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  • Out of the Unknown The Machine Stops (Season 2, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Out of the Unknown

The Machine Stops (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

In the far future, the material needs of humankind are tended by the omnipresent Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe. But safe from what? And what if the Machine Stops? A young ...See moreIn the far future, the material needs of humankind are tended by the omnipresent Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe. But safe from what? And what if the Machine Stops? A young boy, Kuno, finds his questions can't be answered until he has lifted the veil of security and trespassed upon the surface. Written by hutch48 See less
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Director
Writers
Kenneth Cavander (adaptation) | Clive Donner (adaptation) | E.M. Forster (novel)
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Updated Oct 6, 1966

Release date
Oct 6, 1966 (United Kingdom)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Nike Arrighi
Airship Attendant (as Niké Arrighi) Airship Attendant (as Niké Arrighi)   See fewer
Jonathan Hansen
Airship Passenger Airship Passenger   See fewer
Jane Jordan Rogers
Friend (voice) Friend (voice)   See fewer
Paul Phillips
Man in tunnel (uncredited) Man in tunnel (uncredited)   See fewer
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