British telefantasy of the 1980s
Mostly based on the now defunct Telefantasy List website plus a few bonus ones I've found that weren't listed on there.
Missing Middle English - The Shadow Cage (ITV, 1981), The Dybbuk (C4, 1984), Night Voices (ITV, 1987), The Magic Toyshop (ITV, 1988) and See Hear! - The Monkey's Paw (BBC1, 1989).
Missing Middle English - The Shadow Cage (ITV, 1981), The Dybbuk (C4, 1984), Night Voices (ITV, 1987), The Magic Toyshop (ITV, 1988) and See Hear! - The Monkey's Paw (BBC1, 1989).
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- DirectorMarilyn FoxStarsSiobhan BrooksIfor WilliamsJohn BranwellAn adaptation of the novel by Penelope Lively. The plot revolves around the ghosts of plague victims in a sleepy wood.
- StarsDonald HoustonMargaret JohnIan RowlandsMerlin, the illegitimate son of a princess, is made unwelcome at court and is fostered by a local smith and his wife. However, Merlin's true destiny lies ahead in the service of King Arthur, and he must face many dangers along the way.
- DirectorPhilip LeacockStarsEva Marie SaintRobin EllisRaymond BurrAfter an archeological expedition discovers the tomb of the Egyptian king Tutankhamen, many of the scientists, engineers and workmen begin mysteriously dying off.
- DirectorAlastair ReidStarsDavid HemmingsLisa HarrowIan BannenDr. Henry Jekyll, a respectable Victorian scientist, concocts a drug which releases another side to his personality: a brutal, murderous alter-ego.
- DirectorJane HowellStarsJeffrey ChiswickDavid SwiftJohn BennettA young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding.
- DirectorPhilip SavilleStarsDonald PleasenceLila KedrovaClive ArrindellA young student makes the acquaintance of the mysterious man who helps him to find his way into the apartment of betrayal and sickness.
- StarsPeter CushingDenholm ElliottKathryn Leigh ScottThis British anthology series, which was produced by England's leading exporters of horror films, told tales of haunted houses, demons, ghosts, and other supernatural wonders.
- DirectorRobert ChetwynStarsEleanor BronPat HeywoodJohn RatzenbergerProfessor Rex Thornton summons a meeting of fellow UFO-nuts, "The Friends in Space Society", to unveil a wonderful surprise...
- StarsMichael StaintonGeorgina MelvilleAshley KnightYoung Ken built a robot helper with magical abilities. Though meant for chores, Metal Mickey frequently engaged in fantastical adventures battling aliens and time-traveling despite causing trouble for Ken's family who adored him.
- DirectorAndrew GoslingStarsAnna MasseyJohn SavidentRichard MurdochAction and animation combine for a play based on a story by E. Nesbitt. The Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs is disrupted by the arrival of Professor of Magic who turns their world is turned upside down.
- StarsSimon Gipps-KentMarcus FrancisDavid NealForeseeing economic turmoil, an ex-military father moves his family to an isolated mansion, stockpiling supplies unknown to all but his youngest son.
- DirectorAlan GibsonStarsPeter FirthCaroline LangrishePippa GuardDominick Hide has a mission to study and report on the transport systems of the past, but only as an observer. Yet when his Great Aunt Mavis talks about one of his ancestors, Dominick begins to bend the rules and become involved.
- DirectorMichael CustanceStarsJack ShepherdMary LarkinJudy ParfittA physicist has visions of his unborn baby - it turns out that the child will grow up to become a Hitler-like dictator responsible for World War III.
- StarsJonathan PryceFreddie JonesJohn WoodvineReadings of classic ghost and horror stories aimed at older children.
- DirectorHerbert WiseStarsRoald DahlTimothy WestSusan GeorgeBee-keeper Albert Taylor and his wife Mabel are concerned that their baby daughter is underweight and seems reluctant to take any nourishment until, that is, Albert decides to feed her on Royal Jelly from his hives. He feeds himself on it as well, becoming almost addicted to it and with very macabre results.
- StarsKeith BarronJack WatsonBrian JenningsWest Country Tales was an early 1980s supernatural drama series based on real-life experiences sent in by viewers in response to a BBC appeal. Of the hundreds of letters received, 13 stories were selected and turned into TV scripts.
- DirectorAlastair ReidStarsHywel BennettDinah StabbDan O'HerlihyThe epic battle for the future of mankind is fought between an angel of light and an angel of death.
- StarsChristopher GodwinCarmen Du SautoyBarrie RutterMattocks, Fost and Ackroyd are Britain's first three astronauts. They must live in small, cramped space station orbiting the earth. Naturally, these conditions make coexistence difficult for them, but funny to us.
- DirectorJune Wyndham-DaviesStarsElaine StritchStephanie ColeNorma WestJulia, a Hollywood property scout, is looking for a house to star in a horror movie, she finds more than she bargained for at Glebes Hall.
- StarsBarry AngelJack GallowayPhilip LockeA child prodigy is being manipulated as the basis for a complex scheme involving nuclear missiles and the mysterious Icarus Foundation's plot to take over the world.
- StarsJohn DuttineEmma RelphMaurice ColbourneWhen a comet blinds nearly everyone in the world, a genetically-engineered species of plant takes over.
- StarsBernard HorsfallSimon SheardJudith BruceGhost story for children, set in modern and Victorian times.
- StarsSimon JonesDavid DixonPeter JonesArthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.
- StarsPamela SalemCharlie CaineRon MoodyThree children stumble upon the imprisoned sorcerer Rothgo and are drawn into a mysterious search through time for the magical Nidus which has been stolen by the evil witch Belor.
- DirectorPaul HarrisonStarsPaul EddingtonGregory FloyRobin BaileySet in the future about a new town that is under constant surveillance and also where a daily TV soap opera provides solutions to problems in the town.