 At the beginning of the third serial , Quatermass and the Pit ( 1958 – 59 ) , Quatermass 's funding is being cut back and the Rocket Group is being handed over to military control , much to his disgust . Command is to be handed over to Colonel Breen and Quatermass senses that he is being forced out : however , after the events of the serial , Breen is dead , Quatermass has helped to save the world , and London is in chaos . 
