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Series, 1976–1976Ended

Beasts

IMDb 6.4, 1 season, 6 episodes, 60 min avg., United Kingdom

Beasts is a series of six television plays by Manx writer Nigel Kneale, unconnected save for a bestial horror theme, made by ATV for ITV in the United Kingdom and broadcast in 1976. The series avoids typical monster horror clichès, more so focusing on psychological and supernatural themes.

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Oct 16, 1976

A misfit teenage checkout operator has an unrequited crush on her supermarket manager. At the same shop's cuddly cartoon mascot seems to have come alive and is causing havoc.

02
During Barty's Party
Oct 23, 1976

A suburban couple are held under siege by a pack of frighteningly intelligent rats.

03
Buddy Boy
Oct 30, 1976, IMDb 3.0

When a nightclub owner buys a derelict dolphinarium, he and a young woman seem to be haunted by the ghost of Buddy Boy, the star attraction.

04
Baby
Nov 6, 1976, IMDb 7.5

A young couple move to the countryside and discover a strange mummified animal in the wall of their cottage. The wife increasingly feels that she and her unborn child are in danger.

05
What Big Eyes
Nov 13, 1976

An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy.

06
The Dummy
Nov 20, 1976, IMDb 5.0

A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play.

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WritersNigel Kneale
GenresSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
StatusEnded
First airedOct 16, 1976
TMDB5204
TVDB73781

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