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Beasts (TV series)

1976 British TV anthology series

Summary

1976 British TV anthology series

FieldValue
imageBeasts (TV series).jpg
genreHorror Anthology
runtimec. 50 minutes
creatorNigel Kneale
starringAnthony Bate
Martin Shaw
Pauline Quirke
Michael Kitchen
Patrick Magee
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
num_series1
num_episodes6
producerNicholas Palmer
networkITV
first_aired
last_aired

Martin Shaw Pauline Quirke Michael Kitchen Patrick Magee

Beasts is a 1976 British television series. Written by Nigel Kneale, it is an anthology of six self-contained episodes that feature the recurring theme of bestial horror. The series was made by ATV for the ITV Network.

Format

Each episode was based around some form of bestial horror while avoiding typical monster horror clichès, more so focusing on psychological and supernatural themes. For example, "The Dummy" and "What Big Eyes" are psychological horrors focusing on men who think they are the creatures they obsess over, and "Buddy Boy", "Special Offer" and "Baby" have supernatural elements. "During Barty's Party" is the only episode to have actual 'beasts' as the main threat, them being large rats.

Episodes

DVD release

The series was released on DVD by Network in 2006. This set also included a similarly themed TV play called Murrain that Kneale had written for ITV's Against the Crowd series in 1975.

References

References

  1. "10 classics of British TV horror".
  2. Marcus, Laurence. "Beasts".
  3. "BFI Screenonline: Beasts (1976)".
  4. "Special Offer (1976)".
  5. "During Barty's Party (1976)".
  6. "Buddyboy (1976)".
  7. "Baby (1976)".
  8. "What Big Eyes (1976)".
  9. "The Dummy (1976)".
  10. "Beasts: The Complete Series".
  11. "Murrain (1975)".
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