UK, 9 January 1979
70m
16mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
Series: Play for Today (1970-1984) – series 9, episode 12
A British horror television episode written by Dixie Williams and directed by John Goldschmidt.
Plot Summary
After watching late night horror films on television, a group of young boys become convinced that the mysterious man in the cemetery is a vampire. But for one of the boys, the horror might be closer to home than he ever imagined.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: John Goldschmidt
© BBC MCMLXXVIII [1978] Birmingham
Producer: Tara Prem
Written by: Dixie Williams
Script Editor: Peter Ansorge
Music by: Nick Bicât
Photography: Ken Morgan
Film Editor: Mike Hall
Sound Recordist: Roger Long
Dubbing MIxer: David Baumber
Costume Designer: Ann Arnold
Make-up Artist: Susie Bancroft
Designer: Stanley Morris
Production Assistants: Bob Jacons, David McFarlane
Production Unit Manager: Carol Parks
Cast
Peter Moran (Stu)
Paul Moran (Davey)
Tommy White (Dingo)
Linda Beckett (Mrs Perry)
Jimmy Coleman (Jim)
Bert Edgar (joke shop owner)
Vera Kelly (sweet shop owner)
Paul Shane (Georgie)
Terri Griffin (Dolly)
Christine Moore (Miss Mathers)
Margot Boyd (Miss Goodall)
George Malpas (headmaster)
Phil Kernot (Father Mulvaney)
Gerard Riley (Dingo’s brother)
Janet Bond (girlfriend)
John G. Heller (“vampire”)
Eddie Ross (cemetery official)
Andrew Uglow (Sandra)
Johnny Gee (young man)
References
Periodicals
- Radio Times vol.222 no.2878 (6-12 January 1979) pp.21, 25; 27; 52 – illustrated interview with Peter and Paul Moran (Little horrors by Judi Goodwin); note (Preview by Fay Weldon); illustrated credits, synopsis
