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The original: The Quatermass Experiment on BBC, a live miniseries in 1953 with no permanent record of the bulk of the broadcast. Proving ground of Nigel Kneale, the Rod Serling of the UK.

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-quatermass-experiment-bbc-sci-fi-tv/

The Quatermass Experiment: how the BBC’s sci-fi series terrified 1950s Britain

Nigel Kneale’s pioneering BBC sci-fi series punctured the optimism of post-war society. What was the secret to its chilling success?

The Telegraph