The Quatermass Experiment (TV 2005)

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

Director:

Sam Miller

Writers:

Richard Fell (adaptation), Nigel Kneale (creator),

Stars:

Jason Flemyng, Adrian Dunbar, Mark Gatiss

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

alien possession | rocket | reporter | infidelity | spacecraft accident | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk] BBC Four [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 2005 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

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. His death leaves Jason Flemyng as the only one of the seven actors to have played the character who is still alive.

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Goofs

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.

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Connections

Follows The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

User Reviews

Perhaps I missed something...

I'm an old fan of Quatermass and the Pit (watching the DVD now actually...) but I'm a bit surprised by the BBC4 experiment I saw a few late nights back. Not great, not bad, not much actually - it was very much all theatrics and really lacked any real bearing. Plus the ending just completely fizzled out..I sat there thinking "Huh? What have I missed?"

Jason Flemyng, as good an actor as he is, was just not Quatermass material. As the head of a space program, sorry - he's just too damn young. He lacks gravitas and bearing and just seems as if he's always catching up rather than leading.

Fun - to a degree - but ultimately disappointing