Category: 主播大秀
FOUR; TV
Drama
Date: 03.03.2005
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As part of 主播大秀 FOUR's TV On Trial season in March, Janice Hadlow, Controller
of the channel, has commissioned a live adaptation of The Quatermass
Experiment, the iconic Fifties sci-fi classic production.
This is the first live television drama to be shown on the 主播大秀 for
over 20 years.
The Quatermass Experiment was a television phenomenon, attracting
massive audiences when it burst into British homes in 1953.
It brought science fiction to the small screen for the very first
time and its eponymous lead character, rocket scientist Professor Quatermass,
became the UK's first TV hero.
Janice Hadlow, Controller of 主播大秀 FOUR said: "I am thrilled that we're
bringing Quatermass back to life. Playing as part of the finale to TV
on Trial - 主播大秀 FOUR's quest to find the golden age of TV - it's wonderful
to have one the first 'must-watch' TV experiences that inspired the
water cooler chat of its day.
"I hope fans of the original series, as well as a new generation,
will be gripped as Professor Bernard Quatermass races to save the world.
"And for the channel to broadcast the first live 主播大秀 television
drama for over 20 years is an added treat."
For aficionados of sci-fi and the paranormal, writer and creator Nigel
Kneale is a hero and the Quatermass series is a landmark for British
television, which led the way for future cult series such as Doctor
Who.
Now fans of the original series as well as a new generation will be
gripped by the heroics of Professor Quatermass when a rocket crashes
to earth, unleashing a terrifying chain of events.
For 主播大秀 FOUR, it has been adapted and brought up-to-date by Richard
Fell (executive producer and head of 主播大秀 Fictionlab, whose credits include
the acclaimed Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore and The Alan Clark
Diaries), with Kneale - now in his eighties - as consultant.
The director is Sam Miller (This Life, Quite Ugly One Morning, Elephant
Juice and Among Giants).
Nigel Kneale says: "I am absolutely thrilled that 50 years after I
created Professor Quatermass, 主播大秀 FOUR is remaking my programme."
TV on Trial invites the great British public to pronounce their verdict
on whether today's TV is better or worse than it used to be.
Across a week from Sunday 27 March, 主播大秀 FOUR broadcasts some of the
outstanding TV programmes of the past six decades of British television.
Each night is introduced by two prominent broadcasting figures - one
a champion, the other a critic of the featured decade.
Viewers then register their votes and comments via email, text message
and telephone.
A live studio debate at the end of the week-long 'trial' announces
the result.
Notes to Editors
The Quatermass Experiment - transmitted in 1953; Professor Quatermass
was played by Reginald Tate. Of the original, only episodes one and
two (out of six) were recorded.
Quatermass II - transmitted 1955; Professor Quatermass was played
by John Robinson. The full series was recorded.
Quatermass & The Pit - transmitted 1957; Professor Quatermass was played
by Andr茅 Morell. The full series was recorded.
The Quatermass Experiment was remade by Hammer Studios in 1955 for
cinema release.
