The Quatermass Experiment (2005)
| The Quatermass Experiment | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction thriller |
| Created by | Nigel Kneale |
| Written by | Richard Fell |
| Directed by | Sam Miller |
| Starring |
Jason Flemyng Adrian Dunbar David Tennant Indira Varma Mark Gatiss |
| Composer(s) | Tim Atack |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Richard Fell |
| Producer(s) |
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| Cinematography | Alan Stewart |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Four |
| Original release | 2 April 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | A for Andromeda |
| Related shows | The Quatermass Experiment |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Production website |
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The Quatermass Experiment was a 2005 live remake of the 1953 TV series of the same name by Nigel Kneale.
Actor Jason Flemyng was cast as Quatermass, with long-time Kneale admirer Mark Gatiss as Paterson, Andrew Tiernan as Carroon, Indira Varma as his wife Judith, David Tennant as Briscoe, Adrian Bower as Fullalove and Adrian Dunbar as Lomax—now a Ministry of Defence official rather than a policeman.Isla Blair was cast as Home Secretary Margaret Blaker, a combination of parts of Lomax's character and two officials from the original serial, and she brought to rehearsals a photograph of her husband Julian Glover on the set of the 1967 film version of Quatermass and the Pit. Blair stated that she was delighted to be joining "the Quatermass club".
Original 1953 cast member Moray Watson—who had played Marsh, one of Quatermass's colleagues—visited the set during rehearsals. The 76-year-old was invited to make a cameo appearance in the live broadcast, but was not available that evening. It was during the rehearsals for The Quatermass Experiment that David Tennant was offered the role of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. This casting was not announced to the public until later in April, but his fellow castmembers, and crew, became aware of the speculation surrounding Tennant; in the live broadcast Jason Flemyng changed Quatermass's first line to Tennant's Dr Briscoe from "Good to have you back Gordon" to "Good to have you back Doctor" as a deliberate reference.
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