Plateau of Fear
| Plateau of Fear | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction | 
| Written by | Malcolm Stuart Fellows Ross Sutherland | 
| Directed by | Kim Mills | 
| Starring | Gerald Flood John Barron Ferdy Mayne | 
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | 
| Original language | English | 
| No. of series | 1 | 
| No. of episodes | 6 | 
| Production | |
| Producer | Guy Verney | 
| Running time | 30 minutes | 
| Production company | ABC Weekend Television | 
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV | 
| Release | 24 September – 29 October 1961 | 
Plateau of Fear is a British science-fiction television drama series which aired in a six parts on ITV in 1961.[1] A British journalist investigates as a series of attacks on a nuclear power station, located in the Andes in South America, which he comes to believe may have been caused by some giant beast.
Cast
- Gerald Flood as Mark Bannerman
- John Barron as Dr. Miguel Aranda
- Ferdy Mayne as General Villagran
- Richard Coleman as Ralph Morton
- Stewart Guidotti as Peter Blake
- Jan Miller as Dr. Susan Fraser
- Peter Allenby as Lorca
- Maureen Lindholm as Julietta Aranda
- Roger Delgado as General Perera
Sequels
Flood and Guidotti appeared as Bannerman and Blake in two further series, City Beneath the Sea and Secret Beneath the Sea.
References
- ^ Baskin p.57
Bibliography
- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.