Memorable TV

UK TV - QED to THE QUIZ KID

QED

Consolidated / 6x60m-e / 1982 23 Mar - 27 Apr

Crime drama series. Exploits of Quentin E. Deverill and his regular battles with the evil Dr Stefan Kilkiss.

SAM WATERSTON as Quentin E. Deverill / CAROLINE LANGRISHE as Jenny Martin / JULIAN GLOVER as Dr Stefan Kilkiss /GEORGE INNES as Phipps / A.C. WEARY as Charlie Andrews 

QUARTERMAINE'S TERMS

1987

Writer: Simon Gray

Drama. St John Quartermaine is a teacher of English to foreign students who despite being considered useless performs a valuable job of listening to his students' problems and helping them.

With:- EDWARD FOX as Quartermaine

Four classic scifi drama serials. See individual entries for full details.

1.THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT / 2.QUATERMASS II / 3.QUATERMASS AND THE PIT / 4.QUATERMASS

BBC / 6x30m-e /  1953   18 July - 22 August

Writer: Nigel Kneale / Producer: Rudolph Cartier 

SciFi drama serial. An astronaut returns from space contaminated by an ever growing life form, it's up to Professor Bernard Quatermass to save the day. The first of the Quatermass quartet, the BBC used up their entire drama budget (all three thousand pounds of it) on the serial. Quatermass has become one of the all time greats of Cult TV.

With:- REGINALD TATE as Prof Bernard Quatermass / DUNCAN LAMONT as Victor Carroon / ISABEL DEAN as Judith Carroon / HUGH KELLY as John Paterson / PAUL WHITSUN-JONES as James Fullalove / JOHN GLEN as Dr Gordon Brsicoe 

THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT

BBC4 / 1x120 minute episode / Broadcast 2 April 2005

Writer: Nigel Kneale / Director: Sam Miller 

A modernised re-creation of the original 1950s television serial of which only a couple of episodes survive. This drama was performed live.

With:- JASON FLEMYNG as Quatermass / ADRIAN DUNBAR / ANDREW TIERNAN / DAVID TENNANT / INDIRA VARMA

BBC / 6x30m-e /  1955   22 October - 26 November

Writer: Nigel Kneale / Producer: Rudolph Cartier 

SciFi drama serial. Quatermass has problems on his hands when aliens plan an Earth take over. All the Quatermasses in the four serials were played by different actors.

Quatermass.................................... JOHN ROBINSON

Dr Leo Pugh.................................... HUGH GRIFFITHS

Capt John Dillon.............................. JOHN STONE

Vincent Broadhead ......................... RUPERT DAVIES

Paula Quatermass.......................... MONICA GREY

BBC / 6x30m-e /  1958-59   22 December 58 - 26 January  59

Writer: Nigel Kneale / Producer: Rudolph Cartier 

SciFi drama serial. Quatermass discovers that Martians had lived on Earth millions of years ago and remnants of memories instilled in our subconscious are wreaking havoc on the streets of London.

Quatermass.................................... ANDRE MORRELL

Dr Matthew Roney........................... CEC LINDER

Barbara Judd................................... CHRISTINE FINN

Col Breen........................................ ANTHONY BUSHELL

James Fullalove............................... BRIAN WORTH

Thames-Euston / 4x60m-e / 1979  24 October - 14 November

Writer: Nigel Kneale / Executive Producer: Verity Lambert / Producer:Ted Childs 

SciFi drama serial. While searching for his missing grand-daughter Quatermass learns that aliens are 'harvesting' masses of young people from any places where they are gathered in large number.

Quatermass....................................... JOHN MILLS

Joe Kapp........................................... SIMON MacCORKINDALE

Kickalong.......................................... RALPH ARLISS

Hettie............................................... REBECCA SAIRE

Clare Kapp....................................... BARBARA KELLERMAN

Alison.............................................. BRENDA FRICKER

Toby Gough..................................... NEIL STACY

LWT / 2x120m-e / 1986

Writers: Winston Beard, April Smith / Novel: Michael Korda / Producers: Frank Von Zerneck, John Cutts, Robert M. Sertner / Director: Larry Peerce

Period drama serial. An actress from a poor background rises to become an international star, but she is terrified her true parentage (she is half cast,) will come out and ruin her career.

Queenie.......................................... MIA SARA

David Konig..................................... KIRK DOUGLAS

Lucien............................................ GARY CADY

Young Queenie................................ KATE EMMA DAVIES

BBC1 'Heroes and Villains' / 1x50m-e / 1995

Writer: Patrick Barlow / Producer: Greg Brenman / Director: Mark Chapman 

Period drama. In 1806, Lady Hester Stanhope goes on a trip abroad that lasts for the rest of her life.

