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Little-remembered British SF series Object Z is getting a restored release from the BFI this September.

Unseen since its first transmission on ITV in 1965, this vintage six-part Rediffusion sci-fi serial “will delight all aficionados of the glorious golden age of British television drama and appeal to everybody who thrilled to Nigel Kneale’s Quatermass. ”

A mysterious mass – known only as Object Z – is discovered by Professor Ramsay (Ralph Nossek) as it hurtles through space, threatening earth with destruction. As society erupts into a riotous state of panic and extremist political factions attempt to snatch control, the world’s nations must unite to find a solution – in the face of potential Armageddon. Scientists June Challis (Margaret Neale) and Robert Duncan (Denys Peek) alongside television producer Peter Barry (Trevor Bannister) become embroiled in the race to find answers – but time is running out.