British Horror, Supernatural & SF TV from the 60s, 70s and 80s
The golden era for this type of TV was undoubtedly the 70s, but the 60s and 80s also had their share of classics. Some of these shows were made for children, but back then, television writers regularly displayed a fetish for disturbing the nation's youth with strange and creepy TV, so they sit nicely on this list. In fact, I could include such memorable spine-chillers as Bagpuss, Fingerbobs, Pipkins and Chigley, all shows that left an already nervous child like me with a vague but indelible feeling of dread and loss, but for the sake of keeping this list from becoming a catalogue of my own personal childhood nightmares, I'll not do that.
Some of the series listed - those grouped between 49 and 56 - only have tenuous links with horror, supernatural & SF, but I've included them anyway, as they occasionally contain episodes/themes which touch upon those genres and are of general interest to lost souls who haunt lists such as this.
Missing episodes are almost entirely due to them being wiped by various broadcasters, mostly our beloved BBC. It's sometimes difficult to understand how they wouldn't have foreseen the voracious appetite for some of these shows, especially Doctor Who, but alas, commercial releases were not even a saucy glint in Auntie Beeb's eye, videotape was expensive, and money was king, even back in the good old days.
Although some shows have never been commercially released, all are available for your discerning delectation out there in the wilds of the internet, mostly thanks to an army of dedicated TV aficionados and their super-duper video recording machines. Hurrah!
Where I've indicated missing episodes and/or no commercial release, this is always true to the best of my knowledge. If you know this to be untrue in any given instance, exhale loudly, fling your arms into the air and finally, wearily, hold your head in your hands and sigh "this person is an utter imbecile".
Some of the series listed - those grouped between 49 and 56 - only have tenuous links with horror, supernatural & SF, but I've included them anyway, as they occasionally contain episodes/themes which touch upon those genres and are of general interest to lost souls who haunt lists such as this.
Missing episodes are almost entirely due to them being wiped by various broadcasters, mostly our beloved BBC. It's sometimes difficult to understand how they wouldn't have foreseen the voracious appetite for some of these shows, especially Doctor Who, but alas, commercial releases were not even a saucy glint in Auntie Beeb's eye, videotape was expensive, and money was king, even back in the good old days.
Although some shows have never been commercially released, all are available for your discerning delectation out there in the wilds of the internet, mostly thanks to an army of dedicated TV aficionados and their super-duper video recording machines. Hurrah!
Where I've indicated missing episodes and/or no commercial release, this is always true to the best of my knowledge. If you know this to be untrue in any given instance, exhale loudly, fling your arms into the air and finally, wearily, hold your head in your hands and sigh "this person is an utter imbecile".
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- 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.
- StarsDavid McCallumDavid CarradineDean Stockwell"Fox Mystery Theater" was an anthology series of chilling tales with a twist.
- StarsStefanie PowersVera MilesJulie Harris"Journey to the Unknown" was a British anthology series about everyday people finding themselves put into unusual circumstances...many of them supernatural in nature.
- StarsPamela MoiseiwitschJane WymarkMartin ShawAn anthology series concerning bestial horror, created by Nigel Kneale.
- DirectorJohn CooperStarsDavid SimeonBernard LeeUna Brandon-JonesA young country vet begins to suspect that the local farmland is under the spell of a witch.Shown as part of the ITV anthology series 'Against the Crowd'. Commercially released as a special feature on the 'Beasts' DVD.
- StarsAndre Van GyseghemBillie WhitelawIan HendryChilling anthology series where membership to the secret society, The Club of the Damned, is granted through telling horror stories.
- StarsDavid BuckMark MossFreddie Jones"Mystery and Imagination" was a UK hosted horror anthology series running from 1966 until 1970 with host David Buck as "Richard Beckett". who was a romantic young Victorian adventurer always had a tale to tell.Missing many episodes.
- StarsNorma WestAnnette Wilkie-MillerFrancesca Annis"Shades of Darkness" was an anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.
- 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.Only three episodes survive.
- StarsDarren McGavinPaul FreemanNancy Travis"Worlds Beyond" was a half-hour supernatural anthology series adapted from real cases of the Society for Psychical Research.Never commercially released.
- 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.Never commercially released.
- StarsColin WilsonLinda BlandfordGordon SnellAnthology series of supernatural tales.Missing episodes. Never commercially released.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsStuart MacKenzieSuzanna HamiltonVivian PicklesTeenagers Tim Ingram and his friend Rebecca investigate a ghost story involving a boy, Tom Inskip, who mysteriously died in Tim's parents' cottage in 1910. Tim soon discovers eerie parallels between himself and Tim during his final days.
