Quatermass and the Pit

British television science-fiction serial
TVSeries television_series Q1248690
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Quatermass and the Pit

Summary

Quatermass and the Pit is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quatermass and the Pit is the creator of Nigel Kneale[3].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's director is recorded as Rudolph Cartier[5].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's screenwriter is recorded as Nigel Kneale[6].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's composer is recorded as Trevor Duncan[7].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's genre is recorded as science fiction television program[8].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's genre is recorded as fantasy television series[9].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's genre is recorded as thriller television series[10].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's cast member is recorded as André Morell[11].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's cast member is recorded as Cec Linder[12].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's cast member is recorded as Anthony Bushell[13].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's cast member is recorded as John Stratton[14].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's cast member is recorded as Christine Finn[15].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's cast member is recorded as Michael Ripper[16].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's cast member is recorded as Harold Goodwin[17].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's producer is recorded as Rudolph Cartier[18].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's production company is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[19].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0051305[20].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[22].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[24].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's start time is recorded as +1958-12-22T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's end time is recorded as +1959-01-26T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Quatermass and the Pit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03274r[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Quatermass and the Pit's producer is recorded as Rudolph Cartier[18]. Its director is recorded as Rudolph Cartier[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Nigel Kneale[6]. Cast members include André Morell[11], Cec Linder[12], Anthony Bushell[13], John Stratton[14], Christine Finn[15], and Michael Ripper[16]. It is the creator of Nigel Kneale[3].

Publication

Quatermass and the Pit's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Genres include science fiction television program[8], fantasy television series[9], and thriller television series[10].

Why It Matters

Quatermass and the Pit ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Screenonline. Retrieved . screenonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . live.dbpedia.org. Retrieved . live.dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director Rudolph Cartier
    Tv maze series id 13467
    Characters Bernard Quatermass
    Genre science fiction television program, fantasy television series, thriller television series
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30646|batch #30646]]: TVmaze #2.5"
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