 Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science @-@ fiction and horror elements , he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass . Quatermass was a heroic scientist who appeared in various television , film and radio productions written by Kneale for the BBC , Hammer Film Productions and Thames Television between 1953 and 1996 . Kneale wrote original scripts and successfully adapted works by writers such as George Orwell , John Osborne , H. G. Wells and Susan Hill . 
