Object Z Dual Format

'Object Z' Director: Daphne Shadwell / Writer: Christopher McMaster (1965) BFI Dual Format | Includes both DVD & Blu-ray discs | 2K remaster

Unseen since its first transmission on ITV in 1965, this vintage six-part Rediffusion sci-fi serial will delight afficionados of the golden age of British television drama.

A mysterious mass - known only as Object Z - hurtles through space, threatening earth with destruction. As society erupts into riotous panic and extremist political factions attempt to snatch control, the world's nations must unite to find a solution in the face of Armageddon. A television producer and his assistant become embroiled in the race to find answers, with time running out.

Hard-hitting and contemporary, Rediffusion's progressive programming for teatime viewers 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.

Special features include:
- Audio commentary on Episode 1 by Jon Dear
- Audio commentary on Episode 2 by Dick Fiddy
- Audio commentary on Episode 3 by William Fowler and Vic Pratt
- Audio commentary on Episode 4 by Elinor Groom
- Audio commentary on Episode 5 by Kevin Lyons
- Audio commentary on 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