#dignitaries that became his stock in trade later on; he's a wily‚ astute but sceptical figure‚ who wants proof of Quatermass' claims and as

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A young Roger Delgado works to expose an otherworldly conspiracy, as newspaper columnist Hugh Conrad in Quatermass II: The Coming (1.4, BBC, 1955)

#fave spotting #roger delgado #the master #quatermass #doctor who #classic doctor who #delgado!master #quatermass ii #quatermass 2 #images are rough i know‚ but that reflects the quality of the material to a degree #that we have complete copies of Quatermass II is a small miracle and to be celebrated #but as a bbc series from 1955 it is understandably in rather poor form as regards picture and sound quality #at least compared to contemporaneous shows from itc or america (largely shot on film) #anyway. what a delight to see young Rog! he's only in this one episode (although he can be seen briefly in the recap at the start of ep 5 #and thus sometimes is credited with both) but he's playing a great character‚ a fleet street wonder that Quatermass brings in to try #and spread word about the conspiracy at the heart of the series. it allows Rog to play quite a different figure to the villains and foreign #dignitaries that became his stock in trade later on; he's a wily‚ astute but sceptical figure‚ who wants proof of Quatermass' claims and as #such is exposed to the alien horrors at work (allowing SPOILER for some very good 'battling possession' acting that leads into a truly #great cliffhanger). the serial almost feels like it has a guest of the week‚ with a significant character turning up for one ep only in #most installments‚ including Rupert Davies in the previous episode‚ but i think it's just the way the serial was formatted (and it's not #like Delgado or even Davies were particularly well known actors at this point in their careers) #still it's been fun to revisit. highly recommended for fans of dark and doomy sci fi horror