TV series
Out of the Unknown
1965–1971, English, on BBC Two. Created by Irene Shubik.
Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Each episode was a dramatisation of a science fiction short story; some were created for the series, but most were adaptations of already published stories. The first three years were exclusively science fiction, but that genre was abandoned in the final year in favour of horror and fantasy. A number of episodes were wiped during the early 1970s, as was standard procedure at the time.
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 49
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 1971
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Latest episode
S4 E11: The Shattered Eye
Aired 30 June 1971
Seasons 4
Cast & crew
- Irene ShubikCreator
- John GabrielBertrand Le Maitre / Easterbrook / Smiffershon · 49 ep
- Charles TingwellCaptain Jaffe · 14 ep
- Geoffrey PalmerChief Officer / Gosford / Jack Mervyn · 13 ep
- Peter CopleyMackinlay · 13 ep
- Erik ChittyBernard / Dr. Hammond / Thool · 12 ep
- Derek ChaferHotel Guest / Level Seven Crewman / Man · 11 ep
- Michael Danvers-WalkerBrett · 2 ep
- David LangtonThaddeus Araman · 2 ep
- Keith BuckleyScotty McIntyre · 2 ep
- James MaxwellPeter Stenning · 2 ep
- Ronald LewisEric Benedict · 2 ep
- Peter MaddenThe Examiner · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 4 October 1965
- Last aired
- 30 June 1971
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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What Out of the Unknown is based on
Out of the Unknown is adapted from a short story.
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Out of the Unknown has 4 seasons and 49 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
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Who created Out of the Unknown?
Out of the Unknown was created by Irene Shubik and stars John Gabriel, Charles Tingwell, Geoffrey Palmer.
What is Out of the Unknown based on?
Out of the Unknown is adapted from a short story.