Out of This World

Overview

Out of This World is a British science fiction anthology television series made by ABC Television and broadcast in 1962. A spin-off from the popular anthology series Armchair Theatre, each episode is introduced by actor Boris Karloff. Many episodes are adaptations of stories by sci-fi writers including Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Clifford D. Simak. The series is generally seen as a precursor to the BBC science fiction anthology Out of the Unknown.

Created by Irene Shubik

Network

• ITV1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  Boris Karloff

  Host

  14 eps

• 

  Raymond Adamson

  Withers / Sheriff

  2 eps

• Piers Keelan

  Eddy / Records Clerk

  2 eps

• Bill Mills

  Alien / Prison Guard

  2 eps

• 

Themes

• anthology
• based on short story
• partially lost media

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