Lady Hester..................................... JENNIFER SAUNDERS

Dr Meryon....................................... PATRICK BARLOW

A.W. Kinglake................................. SCOTT HANDY

Elizabeth Williams.......................... MOSSIE SMITH

Sir William Pitt............................... BERNARD HORSFALL 

THE QUEEN'S SISTER

C4 / 1x120m / 27 November 2005

Writer: Craig Warner / Director: Simon Cellan / Producer: Simon Cellan Jones

Speculative drama based on certain known facts about the personal and private life of the late Princess Margaret. From her time as a young woman when living the high life and embracing society led her to become a thorn in her family's side through to her later declining years.

With:- LUCY COHU as Princess Margaret / TOBY STEPHENS as Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) / ADEN GILLET as Peter Townsend / DAVID THRELFALL as Prince Philip

C4-Red / 8x40m-e 2x60m-e / 1999-2000

Writer: Russell T. Davies / Producer: Nicola Shindler 

Drama series. Nathan Maloney, a 15 year old homosexual gets involved with two older men in Manchester's Gay Village of Canal Street. A US version was also later made.

Stuart Jones..................................... AIDEN GILLEN

Vince Tyler....................................... CRAIG KELLY

Nathan Maloney................................ CHARLIE HUNNAM

Hazel Tyler....................................... DENISE BLACK

Phil Delaney..................................... JASON MERRELLS

THE QUEST

ITV1 / 1x90m / 1 April 2002 / 9:00pm
Writer: Douglas Livingstone (from an idea by David Jason) / Director: David Jason / Producer: David Reynolds

Three old friends meet each other by chance and they reminisce about a motorcycle trip they made to the lake district in 1959 in their quest to lose their virginity.  Set mainly in 1959 with present day framing sequences. This was David Jason?s directorial debut. "In 2004 there was a sequel called THE SECOND QUEST."

With:- (Present Day) DAVID JASON as Dave / HYWEL BENNETT as Ronno / ROY HUDD as Charlie / (1959) GREG FAULKNER as Dave / MAX WROTTESLEY as Ronno / JIM STURGESS as Charlie 
And:- JONATHAN KYDD as George / AMELDA BROWN as Rose / SALLY WATTS as Landlady / NATALIE BLADES as Judy / MAZZ MURRAY as Lizzie / SALLY CARMAN as Sue / EMMA ASHTON as Glenda / VICTORIA SHALET as Vivienne / ALEXANDRA MILMAN as Juanita / OLIVER GRIGG as Christopher

BBC / 1x70m-e / 1991

Writer: Alan Bennett / Producer: Innes Lloyd / Director: John Schlesinger 

Comedy drama. Sir Anthony Blunt leads a double life as surveyor of the Queen's Pictures and fourth man in the Cambridge spy ring.

With:- JAMES FOX as Sir Anthony Blunt / PRUNELLA SCALES as HM the Queen / DAVID CALDER as Chubb / GEOFFREY PALMER as Donleavy / JASON FLEMYNG as Colin / JOHN CARTER as Restorer

Thames-Elmgate / 1x120m-e / 1993

Writer: Ted Whitehead / Music: Colin Towns / Director: Stuart Orme 

Crime drama. A crown prosecutor investigates when she believes that an antiques dealer is guilty of hiring an hit man to kill the wife of a solicitor.

With:- CHERIE LUNGHI / DERRICK O'CONNOR / GILLIAN BARGE / PETER JEFFREY / CELIA IMRIE

Granada / 4x60m-e / 1964 black and white 

Writer: Alan Plater, Kingsley Amis, James Hanley, James Saunders / Producer: Claude Whatham 

Four plays all exploring the subject of happiness.

QUICK BEFORE THEY CATCH US

BBC / x30 minute episodes / 1966 

A swift-moving serial about three teenagers on the loose in London. 

BBC-TCF / 13x50m-e / 1975

Creator/Producer: Peter Graham Scott / Stories: Elleston Trevor 

Spy drama series. Cases of a dour secret agent.

With:- MICHAEL JAYSTON / MORAY WATSON / SINEAD CUSACK 

QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING

ITV1 / 1x120m / 5 September 2004

Novel: Christopher Brookmyre / Dramatised by: Stuart Hepburn / Director: Sam Miller / Producer: Murray Ferguson

Thriller. Journalist Jack Parlabane's neighbour gets brutally murdered and Jack becomes the prime suspect. He starts investigating the case himself and discovers corruption and greed involving a new hospital development complex.

With:- JAMES NESBITT as Jack Parlabane / ANNETTE CROSBIE as Mrs Kinross / DANIELA NARDINI as Sara Slaughter / MARK BENTON as Darren Mortlake / EDDIE MARSAN as Stephen Line / MORVERN CHRISTIE as DS Jenny Dunlop

1x50m-e / 1979

Writer: J.C. Wilsher / Director: Bill Hays 

Comedy drama. A pub quiz league gets out of hand.

With- HELEN MIRREN/ MICHAEL ELPHICK

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