Name: Shadows
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-09-03
Rating: 3.4

Overview

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.

Seasons

Season 1

7 Episodes

1975

E01

The Future Ghost

9/3/1975·30m

A young Victorian woman travels to London to pursue a career in nursing. While staying at a guest house, she hears her name called from a room that doesn't exist.

E02

After School

9/10/1975·30m

Two school boys get locked in their football coach's office after hours. When they pass time by filling out a class questionnaire, something tries to contact them by making them write identical answers to the questions.

E03

The Witch's Bottle

9/17/1975·30m

Teenager Jill visits an old cottage once occupied by another teenager named Jill three hundred years before. The other Jill was burned alive as a witch.

E04

The Waiting Room

9/24/1975·30m

A young woman and her brother are stranded in a remote area late at night.They find an old 1920s train station, and wait there for the 5:30 am train. A train, which is not listed on the woman's railway schedule, unexpectedly arrives at 1:30 am.

E05

An Optical Illusion

10/1/1975·30m

Three teenagers tour a spooky old Tudor mansion just before it's about to close for the night. They hide in a secret passageway and get locked in.

E06

Dutch Schlitz's Shoes

10/8/1975·30m

An evil wizard burgles an old country mansion that houses a collection of strange magic items. He gets more than he bargains for when he steals a pair of shoes once owned by a Chicago gangster.

E07

The Other Window

10/15/1975·30m

A scientist brings home a high-tech lens to amuse his children. The children can see scenes from the past through the lens.

Season 2

6 Episodes

1976

E01

The Dark Streets Of Kimball's Green

7/28/1976·30m

A foster child escapes her abusive foster mother by befriending an old man and a stray cat. She tries to save them from a vicious street gang by calling up help from an ancient Celtic King.

E02

Time Out Of Mind

8/4/1976·30m

Teenager Liz, unhappy at home, finds herself living in the past when she is magically transformed into a doll in an old Victorian doll house.

E03

The Inheritance

8/11/1976·30m

A dying gamekeeper teaches his teenage grandson about an ancient pagan dance involving men wearing deer antlers. The grandson begins to see the dancers in his dreams.

E04

Dark Encounter

8/18/1976·30m

A middle-aged Londoner returns to the remote village that sheltered him as a child from the London blitz. He realizes that he's afraid of the woods around the village, but can't remember why.

E05

Peronik

8/25/1976·30m

Teenager Tom draws a poster illustrating an old legend for use as a decoration at a school costume dance. Then he finds that events from the legend seem to be following him around.

E06

The Eye

9/1/1976·30m

A teenage girl falls under the spell of a mysterious Greek urn. Strange things happen when she creates a larger version of a portrait on the urn.

Season 3

7 Episodes

1978

E01

Eleven O'Clock

9/20/1978·30m

A British family visits a cottage in rural France, which is near a famous World War I battlefield. They encounter a supernatural love story involving a German soldier killed in the war.

Shadows(1975–1978)

Overview

Seasons

Season 1

The Future Ghost

After School

The Witch's Bottle

The Waiting Room

An Optical Illusion

Dutch Schlitz's Shoes

The Other Window

Season 2

The Dark Streets Of Kimball's Green

Time Out Of Mind

The Inheritance

Dark Encounter

Peronik

The Eye

Season 3

Eleven O'Clock

Where to Watch

Season 1

The Future Ghost

After School

The Witch's Bottle

The Waiting Room

An Optical Illusion

Dutch Schlitz's Shoes

The Other Window

Season 3

Eleven O'Clock

The Rose Of Puddle Fratrum

And Now For My Next Trick

The Boy Merlin

The Man Who Hated Children

The Silver Apple

Honeyann

Season 2

The Dark Streets Of Kimball's Green

Time Out Of Mind

The Inheritance

Dark Encounter

Peronik

The Eye

Where to Watch