Shadows (TV series)
Shadows is a British Supernatural television anthology series produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1975 and 1978. Extending over three seasons, it featured ghost and horror dramas for children.
Guest actors included John Nettleton, Gareth Thomas, Jenny Agutter, Pauline Quirke, Brian Glover, June Brown, Rachel Herbert, Jacqueline Pearce and Gwyneth Strong. The series was also notable for reviving the character of Mr. Stabs.
Notable writers for the series included J. B. Priestley, Fay Weldon and PJ Hammond.
Award Nominations
In 1976 and 1977 Shadows was nominated for the Harlequin BAFTA TV Award under the category of Drama/Light Entertainment. The series missed out on winning on both occasions, to Ballet Shoes and The Multi-Coloured Swap Shop respectively.
Book
A tie-in book, The Best Of Shadows[1] was released by Corgi in 1979. It featured adaptations of seven episodes: The Dark streets of Kimball's Green, The Inheritance, Eleven O'clock, And now for my next trick, The Rose of Puddle Fratrum, The Eye and The Man who hated children.
DVD
"Shadows: The Complete First Series" was released in the UK on the 1st November 2010 by Network, with the sixth episode Dutch Schlitz's Shoes being included on the Ace of Wands DVD boxset as an extra due to it featuring the Mr. Stabs character. Series 2 was released in June 2011.[2]
Series 1 (1975)
| Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Future Ghost | Roger Marshall | Leon Thau | 3 September 1975 |
| After School | Audrey Sherett | 10 September 1975 | |
| The Witch's Bottle | Stewart Farrar | Vic Hughes | 17 September 1975 |
| The Waiting Room | Jon Watkins | Stan Woodward | 24 September 1975 |
| An Optical Illusion | Tom Clarke | Peter Webb | 1 October 1975 |
| Dutch Schlitz's Shoes | Trevor Preston | Stan Woodward | 8 October 1975 |
| The Other Window | Jacquetta Hawkes, J. B. Priestley | Darrol Blake | 15 October 1975 |
Series 2 (1976)
| Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dark Streets of Kimballs Green | Joan Aiken | Stan Woodward | 28 July 1976 |
| Time Out of Mind | Penelope Lively | Audrey Sherrett | 14 August 1976 |
| The Inheritance | Josephine Poole | Peter Webb | 11 August 1976 |
| Dark Encounter | Susan Cooper | Leon Thau | 18 August 1976 |
| Peronik | Rosemary Harris | Vic Hughes | 25 August 1976 |
| The Eye | Ewart Alexander | Neville Green | 1 September 1976 |
Series 3 (1978)
| Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleven O'Clock | 20 September 1978 | ||
| The Rose of Puddle Fratrum | Joan Aiken | Neville Green | 27 September 1978 |
| And Now For My Next Trick | PJ Hammond | Michael Custance | 4 October 1978 |
| The Boy Merlin | Stewart Farrar (story by Anne Carlton) | Vic Hughes | 11 October 1978 |
| The Man Who Hated Children | Brian Patten | Neville Green | 18 October 1978 |
| The Silver Apple | Roy Russell (story by Philip Glassborow) | Gabrielle Beaumont | 25 October 1978 |
| Honeyann | Fay Weldon | Pamela Lonsdale | 1 November 1978 |