Out of the Unknown

TV series

Out of the Unknown

7.1/ 10· 8196550 min4 seasons · 49 episodes

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.

Created by
Irene Shubik

Seasons and episodes

4 seasons · 49 episodes

Ended
4

Season 4

11 episodesApril 21, 1971
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  1. 1
    S4 E1

    Taste of Evil

    Apr 21, 197150 min

    Stephen Chambers, a new master of Warby Stones school for the 'ultra-intelligent boys', finds strange things happening to him. Reason tells him that they must be linked with the boys' Psychic Phenomena Club.

  2. 2
    S4 E2

    To Lay a Ghost

    Apr 28, 197150 min

    Eric and Diana Carver move into a new home in the country, but a series of strange events soon cause Diana to suspect the house is haunted by the ghost of a man. A ghost who seems to be interested in her particularly. She was sexually assau

  3. 3
    S4 E3

    This Body Is Mine

    May 5, 197150 min

    Allen Meredith is a brilliant scientist but too mild-mannered to make an impact or fight for the money he needs. He has invented a process to exchange minds between bodies. His ambitious wife Ann persuades him to invite his boss, the domine

  4. 4
    S4 E4

    Deathday

    May 12, 197150 min

    Adam Crosse is a reporter for a local paper. A neurotic under-achiever, the last straw comes when he discovers his wife Lydia is having an affair and she coolly tells him she has no intention of either giving up her lover or divorcing Adam.

  5. 5
    S4 E5

    The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow

    May 19, 197150 min

    The small East Anglian village of Plampton has one distinction - a famous unsolved murder. A cynical journalist decides to go there to see what he can stir up. But Plampton is a community linked by telepathy and led by a witch.

  6. 6
    S4 E6

    Welcome Home

    May 26, 197150 min

    Dr Frank Bowers has been looking forward to returning home after a long stay in a psychiatric ward. But when he gets there, he finds that not only does no one recognize him, but another man called Frank Bowers is living in his place.

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How many seasons of Out of the Unknown are there?
Out of the Unknown has 4 seasons and 49 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of Out of the Unknown?
Out of the Unknown has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 30, 1971.
Who stars in Out of the Unknown?
Out of the Unknown stars Geoffrey Palmer, Charles Tingwell, Peter Copley, Michael Danvers-Walker, David Langton.

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