British telefantasy of the 1970s
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- CreatorTrevor PrestonStarsMichael MacKenzieTony SelbyJudy LoeTelepathic stage magician, Tarot, and his two assistants solve mysteries and crimes of a bizarre or magical nature, and battle against villains with various powers.20/46 episodes exist plus 3 episodes exist as soundtracks
- StarsIan HendryRonald LaceyDonald SumpterA science fiction satire based on Don Quixote. Astronaut Captain Don Quick and Sergeant Sam Czopanser, members of the Intergalactic Maintenance Squad, visit worlds where they attempt to set right imaginary wrongs, often upsetting the inhabitants.1/6 episodes exists
- DirectorPiers HaggardStarsNigel StockAnn LynnHelen HammondRobert and Claire are troubled that their home is also housing somebody else they don't know.
- CreatorRichard CarpenterStarsGeoffrey BayldonRobin DaviesGary WarrenA medieval wizard (though not a very good one) is transported to the modern age.
- StarsJohn PaulJoby BlanshardSimon OatesDoomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for three seasons, to keep an eye on the environment and supervise government and private sector research in an attempt to prevent pollution and other disasters that might be caused by the misuse of new scientific developments, discoveries and technology. While confronting dangers ranging from a plastic-eating bacteria to a hyper-intelligent species of rats, from mind-destroying sound waves to toxic wastes and genetic mutations, the Doomwatch team always found themselves under the gun, from unsupportive governmental superiors, and openly hostile corporations, and the powerful influences they could wield. The Doomwatch team initially consisted of Quist, former intelligence agent Dr. John Ridge, eager young researcher Toby Wren, technician and computer specialist Colin Bradley, and secretary Pat Hunnisett. During the subsequent seasons there would be a high turnover rate in Doomwatch membership, with only Quist, Ridge, and Bradley surviving all three seasons.24/38 episodes exist
- DirectorGareth DaviesStarsJohn BaileyJohn CarsonGuy DeghyWiped
- DirectorJoan Kemp-WelchStarsJohn BryansMichael ForrestDavid GarfieldWiped
- DirectorJames MacTaggartStarsAnna CropperAmanda WalkerJulian HollowayAfter a long-term relationship ends, Norah moves to a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly., if eccentric. She starts a flirtatious relationship with young gamekeeper, Rob. But events at a festival have her feeling manipulated. Only later, do the consequences of that relationship leave her trapped in a nightmare.Originally broadcast in colour but now exists in B&W
- StarsRoy DotriceJeremy ClydeRachel KempsonBritish series adapted from a trio of horror-story anthologies which were edited by John Burke and published between 1960 and 1969. The television installments used the cream of Burke's crop.
- CreatorJames BoswellRuth BoswellStarsCheryl BurfieldSpencer BanksDenis QuilleySimon and Liz fell into a time hole and found themselves trapped in different eras of the 20th century, where they have all sorts of adventures. Many of these involve the nefarious Commander Traynor, who is also traveling through time.Originally broadcast in colour but most only exist in B&W
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsEd BishopDolores MantezMichael BillingtonThe missions of the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization (SHADO), which defends Earth from extra-terrestrial threats.
- DirectorGilchrist CalderStarsAnnette CrosbieBrian BlessedJohn StandingIn the year 2050, advances in medicine have resulted in a need for population control. People reaching the age of 100 must submit to a government controlled euthanasia program. The story centers around a 100-year old couple who must now make plans for their funeral.Wiped
- DirectorShaun O'RiordanStarsCharlie DrakeHenry McGeeKay Frazer
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsRobert HardyClive SwiftThelma BarlowWhile cataloging the library of Barchester Cathedral, a scholar finds a diary detailing the events surrounding the mysterious death of an Archdeacon some 50 years earlier. The first of the BBC's famed 'A Ghost Story for Christmas'.
- CreatorRex FirkinVincent TilsleyStarsGwyneth PowellCyril LuckhamDavid BurkeIn a declining England of the 1980s, the UK has broken up and England is ruled by a fascist military force called "The Guardians."
- StarsGarry MillerAubrey MorrisBen ArisChildren's sci-fi drama series. Young Jamie Dodger discovers a magic carpet which takes him on adventures through time.
- 1971–197352m6.4 (117)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan CookeStarsDonald PleasenceTony SteedmanMichele DotriceA ghost detective named Carnacki investigates the haunting of a country house that threatens the wedding of the homeowner's daughter and her fiance. Carnacki does not suspect supernatural forces are at work in this case, but even a ghostbuster can be wrong.
