Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional scientist originally created by writer Nigel Kneale for BBC Television. An intelligent and highly moral British scientist, Quatermass is a pioneer of the British space programme, heading the British Experimental Rocket Group. He continually finds himself confronting sinister alien forces that threaten to destroy humanity.
American actor Brian Donlevy portrays the titular character in the film adaptations The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and Quatermass 2 (1957).
Jason Flemying portrays the titular character in the 2005 remake of The Quatermass Experiment.
Thomas Nigel Kneale was a Manx screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.
Kneale in 1990, discussing his career on BBC Two's The Late Show
Kneale's wife Judith Kerr in 2016.