Writers: Nigel Kneale Cinematography: Arthur Grant Music: Humphrey Searle
Cast: Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis, Arnold Marlé, Robert Brown, Michael Brill
Botanist Dr. John Rollason (Peter Cushing), his wife and colleague Helen Rollason (Maureen Connell), and his friend and colleague Peter Fox (Richard Wattis) are spending time in a monastery in the Himalayas to catalogue the local plant life. That the whole botanical business isn’t the only reason for Rollason’s stay becomes clear when another small expedition, led by the very American Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker), arrives.
John has been hiding from his wife that he’s been in contact with Friend to help him in an expedition to the least explored parts of the mountain to find one of John’s hobby horses there – the Yeti. Helen is less than amused by her husband keeping this dangerous climbing trip a secret from her until there’s no way to keep it secret anymore, especially because the last large scale climbing John took part in nearly killed him and caused him to swear off mountaineering completely. It doesn’t help John’s case that Helen doesn’t believe in the Yeti at all.