- StarsClaire BloomDiane CilentoRoy Dotrice"Late Night Horror" was a short lived horror play anthology that aired in the United Kingdom weekly in 1968 from 11 April 1968 until 16 May 1968 on the BBC. It comprised 6 x 30 minutes horror stories.Cancelled after six episodes due to complaints from viewers about the horrific nature of the show. Only one episode survives. Never commercially released. For those interested, the episode 'The Bells of Hell' is a dramatisation of Robert Aickman's supremely creepy tale 'Ringing the Changes'.
Also, I'm sure there's some fascinatingly postmodern reason why IMDb has used a photo from Doctor Who's 'The Pyramids of Mars'. I just can't figure out what it is. - DirectorDominique Othenin-GirardStarsJack ShepherdAlan DobieMarthe KellerA stranded traveler finds refuge in a remote mansion where he is served a sumptuous meal with the residents, meets a seductive beauty, and his every need is seen to by a very solicitous staff, so why does everything seem so wrong? And it all gets worse at night.1991 is wrong - it's 1987. 'The Hospice' is an episode from a six-part ITV horror anthology series called 'Night Voices', which was mostly based upon the sublime weird fiction of Robert Aickman. This is the only episode that is known to exist. Never commercially released.
- 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!?'The Mind Beyond' was a six-episode supernatural anthology series, forming season 4 of BBC2's 'Playhouse' series. Because of this, IMDb lists each episode as a separate entry. Never commercially released.
- 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.Part of BBC2 'Playhouse' series. Never commercially released.
- 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.Part of BBC2 'Playhouse' series. Never commercially released.
- 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.Part of BBC2 'Playhouse' series. Never commercially released.
- 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.Part of BBC2 'Playhouse' series. Never commercially released.
- 1973–19831h5.6 (12)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn GorrieStarsWillie JonahVikki RichardsGeoffrey BayldonAn ordinary man suddenly finds that he has psychic powers.Part of BBC2 'Playhouse' series. Never commercially released.
- 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.Was originally to be broadcast as part of the BBC's 'Dead of Night' supernatural anthology series, but eventually emerged as a standalone programme.
- 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'.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- 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.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- 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.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- 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.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- 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.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsDenholm ElliottBernard LloydReginald JessupA lonely Signalman is visited by a stranger.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsKate BinchyPeter BowlesMaxine GordonA young couple move into a remote country house in the middle of a stone circle. They employ workmen who disturb an ancient menhir, unleashing a supernatural force.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- DirectorDerek ListerStarsJohn StrideElizabeth RomillyGeoffrey BurridgePaul, recently divorced, seeks sanctuary at a country retreat run by a sinister brother and sister.Part of BBC1's 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' strand.
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsMichael HordernAmbrose CoghillGeorge WoodbridgeClassic BBC adaptation of an equally classic ghost story about a skeptical professor on vacation in Norfolk who finds a cursed whistle. Unlike most other episodes of this documentary series about music, this one is live action folk horror.Originally broadcast under BBC1's 'Omnibus' banner.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsIain CuthbertsonJan FrancisBernard GallagherLike Curse of the Demon (1957), this adaptation is only very loosely based on the original ghost story by M.R. James. However, it does feature eerie scenic views and is directed by Lawrence "Ghost Story For Christmas" Gordon ClarkBroadcast as part of ITV's 'Playhouse' series.
- StarsLogan CrawfordChristopher LeePeter White"Ghost Stories for Christmas" was a UK horror anthology mini series where horror legend Christopher Lee hosts and narrates a series of four half hour ghost stories all based on stories by M.R. James.I know, it's not from the 60s, 70s or 80s. BUT - it's Christopher Lee narrating dramatisations of four M.R.James ghost stories. Need I say more?
- StarsRobert PowellArthur NightingaleBarry SummerfordFive partially-dramatized readings of classic M.R. James ghost stories by actor Robert Powell. Including "The Mezzotint", "The Ash-Tree", "The Rose Garden", "Wailing Well" and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad".
- StarsJonathan PryceFreddie JonesJohn WoodvineReadings of classic ghost and horror stories aimed at older children.
- StarsDorothy EdwardsGillian HillsMichael HoldenThree teenagers discover a mysterious set of owl and flower-patterned dinner plates in the attic and the magical ancient legend of the "Mabinogion" comes to life once again in their Welsh valley.
