Quatermass

Quatermass (1979)

EndedScripted showDrama, Fantasy, Science-Fiction

In the near future, civilisation has broken down to the barest fragment of recognisable life. Young people are forming gangs and dominating the wrecks of cities like London. But the strangest Earth-children are the Planet people, following plumb-bobs to sacred sites, waiting to be "Taken Up". Professor Quatermass, seeking his granddaughter, teams up with Joe Kapp, who is trying to analyse strange signals from space using the last working pieces of electronic equipment. They find the Planet People at a nearby stone circle, a light appears, the signal appears, - and the hippy children are gone. Russian plot? Nirvana? Or something altogether more sinister?

Network
Scheduleevery Wednesday (60 min)

Last Episode

An Endangered Species
Season 1Episode 460 min

An Endangered Species

Quatermass emerges from the car park to find the stadium empty. So many have now been harvested that the particles of dust in the air have turned the sky green. Kapp attempts to repair his equipment in order to contact the alien presence, but the Planet People destroy his efforts. Quatermass plans to fake the presence of a large gathering of Planet People at Kapp's observatory and, when the force comes, to detonate a nuclear weapon. Kapp volunteers to stay behind with Quatermass to help detonate the bomb. The pair set up the trap and wait. Suddenly, Kickalong appears with a group of Planet People, including Quatermass' granddaughter, Hettie. The light appears, indicating that the alien force has arrived, but the shock of seeing his granddaughter among the Planet People causes Quatermass to suffer a heart attack. However, aided by Hettie, he is able to detonate the bomb. Later, according to Gurov, "The message was taken. It has not come again. We pray it will never come again".
Nov 14, 1979

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E04An Endangered SpeciesNov 14, 1979
S01E03What Lies BeneathNov 7, 1979
S01E02Lovely LightningOct 31, 1979
S01E01Ringstone RoundOct 24, 1979
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Cast

Simon MacCorkindale

Simon MacCorkindale

plays Joe Kapp
John Mills

John Mills

plays Prof. Bernard Quatermass
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Characters

Joe Kapp

Joe Kapp

played by Simon MacCorkindale
Prof. Bernard Quatermass

Prof. Bernard Quatermass

played by John Mills
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