Beasts
1976 · ITV1 · 55 min · 1 season
S01E06 · The Dummy
Sat, 20 Nov, 11:00 pm
Shows the psychological effect on an actor (Bernard Horsfall) who regularly plays a monster in horror films.
About
A series of six effective and concise chillers commissioned by ATV from producer Nicholas Palmer and writer Nigel Kneale - who had just left as a staff writer for the BBC - transmitted on Saturday nights. The plays all had a minimal feel with the stories taking place in ordinary locations such as a farm house, a supermarket or a front room.
Episodes
- E01
Special Offer
Sat, 16 Oct· 55 minPauline Quirke stars as a shop assistant whose unrequited love for her manager prompts a paranormal revenge.
- E02
During Barty's Party
Sat, 23 Oct· 55 minStarring Anthony Bate, a middle-class couple's life becomes overturned by rats.
- E03
Buddy Boy
Sat, 30 Oct· 55 minFeaturing Martin Shaw and a disused aquarium haunted by the spirit of a dolphin.
- E04
Baby
Sat, 6 Nov· 55 minStarring Simon MacCorkindale as a newlywed whose wife's pregnancy falls foul of ancient witchcraft.
- E05
What Big Eyes
Sat, 13 Nov· 55 minFeatures Michael Kitchen as an RSPCA inspector investigating a man (Patrick Magee) who is trying to turn himself into a wolf.
- E06
The Dummy
Sat, 20 Nov· 55 minShows the psychological effect on an actor (Bernard Horsfall) who regularly plays a monster in horror films.