Plateau of Fear

British television series

Plateau of Fear

Genre| Science fiction
Written by| Malcolm Stuart Fellows
Ross Sutherland
Directed by| Kim Mills
Starring| Gerald Flood
John Barron
Ferdy Mayne
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 6
Production
Producer| Guy Verney
Running time| 30 minutes
Production company| ABC Weekend Television
Original release
Network| ITV
Release| 24 September (1961-09-24) –
29 October 1961 (1961-10-29)

Plateau of Fear is a British science-fiction television drama series which aired in a six parts on ITV in 1961.[1] A British journalist investigates as a series of attacks on a nuclear power station, located in the Andes in South America, which he comes to believe may have been caused by some giant beast.

## Cast[edit]

* Gerald Flood as Mark Bannerman
* John Barron as Dr. Miguel Aranda
* Ferdy Mayne as General Villagran
* Richard Coleman as Ralph Morton
* Stewart Guidotti as Peter Blake
* Jan Miller as Dr. Susan Fraser
* Peter Allenby as Lorca
* Maureen Lindholm as Julietta Aranda
* Roger Delgado as General Perera

## Sequels[edit]

Flood and Guidotti appeared as Bannerman and Blake in two further series, City Beneath the Sea and Secret Beneath the Sea.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Baskin p.57

## Bibliography[edit]

* Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

## External links[edit]

* Plateau of Fear at IMDb

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