Quatermass and the Pit

Date: 1967
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Production Company: Hammer Film Productions

Stars: James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover
Location(s): London

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Storyline:

An ancient Martian spaceship is unearthed in London, and proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.

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Screen shots uploaded by Phil Wilkinson

Also known as ‘Five Million Years to Earth’ (US Title)

 

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Hobbs Lane, the road that Hobbs End Underground station stands on. Studio set included for the sake of completeness.

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A street in the fictional Hobbs End, W10. Studio set included for the sake of completeness. Dave Buckley points out that this set can be seen from a slightly different angle in 'Inspector Clouseau' while Anthony McKay points out that part of the street, out of view to the left, also appears in 'Decline and Fall . . . of a Birdwatcher'.

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Professor Bernard Quatermass (Andrew Keir) heads for Hobbs End Underground station. Studio set included for the sake of completeness.

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Quatermass and Barbera Shelley (Barbara Judd) seek out Sladden who has taken refuge in a church. The Graveyard of St Nicholas, Chiswick with the Reckitt and Coleman warehouse in the background (since demolished). Identified by Christopher.

Powells Walk in Chiswick W4. The location was also used in 'Victim' and 'Time Bomb'. (PW)

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Quatermass and Barbera go to enter the church. St Nicholas in Chiswick, London W4.

The same location now. (PW)