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| Quatermass II | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Nigel Kneale |
| Starring | John Robinson Monica Grey Hugh Griffith John Stone |
| Opening theme | "Mars, Bringer of War" by Gustav Holst |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Rudolph Cartier Danny Bowie |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 30 mins per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 22 October – 26 November 1955 |
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Quatermass II is a British science-fiction series, originally broadcast by BBC Television in the autumn of 1955. It is the second in the Quatermass series by writer Nigel Kneale, and the oldest of those serials to survive in its entirety in the BBC archives.
Although sometimes compared unfavourably to the first and third Quatermass serials,[1] Quatermass II was praised for its allegorical concerns of the damaging effects of industrialisation and the corruption of governments by big business.[2] It is described on the British Film Institute's "Screenonline" website as "compulsive viewing."[3]
- ↑ "Quatermass DVD". bbc.co.uk. 2005-03-31. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- ↑ Johnson, Catherine (2005). "1: Spectacle and Intimacy — The Quatermass serials and British television in the 1950s". Telefantasy. London: British Film Institute. pp. 19–41. ISBN 978-1-84457-076-8.
- ↑ Duguid, Mark. "Quatermass II". Screenonline. Retrieved 2007-02-04.