Quatermass (1979)
I liked it but didn't find it especially gripping with parts of it being incredibly drawn out. However it's clash of cultures and weird England feel always made it interesting adding to the myths of aliens and stone circles.
John Mills was very good as an older Bernard Quatermass and the series had some excellent location work and sets both out in the countryside and the streets even Wembley stadium which was used to chilling effect as were the gunfights in the streets of terraced houses, showing a horrific vision of a Britain gone to pieces. The series final moments as the button was pushed i found quite affecting.
I'll certainly watch the series again but i think my next viewing of it in a couple of months will be the cut down by 100 minutes feature film version which was released over seas.
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