Object Z

Region B w/SLIP

Object Z (DVD + Blu-ray)
Director: Daphne Shadwell

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.

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.

Hard-hitting and contemporary, Rediffusion’s progressive programming challenged the traditional dominance of BBC television in the 1960s. The cataclysmic world-under-threat sci-fi of Object Z will appeal to everybody who thrilled to Nigel Kneale’s The Quatermass Experiment.

Episodes:

• Episode 1 – The Meteor
• Episode 2 – The World in Fear
• Episode 3 – Flight from Danger
• Episode 4 – The Aliens
• Episode 5 – Too Late
• Episode 6 – The Solution

Special Features / Extras

• Newly remastered in 2K and presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
• Newly recorded audio commentaries on all six episodes: Episode 1 by Jon Dear, Episode 2 by Dick Fiddy, Episode 3 by William Fowler and Vic Pratt, Episode 4 by Elinor Groom, Episode 5 by Kevin Lyons, and Episode 6 by Celia Bannerman and Toby Hadoke
• In Search of Sierra Nine (1963/2025, 7 mins): edited highlights from the sole remaining episode of the Rediffusion science fiction drama Sierra Nine accompany this investigation of a mostly missing television series
• Object Z Episode 1 shooting script
• Image gallery: rarities and curiosities relating to Object Z and its missing sequel series, Object Z Returns
• Illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Jon Dear, Dick Fiddy, Ellie Groom and William Fowler