Viewing QT .MOV files - failed again :(

This has probably been covered but I've spent ages trying to find info and can't so I' asking on here.
I downloaded a .MOV file then tried to open it using QT v10 - nothing, just got the error message:
*The document "Episode 4.mov" could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that QuickTime Player understands.*
*You may need to install additional software to open this type of file.*
I have been using QT for years and never come acrodd this problem before. I have all the additions such as Perian, FlashPlayer, Flip4Mac, VLC etc but I still cannot open the file. i even tried reverting to QT 7 but to no avail.
I really need to open this file now and i can't understand how a piece of Apple software cannot recognise a file with its' own extension.
Can somebody tell me how I can open it?

Thanks Quicktime Kirk,
The video is there now as well. The video is really poor quality though. Is this an issue with Quicktime Player? Could I open with another free programme?
Thanks again,
Laudrup

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