UK, 15 December 1956-19 January 1957
1 series, 6 episodes, average 25m
black and white, 4:3
mono, English
A British science fiction television series broadcast on ITV. None of the 6 episodes have survived.
Premise
A mysterious cloud descends on the small Alpine mountain village of Trollenberg and people are soon turning up decapitated. Alan Brooks investigates and finds that the cloud is hiding alien invaders.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Quentin Lawrence
ATV Network
Produced by: Quentin Lawrence
Written by: Peter Key
Cast
Laurence Payne (Philip Truscott)
Sarah Lawson (Sarah Pilgrim)
Rosemary Miller (Ann Pilgrim)
Stuart Saunders (Dr Dewhurst)
Michael Anthony (Mr Petitjean)
Roland O’Casey (Albert)
Glyn Owen (George Brett)
Episodes
The Mind of Ann Pilgrim (15 December 1956)
First Blood (22 December 1956)
The Giggle of Madness (29 December 1956)
The Power of the Ixodes (5 January 1957)
The Trap (12 January 1957)
The Final Episode (19 January 1957)
Links
Remake
The Trollenberg Terror (1958)
References
Periodicals
- The Dark Side no.206 (2019) pp.14-21 – illustrated article (The original eye cloud by Clive Dawson)
Books
- The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction (3rd edition) by Roger Fulton p.557 – credits, episode guide
- Serials on British Television 1950-1994 by Ellen Baskin p.21 – note
