The Nightmare Man

The Nightmare Man is a British science fiction thriller television serial. It was first shown by the BBC in May 1981. The four-part serial was adapted for television by Robert Holmes from the 1978 novel Child of Vodyanoi by David Wiltshire. It was produced by Ron Craddock (a former producer of Z-Cars) and directed by Douglas Camfield. Both Holmes and Camfield had worked extensively on Doctor Who.

The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man UK DVD release.
Created by
Directed byDouglas Camfield
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerRon Craddock
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC1
Original release1 May (1981-05-01) 
22 May 1981 (1981-05-22)

The serial is set on a small Scottish island, where the population is gripped by fear following a series of savage killings and the discovery of a strange craft on the local beach.

Cast

Described as a sassenach, being English, dentist Michael Gaffikin is a keen golfer and in love with the island's pharmacist.

Patterson is a pharmacist and also an illustrator and cartographer.

  • Dr Symonds (Tony Sibbald)

A Canadian bird-watcher visiting the island.

A policeman from Glasgow, recently settled on the island .

A somewhat mysterious character, Colonel Howard arrives on the island at the start of the story.

Production

The serial was shot in and around the Cornish village of Port Isaac. It was made entirely using outside broadcasting video facilities.

Release

The serial has been released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by BBC Worldwide as part of their Cult TV range. The DVD included a booklet detailing the serial's background and production.



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