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Colr · 01-11-06, 13:50

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6105578.stm

Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films that began in the 1950s, has died at the age of 84.

He died in a London hospital after a period of ill health, his agent said.

Kneale's The Quatermass Experiment in 1953 was the UK's first sci-fi serial and created its first TV hero, the alien-battling Bernard Quatermass.

The writer, from the Isle of Man, has been cited as an influence by Stephen King and film-maker John Carpenter.

The Quatermass Experiment told the story of an alien monster brought back to Earth by a British space rocket.

this guy was eons ahead of his time. his work is still scary

Colr · 01-11-06, 13:51

make that nigel kneale dead!!!!

Ewan · 01-11-06, 16:50

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Originally Posted by Colr

make that nigel kneale dead!!!!

You had me worried there!

Toolpusher · 01-11-06, 23:17

Sad news, always loved Quatermass, bought Quatermass II and Quatermass and the Pit on DVD only recently. RIP.

Colr · 02-11-06, 07:53

BBC 4 did a profile of him a while back. I hope they show it in tribute (although the TV doesn't seem to do things like that anymore).

The ideas he came up with and the way they were presented were modern and are still frightening. Quite an achievement when you look at them in context of other TV at the time which was really no more than broadcasting stage acts.

01-11-06, 13:50	#1
Colr The Radge Doon the Road Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London Age: 41 Posts: 20,656 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 37	Max Neale Dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6105578.stm Pioneering screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films that began in the 1950s, has died at the age of 84. He died in a London hospital after a period of ill health, his agent said. Kneale's The Quatermass Experiment in 1953 was the UK's first sci-fi serial and created its first TV hero, the alien-battling Bernard Quatermass. The writer, from the Isle of Man, has been cited as an influence by Stephen King and film-maker John Carpenter. The Quatermass Experiment told the story of an alien monster brought back to Earth by a British space rocket. this guy was eons ahead of his time. his work is still scary __________________ There is a simple answer to every question..........and it's wrong. Einstein

01-11-06, 13:51	#2
Colr The Radge Doon the Road Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London Age: 41 Posts: 20,656 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 37	Re: Max Neale Dead make that nigel kneale dead!!!! __________________ There is a simple answer to every question..........and it's wrong. Einstein

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Toolpusher Moths in the Wallet Radge Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edinburgh, and proud of it Age: 43 Posts: 1,222 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 4	Re: Max Neale Dead Sad news, always loved Quatermass, bought Quatermass II and Quatermass and the Pit on DVD only recently. RIP.

02-11-06, 07:53	#5
Colr The Radge Doon the Road Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London Age: 41 Posts: 20,656 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 37	Re: Max Neale Dead BBC 4 did a profile of him a while back. I hope they show it in tribute (although the TV doesn't seem to do things like that anymore). The ideas he came up with and the way they were presented were modern and are still frightening. Quite an achievement when you look at them in context of other TV at the time which was really no more than broadcasting stage acts. __________________ There is a simple answer to every question..........and it's wrong. Einstein

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