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  • Out of the Unknown The Dead Past (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Out of the Unknown

The Dead Past (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Time travel may still be impossible, but the Chronoscope, sensing the nearly imponderable tracks of ancient photons, allows a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past. Historian Arnold Potterley is rebuffed when he petitions for use ...See moreTime travel may still be impossible, but the Chronoscope, sensing the nearly imponderable tracks of ancient photons, allows a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past. Historian Arnold Potterley is rebuffed when he petitions for use of the Chronoscope to study ancient Carthage. So he commissions the building of a private time-viewing machine, with unexpected results. Written by hutch48 See less
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Isaac Asimov (story) | Jeremy Paul (adaptation)
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Updated Oct 25, 1965

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Oct 25, 1965 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
George Benson
Arnold Potterley Arnold Potterley   See fewer
James Maxwell
Jonas Foster Jonas Foster   See fewer
David Langton
Thaddeus Araman Thaddeus Araman   See fewer
Willoughby Goddard
Ralph Nimmo Ralph Nimmo   See fewer
Sylvia Coleridge
Caroline Potterley Caroline Potterley   See fewer
Shirley Cain
Miss Clements Miss Clements   See fewer
Frances Alger
Laurel Laurel   See fewer
Pat Gorman
Technician (uncredited) Technician (uncredited)   See fewer
Sonnie Willis
Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
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