The Quatermass Experiment (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Sam Miller

Writers:

Richard Fell (adaptation)
Nigel Kneale (creator)

Release Date:

2 April 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A contemporary adaptation of Nigel Kneale's seminal 1953 science fiction serial. |

Plot Keywords:

Alien Possession | Rocket | Reporter | Infidelity | Spacecraft Accident

Cast

Jason Flemyng	...	Professor Bernard Quatermass
Adrian Dunbar	...	Detective Lomax
Mark Gatiss	...	John Paterson
David Tennant	...	Doctor Gordon Briscoe
Indira Varma	...	Judith Carroon
Andrew Tiernan	...	Victor Carroon (as Andy Tiernan)
Adrian Bower	...	James Fullalove
Isla Blair	...	Blaker
Paul Broughton	...	News Editor
Stephen Boxer	...	Colonel
Matthew Flynn	...	Charles Greene
Carsten Hayes	...	Ludwig Reichenheim
Jane Hill	...	Newsreader
Tracy O'Flaherty	...	Louisa Greene
Greg Sheffield	...	Boy

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:12

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

This production was originally broadcast only three weeks before the death of Sir John Mills, who had played Professor Bernard Quatermass in the ITV serial "Quatermass" (1979). His death leaves Jason Flemyng as the only one of the seven actors to have played the character who is still alive.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When they show Victor the film in the hospital, we are looking through the transparent screen towards Victor. But the countdown numbers at the start of the film appear the right way round to us so they'd be the wrong way round for those watching from the other side of the screen.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "The Quatermass Experiment" (1953)

Excellent TV

I know the film well, & was intrigued when I heard about this version & how it would compare. I was very happy with it. All the actors were superb-especially Fleming & Gatiss & the atmosphere was excellent, especially the use of music. The special effects were minimal, but that only contributed to the atmospshere-creepy music & good lighting & that can do a whole lot more sometimes than all the special effects in the world!! For a live production it also looked great.Its also a treat to get well acted & scripted sci-fi, & sci-fi aimed at adults. I understand that the ending used in this version is closer in feel to that used in the original TV series. I liked also that characters who were given little to to in the film were fleshed out nicely here-ie. Caroon (sp!!)the doomed astronaut & his wife but without slowing the pace. I really hope that this comes out on DVD as I would buy it.