7.5

Out of the Unknown•Season 1•Episode 4

The Dead Past

7.5/10 · 71 votesOct 25, 196550 min

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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Time travel may still be impossible, but the Chronoscope, sensing the nearly imponderable tracks of ancient photons, allows a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past. Historian Arnold Potterley is rebuffed when he petitions for use of the Chronoscope to study ancient Carthage. So

Directed byJohn Gorrie

Written byJeremy Paul

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Seasons4

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Season 1 Episodes12

E1 6.2

No Place Like Earth

E2 6.9

The Counterfeit Man

E3 7.1

Stranger in the Family

E4 7.5Now viewing

The Dead Past

E5 7.1

Time In Advance

E6 6.6

Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come... ?

E7 6.7

Sucker Bait

E8 7.4

The Fox and the Forest

E9 8.6

Andover and the Android

E10 7.1

Some Lapse of Time

E11 7.3

Thirteen to Centaurus

E12 7.0

The Midas Plague

Cast1

John Gabriel

Bertrand Le Maitre / Easterbrook / Smiffershon

Crew5

Jeremy Paul

Writer

John Gorrie

Director

Brian Hodgson

Special Sound Effects

Isaac Asimov

Story

Dudley Simpson

Original Music Composer

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Episode Summary

"The Dead Past" is episode 4 of Out of the Unknown season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 71 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by John Gorrie and written by Jeremy Paul, it aired on October 25, 1965.

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