard Brown	...	Frank Bowers-Two (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
James Copeland	...	Oliver MacDonald (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
June Ellis	...	Brenda (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
Gerald Sim	...	Det. Sgt. Greene (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
John Berwyn	...	Japhet (2 episodes, 1969)
Steve Peters	...	Man (2 episodes, 1969)

Storyline

Features adaptations of stories by famous sci-fi authors such as Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Fredrik Pohl, John Wyndham and others.

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Plot Keywords:

anthology | partially lost tv series | space travel | supernatural | based on short story

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1965 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 50 min (36 episodes) 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (1971)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first three series were devoted to science fiction stories. The fourth series, with a new producer, abandoned sf completely and presented only supernatural horror episodes.

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Connections

Referenced in Comedy Connections: To the Manor Born (2006)

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