Actor Jason Flemyng was cast as Quatermass, with long-time Kneale admirer Mark Gatiss as Paterson, Andrew Tiernan as Carroon, Indira Varma as his wife Judith, David Tennant as Briscoe, Adrian Bower as Fullalove and Adrian Dunbar as Lomax-now a Ministry of Defence official rather than a policeman [REF].
Original 1953 cast member Moray Watson-who had played Marsh, one of Quatermass's colleagues-visited the set during rehearsals.