- DirectorPeter DuguidStarsJohn NevilleJudy ParfittVictor MaddernA Scientist is determined to prove his fanciful theories about spirits being able to communicate with the living. He goes to great lengths to try and prove his theory.
- StarsAnna MasseyJohn CastleAnna Cropper"Dead of Night" was a non-hosted UK television anthology series of supernatural fiction, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in 1972.3/7 episodes exist
- StarsSonia GrahamPatricia MaynardEdmund PeggeThis serial is an adaptation of Catherine Storr's novel "Marianne Dreams", which is about a young girl, Marianne, whose drawings become her dreams.Originally broadcast in colour but now exists in B&W
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsPeter VaughanClive SwiftJulian HeringtonAn archaeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister.
- DirectorCyril CokeStarsRobert HardyJulian HollowayJohn Rhys-DaviesAristocratic Victorian investigator deals with a supernatural mystery, traveling from place to place in his personal railway train.
- StarsCarol HazellJane AnthonyAdrian ShergoldA trio of present-day children become involved in a conflict between a band of renegades and secret police from the 26th century.
- CreatorBob BlockStarsRoy BarracloughEllis JonesLynette ErvingHal Adden works at Mr. Cobbledick's hardware store and spends his days dreaming of romance with his boss's daughter. Hal's mundane existence gets changed forever when he finds a watering can in the store that comes with its very own Genie.
- DirectorPeter SasdyStarsMichael BryantJane AsherIain CuthbertsonA research team from an electronics company moves into an old Victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member Jill Greeley witnesses a ghost, team director Peter Brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone wall (dubbed a "stone tape"), but also to exorcise it--with terrifying results.
- DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsGeorgina HaleMark JonesMadge RyanRoger Empson builds a house for his disabled wife Jean that is completely automated and monitored by a computer called A.D.A.M. (Automated Domestic Appliance Monitor). When she was a child, Jean had imagined that her dolls used to love her. Now, events take a nasty turn when Jean starts imagining that A.D.A.M. is falling in love with her.
- StarsDavid ArnoldAdrian HallJeffrey SegalA young boy grows up living near a railway viaduct with his grandfather and plans to become a railway engineer when he grows up.
- DirectorJames MacTaggartStarsSarah SuttonBrenda BruceRichard PearsonJoin Alice on her journey through the mirror in BBC's fanciful adaptation of Lewis Caroll's classic novel. In an alternate world, just on the other side of the mirror's reflection, Alice finds herself in the middle of a life-sized chess game, where she encounters a variety of surreal scenarios and fantastical characters, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty, the Red Queen and others. To be crowned queen and return home, Alice must traverse all the ranks to the end of this massive chessboard-but will she make it?
- StarsAnthony ValentineMichael AldridgeJanet KeyContemporary thriller series set in a parallel Britain where the country is ruled by a fascist dictatorship.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsSimon Gipps-KentJoseph O'ConorJames MellorA young orphan, Stephen, is sent to go and live with his strange, much older cousin at his remote country house. Once there, Stephen experiences terrible dreams in which he sees a young girl and boy who are missing their hearts.
- DirectorTina WakerellStarsJohn AldertonWilfrid BrambellMadeleine ChristieWiped
- StarsDavid BradleyBrian CroucherJohn BarrettTerry is sent to an Outward Bound Centre. Alex disappears, hours pass, and to Terry's shock, when Alex finally returns he has no recollection of having been absent. Terry suspects something sinister is taking place.
- StarsTina HeathBarbara MitchellGeoffrey MatthewsThe adventures of a girl and an imaginary witch unsure if she is real or not.
- DirectorMoira ArmstrongStarsPeter JeffreyAnne KristenSarah SuttonA policeman investigates a series of disturbing crimes in his home town.Wiped
- DirectorSimon LangtonStarsSheila HancockMichele DotriceRenny ListerWiped
- DirectorDavid Sullivan ProudfootStarsLewis FianderJohn GielgudWiped
- DirectorGerald BlakeStarsMichael BangerterAnthony BateKathleen ByronA vicarage is haunted by the ghost of a murdered nun who was buried in the cellar.Wiped
- StarsDonald HoustonRalph BatesFiona GauntScientists and technicians of five European powers gather 250,000 miles from Earth to probe secrets of the universe.
- StarsMarcel MarceauA Dickens favourite as interpreted by Marcel Marceau the mime artist.
- DirectorGerry MillStarsJohn StrideGeoffrey BayldonJohn Stratton
- CreatorBob BlockStarsJohn CliveNigel PegramDoris RogersJohn Clive headed up the cast as Robert Sommerby, a brilliant but eccentric inventor who lives in the country with his Aunt Millie (Doris Rogers), and a number of humanoid robots.One, Katie ( KT ), talks like a child, and has a propensity for walking through doors without opening them.The other robots included the sarcastic Eric ,Sommerby's most advanced robot, who thinks humans are quite disgusting and have revolting habits like eating and Desiree who declares her undying love for every man she meets.