- CreatorJack GersonStarsJames HazeldineLouise JamesonJohn CarlisleA covert branch of British Intelligence is assigned to investigate the strange, the supernatural, the...'Omega Factor'.
- StarsJames WarwickCelia ImrieMaurice RoëvesA lonely Scottish island is stalked by a brutal killer who may be from another world...
- CreatorPeter HammondStarsDavid McCallumJoanna LumleyDavid CollingsThe secrets Sapphire, Steel and their colleagues find include people trapped in photos, ghosts lost in time and a retro dinner party.
- 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.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsJames MasonLeonard WhitingDavid McCallumWhen the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
- 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.Part of BBC1's 'Play for Today' anthology drama series.
- DirectorJohn MackenzieStarsStephen PetcherLesley DunlopStella TannerThree men at three different times in history come to Mow Cop Hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles: a Roman soldier, an English Civil War rebel and a 1970s teenager. Somehow they seem to be linked through an energy within the hill and an axe. Is history doomed to repeat itself or can loving another person free them?Part of BBC1's 'Play for Today' anthology drama series.
- 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.Part of BBC1's 'Play for Today' anthology drama series.
- 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.Part of BBC1's 'Play for Today' anthology drama series.
- StarsDavid WoodJohn WentworthSheila HancockThis is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.Only two surviving episodes. Never commercially released.
- CreatorBrian ClemensAnthony SkeneMichael ZagorStarsDonna MillsGary CollinsDerek Francis"Thriller" was an anthology series of self-contained episodes, with genres ranging from murder mystery to suspense to psychological and supernatural horror.
- StarsRay SmithMichael CraigIan BannenAnthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people.
- StarsRoald DahlAndrew RayForbes CollinsShort dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
- StarsTrevor HowardDavid RobbJack ShepherdAnthology series of stories "with a sting in the tail."
- CreatorAndrew BrownStarsFrank DuncanJames BolamMaria AitkenSuspense and mystery-themed anthology series.
- CreatorJacqueline DavisRoger MarshallStarsAnouska HempelAnton RodgersJohn Rhys-DaviesA police Detective Inspector teams up with an astrologer to solve various crimes.
- StarsIan HolmTom BellRudolph WalkerThe Frighteners was a British psychological suspense anthology series that ran for 1 series consisting of 13 self contained episodes.
- CreatorDonald WilsonSydney NewmanStarsWilliam HartnellPatrick TroughtonJon PertweeThe adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.Missing episodes.
- CreatorTerry NationStarsMichael KeatingPaul DarrowPeter TuddenhamA group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
- StarsGavin CampbellSylvestra Le TouzelRobin EllisAn anthology of six plays that offered predictions of the future ranging from 1997-2016. Made by the same team behind the more regarded Play For Today, it lasted for a single series.Never commercially released.
- StarsDonald HoustonRalph BatesFiona GauntScientists and technicians of five European powers gather 250,000 miles from Earth to probe secrets of the universe.
- StarsJohn GabrielCharles 'Bud' TingwellErik ChittyA classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.Missing episodes.
- StarsJon FinchSarah BrackettKatie FitzroySimon King, an alien agent from the Inter Galactic Council, is sent to Earth on a mission to stop unscrupulous refugees from a dying planet from wiping out Mankind and taking over the planet Earth.Ten part BBC SF Series. Only the first four episodes are known to exist. The sixth episode was never actually transmitted, being replaced by a documentary about the Kray brothers, who were headline news that particular day. The series was never repeated and subsequently wiped.
- StarsEsmond KnightPatricia KnealePeter HallidayIn 1970, a team of scientists decrypts a mysterious signal from space with instructions to create a supercomputer. This in turn contains instructions to create a living organism.Missing episodes.
- StarsBoris KarloffPiers KeelanRaymond Adamson"Out of This World" was a hosted science fiction anthology television series with Boris Karloff as host, screening on ITV - Independent Television (UK).Precursor to the fantastic 'Out of the Unknown', both shows created by the great Irene Shubik, a giant of 60s/70s British TV. Only one episode survives.
- StarsJeremy WilkinRosemary NicolsDenis QuilleyPersonnel Officer Drew Heriot returns to England after working in Australia to discover his brother behaving oddly, to the distress of his sister-in-law Anne. Investigating together they discover that a disembodied alien force is using high frequency signals to brainwash people - including Drew's brother - into committing subversive acts, as a prelude to a full-scale invasion. Together, Drew and Anne battle to stop the acts of sabotage while trying to alert the authorities to the danger...
