Beasts (1976–1976)
Plot
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, moreso focusing on psychological and supernatural themes.
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Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
BabyA 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. - 02
The DummyA washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play. - 03
Buddy BoyWhen 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.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Special OfferOctober 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 hav - S01E02
During Barty's PartyOctober 23, 1976—A suburban couple are held under siege by a pack of frighteningly intelligent rats. - S01E03Buddy BoyOctober 30, 1976When 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.
- S01E04Season's bestBabyNovember 6, 1976A young couple move to the countryside and discover a strange mummified animal in the wall of their cottage. The wife increasingly feels tha
- S01E05
What Big EyesNovember 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 lycanthro - S01E06The DummyNovember 20, 1976A 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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