- StarsMaria AitkenMaurice RoëvesJohn CairneyTwo undercover army operatives infiltrate an activist group working towards an independent Scotland by illegal means.3/5 episodes exist
- DirectorPeter JefferiesStarsAlexandra HayBryan MarshallJohn TurnerDoctor Bruce Nelson takes over the medical practice of a village general-practitioner. Upon arriving in their new home, the doctor and his wife, Tessa, receive a very warm welcome from all the villagers. Tessa is at first flattered by the villagers' constant fawning and gifts, but soon becomes wary of their strange ways, and begins to suspect there is something evil in the village.
- DirectorJohn CooperStarsJohn CarsonJoanna DunhamHilary HardimanWith the exception of the poor central heating system, Ray and Penny Burns' newly-purchased country house seems ideal. While repairing the pipes, a handyman digs up the cellar and uncovers the body of the home's previous owner who was murdered twenty years earlier. A séance held in the home reveals something very disturbing.
- DirectorJohn SichelStarsDonna MillsJudy CarneDavid de KeyserA young woman and her friend rent a room in an old dark mansion. Soon they become aware of the fact that the other "renters" are a very strange lot, and that there are some very odd goings-on in the house that seem to be centered in the attic.
- DirectorJohn SichelStarsDiane CilentoEdward de SouzaJeremy LonghurstBusinessman Tony Mansell hires a marriage bureau when his wife dies from a sudden illness, and is delighted to find himself paired up with the beautiful Clara. Despite seeming like the perfect wife, Clara is in fact a witch and has nothing but evil intentions for her new husband. She soon envelops her grip around Tony and he begins to fall sick from the same illness that had killed his wife...
- CreatorRoger Damon PriceStarsNicholas YoungPhilip GilbertElizabeth AdareA group of teens with psychic and other paranormal abilities use their special gifts to battle evil.
- DirectorDesmond DavisStarsBillie WhitelawYvonne AntrobusEdward HardwickeIn the early 19th century, a young married woman is stricken with a mysterious malady and searching for a cure leads her in to mysteries and tragedy.
- DirectorRobin MillerStarsIsla BlairMaurice EvansJames WhitmoreThe poor ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville (David Niven) has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him - if she dares.
- StarsDandy NicholsRonald FraserA man and his wife wake one morning to discover that everyone else on Earth had just disappeared. After initial disbelief, they settle into looting stores until suddenly they come under mysterious sniper fire at the end.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsSheila DunnAnne BlakeFrank MillsThe Reverend Justin Somerton, a scholar of Medieval history, and his protégé Lord Peter Dattering are visiting an Abbey library. Studying a stained glass window they uncover clues leading to a treasure hidden by a disgraced Abbot.
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsJeremy BrettNatasha ParryGeoffrey ChaterA horror novelist and his wife go to a house in the country for a short vacation. However, they soon find that one of his novels is coming true when they are haunted by the ghost of a drowned ferryman.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsLynne MillerStuart WilsonAngela ThorneAn Edwardian governess finds herself trapped inside a haunted house.
- DirectorTina WakerellStarsPaul CurranJulian GloverDerek JacobiMarkheim needs money and is prepared to kill for it. But who is the mysterious stranger egging him on?
- DirectorAlan GibsonOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesClarence Williams IIIIrene WorthA young man's month-long search for a missing girl ends in a haunted room of a boarding house.
- DirectorAlan GibsonOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesChristopher LeeSimon WardWhen a young man discovers a curious funnel made of leather, he has a presentiment that it was once used as an instrument of torture.
- DirectorAlan GibsonOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesMichael KitchenMegs JenkinsAn old army sergeant, back in England after long service in India, shows some old friends a strange possession he's acquired - a monkey's paw which can make wishes come true.
- DirectorPeter SykesOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesIan HolmJennie LindenDuring a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?
- DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsSpencer BanksJohn AtkinsonGeorgine AndersonSummer 1955, and pastor's son Stephen must come to terms with his own identity amid societal pressure, religious guilt and his own imaginings.
- DirectorIan FordyceStarsDonna MillsJeremy BrettRobert MorrisA fashion model buys a Rolls-Royce. What she doesn't know is that it's haunted.