- StarsMargaret NealeDenys PeekRalph NossekA mysterious object is sighted heading towards Earth and causes panic. But what is the nature & origin of the object, and how can it be stopped?Never commercially released. Apparently, all episodes exist in archive.
- 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.
- StarsDavid CalderErick Ray EvansTrevor CooperThe adventures of the International Space Police Force, led by Nathan Spring, in 2027. The Star Cops are made up of officers from all over the world: the British Colin Devis, the Australian Pal Kenzy, the Russian Alexander Krivenko, the Japanese Anna Shoun and the American David Theroux.
- 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.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsEd BishopDolores MantezMichael BillingtonThe missions of the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organization (SHADO), which defends Earth from extra-terrestrial threats.
- DirectorPiers HaggardStarsJohn MillsSimon MacCorkindaleBarbara KellermanA separate screenplay by Nigel Kneale for theaters, parallel to the 1979 Quatermass 4-part miniseries. The story, set in the near future, involves influences from outer space that are possessing people. Professor Quatermass must save his granddaughter from the clutches of a popular, sinister cult called "Planet People" that "performs raptures."
- StarsJohn ShackleyCeri SeelJim BakerEarth has been conquered by an alien race known as the Masters using their giant Tripods. When humans reach the age of sixteen, they must undergo a process known as capping which places their mind under the control of the conquerors. In 2089, having learned the truth, cousins Will and Henry Parker embark on a journey to the White Mountains in search of a group of free men.
- StarsJohn DuttineEmma RelphMaurice ColbourneWhen a comet blinds nearly everyone in the world, a genetically-engineered species of plant takes over.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.Missing episodes.
- 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."
- StarsAlec ChristieDaphne OxenfordGeorge MalpasA young boy goes to live with his great-grandmother. While she tells him stories of his ancestors, he begins to see the spirits of children who lived in the house during the reign of Charles II.
- 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.
- 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.
- StarsEmma BakhleBernadette WindsorPhyllida LawYoung Lucy is bereaved and sent to live with her cousins. She makes a friend in Alice. But Alice has been dead for over a hundred years and wishes to drag Lucy back in time, to play with her for eternity.
- StarsSiri NealTony SandsValerie LushA teenage girl discovers a portal through time, and tries to help two children of the past.
- StarsJack WatsonSpencer BanksBrinsley FordeTwo children travel back in time and attempt to help a Negro slave boy who possesses strange powers.
- StarsDevin StanfieldRobert StephensGeoffrey LarderBased on the classic children's novel by John Masefield, the story follows the exploits of a young boy, Kay Harker, who finds himself drawn into a world of magic and danger when he encounters an old Punch and Judy man.
- StarsAdam WoodyattZoe LoftinGiles HarperWhen a family come into possession of a statue called The Grinnygog, a trio of benevolent witches are summoned to the village where they live.Never commercially released.
- StarsTabuSarah SuttonDavid HaigA young girl named Diana, her archeologist father and her brother visit friends in Berkshire near the site of the ancient Celtic horse cut into a chalky hillside. Though Diana is blind, she has the "sight" which connects her to a mysterious white stallion, to an ancient legend of Arthur as a Celtic chieftain, and to danger from others who seek paranormal power.
- StarsVivien HeilbronRobin EllisBasil DignamA priceless jewel, originally plundered from a Hindu shrine, is presented to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday. The jewel goes missing and suspicion falls over the household, threatening to destroy someone close to Rachel's heart.
- 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.
- 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.Missing episodes.
- StarsPhilip DaCostaTalfryn ThomasEdward DentithShy young Roland Wright deals with his tortured existance at home with his nagging parents in a tower block and at school with his bullies & tyrannical teachers by withdrawing into a fantasy world where everyone he knows is transformed into hideous doubles. When he falls down a lift shaft this fantasy becomes reality, and Roland must recover a number of missing keys, overcome his enemies... and become "King of the Castle"!
- StarsNeville BarberGwyneth StrongGeorge WaringAnthology series of scary stories for children.
- 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.
- CreatorRoger Damon PriceStarsNicholas YoungPhilip GilbertElizabeth AdareA group of teens with psychic and other paranormal abilities use their special gifts to battle evil.
- CreatorJohn WyndhamStarsJames HazeldineCarol DrinkwaterAndrew EllamsA story centered on a young schoolboy and his strange relationship with an extraterrestrial entity.
- 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.