Quatermass (1979 television serial)
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Quatermass (1979 television serial) is a British science fiction TV series written by Nigel Kneale that follows Professor Bernard Quatermass investigating a dystopian future threatened by mysterious cosmic forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quatermass (1979 television serial) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8157221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Quatermass (1979 television serial) Context triple: [Nigel Kneale, notableWork, Quatermass (1979 television serial)]
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Quatermass II
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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The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 British science fiction horror film, adapted from a BBC television serial, that helped establish Hammer Film Productions’ reputation in genre cinema.
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Quatermass and the Pit (film)
Quatermass and the Pit is a 1967 British science fiction horror film, based on Nigel Kneale’s TV serial, that blends alien invasion themes with psychological terror beneath the London Underground.
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Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin is a 1976 serial from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Fourth Doctor in a political thriller set on Gallifrey that delves into Time Lord lore and mythology.
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Terror of the Autons
Terror of the Autons is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor that introduced the Time Lord villain known as the Master and is notable for its use of the shape-shifting Autons and a darker, more psychological tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quatermass (1979 television serial) Target entity description: Quatermass (1979 television serial) is a British science fiction TV series written by Nigel Kneale that follows Professor Bernard Quatermass investigating a dystopian future threatened by mysterious cosmic forces.
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A.
Quatermass II
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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B.
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 British science fiction horror film, adapted from a BBC television serial, that helped establish Hammer Film Productions’ reputation in genre cinema.
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C.
Quatermass and the Pit (film)
Quatermass and the Pit is a 1967 British science fiction horror film, based on Nigel Kneale’s TV serial, that blends alien invasion themes with psychological terror beneath the London Underground.
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D.
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin is a 1976 serial from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Fourth Doctor in a political thriller set on Gallifrey that delves into Time Lord lore and mythology.
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E.
Terror of the Autons
Terror of the Autons is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor that introduced the Time Lord villain known as the Master and is notable for its use of the shape-shifting Autons and a darker, more psychological tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Quatermass IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Quatermass Conclusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Quatermass franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bernard Quatermass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claire Kapp NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Kapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | set in near-future Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Piers Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Thames Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Professor Bernard Quatermass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | John Mills as Bernard Quatermass ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bernard Quatermass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| partOf | Quatermass series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | colour ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
investigation of mysterious cosmic forces
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threat to humanity ⓘ |
| portraysSetting | dystopian future ⓘ |
| precedes | The Quatermass Conclusion (film cut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ted Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Euston Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | miniseries ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 52 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Kellerman
NERFINISHED
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John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Margia Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon MacCorkindale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
apocalyptic cults
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cosmic forces ⓘ |
| theme |
extraterrestrial influence
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social collapse ⓘ youth cults ⓘ |
| writer | Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Quatermass (1979 television serial) Description of subject: Quatermass (1979 television serial) is a British science fiction TV series written by Nigel Kneale that follows Professor Bernard Quatermass investigating a dystopian future threatened by mysterious cosmic forces.
Referenced by (1)
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