Quatermass II

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Quatermass II is a 1955 British science-fiction television serial, written by Nigel Kneale for the BBC, that follows Professor Bernard Quatermass as he uncovers a sinister alien infiltration of the British government.

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instanceOf BBC television drama
British television serial
science fiction television serial
adaptationStudio Hammer Film Productions
adaptationType feature film
basedOnCharacter Professor Bernard Quatermass
broadcastFormat live television
broadcastLiveFrom Lime Grove Studios
character Professor Bernard Quatermass
surface form: Bernard Quatermass
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Nigel Kneale
director Rudolph Cartier
distributor BBC
era 1950s British television
featuresTheme alien invasion
government conspiracy
paranoia
firstAired 1955-10-22
firstBroadcastYear 1955
followedBy Quatermass and the Pit (film)
surface form: Quatermass and the Pit
follows The Quatermass Experiment
genre horror
science fiction
hasAdaptation Quatermass II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quatermass 2
hasCultFollowing true
hasMainProtagonist Professor Bernard Quatermass
surface form: Bernard Quatermass
lastAired 1955-11-26
medium black-and-white television
notableFor early use of science fiction to explore political themes on British television
numberOfEpisodes 6
numberOfSeries 1
originalChannel BBC
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC One
surface form: BBC Television Service
partOfSeries The Quatermass Experiment
surface form: Quatermass serials
plotSummary Quatermass II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Professor Bernard Quatermass uncovers a sinister alien infiltration of the British government.
precededBy The Quatermass Experiment
producer Rudolph Cartier
productionCompany BBC
protagonistOccupation rocket scientist
screenplayBy Nigel Kneale
settingLocation United Kingdom
stars John Robinson
writer Nigel Kneale

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Roger Delgado appearedIn Quatermass II
Nigel Kneale notableWork Quatermass II
Brian Donlevy notableWork Quatermass II
this entity surface form: Quatermass 2
Patrick Barr notableWork Quatermass II
Quatermass II plotSummary Quatermass II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Professor Bernard Quatermass uncovers a sinister alien infiltration of the British government.
Quatermass II hasAdaptation Quatermass II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Quatermass 2