- StarsNicholas BridgeCharles WestAnne RidlerForced to stay with his aunt and uncle for the summer holidays, Tom Long is lonely and bored, until one night he hears the clock strike 13. He suddenly finds himself transported to a magical Victorian garden of the 1880s and meets a girl.
- DirectorJohn CooperStarsDavid SimeonBernard LeeUna Brandon-JonesA young country vet begins to suspect that the local farmland is under the spell of a witch.
- StarsVictoria WilliamsKeith AshtonMarc ZuberIn a post-apocalyptic Britain, everyone has rebelled against modern technology (electricity, engines, trains etc) and reverted to a pre-Industrial Revolution way of life. When Nicky Gore tries to investigate the cause, she is accused of being a witch and imprisoned to prevent her spreading dissent.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsEdward PetherbridgePreston LockwoodBarbara EwingMan of leisure Sir Richard (Edward Petherbridge) receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he immediately sets about taking stock of all legal matters concerning his new property, but during these dealings Sir Richard seems to be more than a little distracted, he hears strange noises from the ash tree outside his bedroom window.
- StarsColin WilsonLinda BlandfordGordon SnellAnthology series of supernatural tales.Only clips from most of the first season of documentaries still exist and 1 episode of season 2 is incomplete
- DirectorTony ScullStarsGeoffrey RussellPeter WheelerPeter CloughMr Humphreys, a modest clerk, unexpected inherits a country mansion from an obscure uncle. In its grounds lies a maze and when he explores it, the new owner disturbs something frightening at its center.
- DirectorGraham EvansStarsSimon WardBrewster MasonClive SwiftOn a remote Cornish coast, a small group of scientists at an out of the way research laboratory delve into the mystery of what happens at the moment of death.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsSara KestelmanJohn BluthalJames GroutAn isolated woman is haunted by the ghosts of her dead siblings.
- StarsNeville BarberGwyneth StrongGeorge WaringAnthology series of scary stories for children.
- StarsMarc HarrisonStuart LockCherrald ButterfieldA young time-traveller with superhuman powers is stranded on Earth after running into a Black Hole. Pursued by the evil Goodchild, Sky is helped on his quest to find a way home by three human teenagers, Arby, Jane and Roy.
- StarsMartin LandauBarbara BainNick TateThe crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from Earths orbit and into deep space.
- CreatorJohn GouldStarsPatrick MowerMichael GwynnJanet KeyContemporary thriller series set in a parallel Britain run by a fascist dictatorship. Resistance to the regime is growing and Britain stands on the brink of a vicious civil war.
- CreatorTerry NationStarsLucy FlemingIan McCullochDenis LillA community of survivors struggle to stay alive in the wake of a global pandemic known as the Death that wiped out 99.98% of humanity.
- DirectorShaun O'RiordanStarsAndrea MarcovicciDiana DorsEd BishopA woman is hired to care for a young paraplegic girl at her father's estate. Unbeknownst to them, the woman is a devil-worshiper who sets out to steer the young girl down the path of evil.
- DirectorJames OrmerodStarsIan BannenPamela FranklinSuzanne NeveYoung American Abby Stevens is searching for her fiancé Doug. She hopes to find him visiting Alan Smerdon at an artists' commune in the English countryside. Alan is not only Doug's close school friend, but a distant cousin to Abby. However, Alan and the other artists claim Doug has never been to their village. Nevertheless, Abby shares a psychic bond with Doug, and is certain the visions she is receiving are connected to the commune and that Doug may be in danger.
- StarsPamela MoiseiwitschJane WymarkMartin ShawAn anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.
- StarsPatrick TroughtonDiane KeenBrian DeaconA young boy named Tozo must prevent Nasca, the bloodthirsty high priest of Teshcata, from seizing control of the Aztec civilisation.
- StarsJack WatsonSpencer BanksBrinsley FordeTwo children travel back in time and attempt to help a Negro slave boy who possesses strange powers.3/7 episodes exist
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsDenholm ElliottBernard LloydReginald JessupA lonely Signalman is visited by a stranger.
- StarsArthur EnglishFreddie JonesNicholas Le PrevostMotley Hall was built in 1577 and was home to the Uproar family. Empty of living inhabitants, it is home to Five Ghosts from different periods of the Halls history who are compelled to get along with each other as best as they might and try some how to keep the 20th century away from their doorstep that they might remain undisturbed as the sole occupants of their ancestral Hall home.
- DirectorPaul StoneStarsSimon BellAnna QuayleAnn BeachA TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.
- 1973–19831h6.1 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid ReidStarsMichael BryantMegs JenkinsPeter SallisDuring a séance, a medium writes down complex equations which seem to be the final work of a recently deceased physicist revealing the secret of cold fusion, to the consternation of a rationalistic scientist.
