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Out of the Unknown

Seen it?

1965 | 4 seasons | 50 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With mixed reviews and a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans. If you loved Battlestar Galactica or Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
4 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 50 minutes each).
What might put you off
Made in 1965: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    Mixed reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 22K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.

  1. Season 11965 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Sunday Safe Bet
    Season 21966 · 13 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
    Sunday
  3. Season 31969 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  4. Season 41971 · 11 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Irene Shubik

  • John GabrielBertrand Le Maitre / Easterbrook / Smiffershon
  • Charles TingwellCaptain Dantor / Captain Jaffe / Mark Blaine
  • Peter CopleyCharles Wilson / Hull / Mackinlay
  • Erik ChittyBernard / Dr. Hammond / Thool
  • Geoffrey PalmerChief Officer / Gosford / Jack Mervyn
  • Derek ChaferHotel Guest / Level Seven Crewman / Man