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{{Infobox television
| name = The Nightmare Man
| image = Nightmare Man DVD.jpg
| image = Nightmare Man DVD.jpg
| caption = ''The Nightmare Man'' UK [[DVD]] release.
| caption = ''The Nightmare Man'' UK [[DVD]] release.
| genre = [[Science fiction]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]]
| producer = Ron Craddock
| director = [[Douglas Camfield]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = {{Unbulleted list|[[Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)|Robert Holmes]]|[[David Wiltshire]] (novel)}}
| creator = {{Unbulleted list|[[Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)|Robert Holmes]]|David Wiltshire (novel)}}
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[James Warwick (actor)|James Warwick]]|[[Celia Imrie]]|[[Maurice Roëves]]}}
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[James Warwick (actor)|James Warwick]]|[[Celia Imrie]]|[[Maurice Roëves]]|[[Jonathan Newth]]|[[James Cosmo]]}}
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| network = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
| network = [[BBC One|BBC1]]
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'''''The Nightmare Man''''' is a [[science fiction]] and [[Horror film|horror]] [[television]] serial, produced by the [[BBC]] in 1981. The four-part serial was adapted for television by [[Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)|Robert Holmes]] from the 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''''' is a [[science fiction on television|science fiction]] drama serial transmitted by [[BBC Television]] in 1981.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Pidgeon |first=Patrick |date=December 2005 |title=LETTERS |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/205532789/fulltext/C35915C1D17B4D9APQ/1 |access-date=2024-12-22 |work=Chronicle: SF, Fantasy & Horror's Monthly Trade Journal |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The four-part mini-series was adapted for television by [[Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)|Robert Holmes]] from the 1978 novel ''Child of [[Vodyanoi]]'' by David Wiltshire.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bestwick |first=Simon |date=13 October 2016 |title=A Halloween Blast from the Past: The Nightmare Man |url=https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/a-halloween-blast-from-the-past-the-nightmare-man/ |access-date=2024-12-22 |work=This Is Horror}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> 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 serial is set on a small Scottish island, where the population is gripped by fear following a series of savage murders and the discovery of a strange craft on the local beach.
The serial is set on a small Scottish island, where the population is gripped by fear following a series of savage murders and the discovery of a strange craft on the local beach.


==Cast and characters==
==Cast==
* [[James Warwick (actor)|James Warwick]] as Michael Gaffkin

* [[Celia Imrie]] as Fiona Patterson
===Michael Gaffikin===
* Tony Sibbald as Dr Symonds
Described as a sassenach, being English, dentist Michael Gaffikin ([[James Warwick (actor)|James Warwick]]) is a keen golfer and in love with the island's pharmacist.
* [[Maurice Roëves]] as Inspector Inskip

* [[Jonathan Newth]] as Colonel Howard
===Fiona Patterson===
* [[Tom Watson (actor)|Tom Watson]] as Dr Goudry
Played by a young [[Celia Imrie]], Patterson is a pharmacist and also an illustrator and [[cartographer]].
* [[James Cosmo]] as Sergeant Carch

* Fraser Wilson as P.C. Malcolmson
===Dr Symonds===
* Elaine Wells as Mrs McKay
A Canadian bird-watcher, Dr. Symonds ([[Tony Sibbald]]) is on the island watching birds. Canadian actor Sibbald is perhaps best known for playing American parts on television such as Mr Huckle in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' - also directed by Douglas Camfield), and Chuck Marshall in [[Quatermass]].
* Robert Vowles as Lt Carey

* [[Jeff Stewart (actor)|Jeff Stewart]] as Drummond
===Inspector Inskip===
* Jon Croft as McGrath
A policeman from Glasgow, recently settled on the island, Inskip is played by [[Maurice Roëves]].
* [[Ronald Forfar]] as Campbell

===Colonel Howard===
A somewhat mysterious character, Colonel Howard ([[Jonathan Newth]]) arrives at the start of the story and quickly makes the acquaintance of the other main characters.


==Production==
==Production==
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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.
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.

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0170989|name=The Nightmare Man}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0170989|title=The Nightmare Man}}
*[http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/shows_n.htm#nightmare_man Television Heaven]


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Latest revision as of 15:43, 22 December 2024

This article is about the 1981 TV serial. For the 2006 film, see Nightmare Man (film). For the episode from The Sarah Jane Adventures, see The Nightmare Man (The Sarah Jane Adventures).

The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man UK DVD release.
GenreScience fiction drama
Created by
Directed byDouglas Camfield
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerRon Craddock
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release1 May (1981-05-01) –
22 May 1981 (1981-05-22)

The Nightmare Man is a science fiction drama serial transmitted by BBC Television in 1981.[1] The four-part mini-series was adapted for television by Robert Holmes from the 1978 novel Child of Vodyanoi by David Wiltshire.[2][1] 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 serial is set on a small Scottish island, where the population is gripped by fear following a series of savage murders and the discovery of a strange craft on the local beach.

Cast

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Production

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

Release

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pidgeon, Patrick (December 2005). "LETTERS". Chronicle: SF, Fantasy & Horror's Monthly Trade Journal. Retrieved 22 December 2024 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Bestwick, Simon (13 October 2016). "A Halloween Blast from the Past: The Nightmare Man". This Is Horror. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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