- DirectorAlan BridgesStarsJeremy KempAnthony BateGerry CowperAlison has suffered Autism since childhood. Now aged 17, her parents take her to see Dr. Mallam for psychotherapy. Alison is tested with Zener cards and he suspects she is a telepathic. Along with Dr. Raeburn they attempt to discover more.
- DirectorJohn GorrieStarsAnna MasseyWilliam LucasDiana BishopA pair of childhood sweethearts have their peaceful life interrupted when a vulgar woman from her dreams show up in reality.
- 1973–19831h5.6 (12)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn GorrieStarsWillie JonahVikki RichardsGeoffrey BayldonAn ordinary man suddenly finds that he has psychic powers.
- 1973–19831h7.7 (21)TV EpisodeDirectorPhilip SavilleStarsDonald PleasenceJohn BluthalJanet Street-PorterLivingston, a psychic investigator, is asked to attend a seance. Can it be that he has finally discovered a genuine supernatural phenomena!?
- DirectorGraham EvansStarsRichard PascoJudy ParfittJohn WellsStones and curses go together. A series of strange events connected with Stonehenge lead Professor Reeve, an Oxford historian, to wonder if this superstition is true.
- StarsPatrick MacneeGareth HuntJoanna LumleySecret agent Steed, working for an unnamed branch of British intelligence, is teamed up with two partners to fight evil plots for world domination, dealing with suspended animation, biological warfare, robotics, and other threats.
- StarsKevin MoretonStuart WildeMandy WoodwardThe Sinclair family find that their new home is haunted by the ghost of a young boy called Nobody.
- StarsJane ForsterMax HarrisTamzin NevilleFour children discover a strange egg hidden in an old carpet from which hatches a talking phoenix. Further adventures are had when the carpet turns out to be magic.
- DirectorBarry DavisStarsDenholm ElliottMichael KitchenPatricia LawrenceThe Bates sadly care for their severely disabled daughter Pattie. Martin arrives at their door claiming to be her college friend. He charms them into accepting him as a lodger and carer for Pattie. But Martin is not all he seems.
- 1965–19831h 40m7.2 (246)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn GorrieStarsJohn GielgudJeremy BrettGwen Ffrangcon DaviesA corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
- CreatorBob BlockStarsMichael StaniforthEdward BrayshawAnn EmeryAfter his death, Fred Mumford wants a second chance at achieving the success that eluded him in life. Coming back to Earth as a spirit, he recruits a Victorian gent and a medieval jester to set up "Rentaghost".
- DirectorGeoffrey ArthursStarsBarry StokesJack Woolgar
- StarsLisa HarrowChristian QuadfliegChristiane KrügerMedusa, a planet from another solar system, drifts into Earth's system. The surface of this planet is no longer habitable and the inhabitants have moved to a high-tech underground city. The society is ruled by women, all of them beautiful. Men are considered mentally inferior and divided into two categories: the "adequately intelligent," who are selected by women to act as their personal "domestics" for household chores; and the remainder, who are forced to perform menial labor under the supervision of female guards. The guards are attired nicely in visored helmets, boots, hot pants, and elbow-length gloves which are used to control the men through some sort of apparent force. Two of the men from Medusa escape and head to Earth, determined to be free of their female oppressors, but they are pursued by two Medusan women. When the Earth authorities fail to help capture the fugitives, the Medusan women take two Earth scientists (a man and a woman) back to Medusa until an exchange can be arranged. The earthlings are forced to take their designated places in Medusan society. The man is chosen as a domestic, sometimes forced to work on a city maintenance crew, and the woman is assigned an elite white-collar job. The men and women from both worlds adjust to their new surroundings as the battle of the sexes continues.
- DirectorAnthea Browne-WilkinsonStarsJohn StrattonJames LaurensonMichael PenningtonA dramatisation of a real witch-trial that took place in Lancashire in 1612.
- CreatorWilfred GreatorexStarsEdward WoodwardRobert LangTony DoyleIn a dystopian future, Britain is under the grip of the Home Office's Public Control Department (PCD), a tyrannically oppressive bureaucracy riding roughshod over the population's civil liberties.
- StarsGareth ThomasVeronica StrongPeter DeminScientist Adam Brake and his son Matthew arrive in the sleepy English village of Milbury to find it under the grip of weird psychic powers unleashed by the sinister village squire, Hendrick, and whose power they struggle to break.
- DirectorMoira ArmstrongStarsMichael HordernJohn Le MesurierBernard LeeMiser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas, but then gets a visit from his companion Jacob Marley, who has been dead for seven years. He urges Scrooge to change his life.