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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Sabbatical

    • January 25, 1982
    • BBC Two

    Anthony Shaw, a stressed-out clergyman, is sent on a relaxing sabbatical in the country by his Bishop. He stays at a guest house in the village but finds the attitude and behaviour of the locals unnerving. While out on a walk he comes across an old, disused chapel and a little girl picking flowers in the graveyard. When he returns the next day he gets trapped in the chapel and spends a terrifying night battling against the forces of darkness.

  • S01E02 The Poacher

    • February 1, 1982
    • BBC Two

    A poacher meets something very nasty in the woods one night.

  • S01E03 The Breakdown

    • February 8, 1982
    • BBC Two

    A woman breaks down in her car and a seemingly charming stranger comes to her rescue. But he's not all that he seems...

  • S01E04 The Visitor

    • February 22, 1982
    • BBC Two

    A lonely woman, missing her husband, takes her three-year-old daughter to live in a remote house on the Cornish coast. But then she discovers something on the beach, something that will change everything forever.

  • S01E05 The White Bird of Laughter

    • February 15, 1982
    • BBC Two

    A legendary bird, the mystical "White Bird of Laughter" sets out on its last flight.

  • S01E06 The Beast

    • March 1, 1982
    • BBC Two

    A strange, monstrous creature is on the loose on the moors and nothing (or no-one) is safe.

  • S01E07 Miss Constantine

    • March 8, 1982
    • BBC Two

    An old woman living alone in a large old house tells the vicar that young people have been moved into her home by the local council. But why can no-one else see them?

Season 2

  • S02E01 With Love, Belinda

    • May 12, 1983
    • BBC Two

    Following the death of their young son, a couple retire to a remote country house. But their daughter claims that her brother is still with them, in the house...

  • S02E02 The Wit To Woo

    • May 19, 1983
    • BBC Two

    Driven to desperate measures by her husband's affairs, a young woman consults a witch for help.

  • S02E03 Tell It To the Marines

    • May 26, 1983
    • BBC Two

    A young soldier on a night's leave poses as the friends of a dead man in order to pick up his wife.

  • S02E04 Ring a Ring a Rosy

    • June 9, 1983
    • BBC Two

    When her husband dies, a young woman takes her daughter to a remote house, planning to keep her from the bad things in the world. Then a stranger arrives...

  • S02E05 Sarah

    • June 16, 1983
    • BBC Two

    At the end of the 19th century, a ship runs into trouble during a violent storm. The local villagers watch in despair, unable to find a way to help the crew - something drastic is called for.

  • S02E06 The Little Bounder

    • June 23, 1983
    • BBC Two

    A young girl is given a pendant by her mother for good luck. And she'll need all the luck she can get when she's bound to a local farmer...

  • S02E07 The Healer

    • June 30, 1983
    • BBC Two

    A con man on the run hides out in a small village and finds it hard to give up his old ways.