Nigel Kneale, Quatermass creator, dies

British screenwriter Nigel Kneale, best known for the Quatermass TV serials and films that began in the 1950s,
has died at the age of 84.

A true SF pioneer.

"The Quatermass Experiment in 1953 was the UK's first sci-fi serial and created its first TV hero, the alien-battling Bernard Quatermass."