Quatermass And the Pit (1958-59): "The Enchanted"

Dr Roney and Quatermass develop their theory about the Martians' visit to Earth, whilst in the pit strange forces are conjured up.

Production company/iesBroadcast station(s)Broadcast date(s)
BBCBBC Television Service (1958)
BBC TV (1960)
January 12, 1959
Omnibus Part 2 (Eps 4-6): January 9, 1960

Production credits

Producer(s)Director(s)Writer(s)Other notable credits
Rudolph CartierRudolph CartierNigel KnealeFilm Cameraman: A A Englander
Film Editor: Ian Callaway
Designer: Clifford Hatts
Special Effects (Sound): BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Special Effects (Vision): Jack Kine, Bernard Wilkie
Telerecording Editor: Sheila Tomlinson
Music composed by: Trevor Duncan

Acting credits

  • Dr Matthew Roney: Cec Linder
  • Barbara Judd: Christine Finn
  • Professor Quatermass: Andre Morell
  • Colonel Breen: Anthony Bushell
  • Captain Potter: John Stratton


  • Michael Ripper: Sergeant
  • Harold Goodwin: Corporal Gibson
  • Clifford Cox: First Private
  • Brian Gilmar: Second Private
  • Brian Worth: James Fullalove
  • Kenneth Seecer: Dr Klein
  • Tony Quinn: News Editor
  • Bernard Spear: News Vendor
  • Patrick Connor: Policeman
  • Allan McClelland: First journalist
  • Bill Shine: Second journalist
  • Ian Wilson: Third journalist
  • Richard Shaw: Sladden
  • Robert Perceval: The Minister
  • Richard Dare: Private secretary to the Minister
  • Ian Ainsley: Police Inspector
  • Noel Howlett: Vicar
  • Other parts:
    • John Herrington, Sheldon Allan, John Mahoney, John Wilding

Notes

Some of the production credits that originally only appeared in the Radio Times listing for episode 6 shown in January 1959, appear in the listing for the omnibus editions broadcast the following January. As well as the credits for special effects work by Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie and Trevor Duncan's music, we learned that the BBC Radiophonic Workshop provided sound effects, and the telerecordings made from the original live broadcasts were edited by Sheila Tomlinson.


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