The Nightmare Man (TV series)

*The Nightmare Man*
The Nightmare Man
	The Nightmare Man UK DVD release.
Genre	Science fiction drama
Created by	Robert Holmes; David Wiltshire (novel);
Directed by	Douglas Camfield
Starring	James Warwick; Celia Imrie; Maurice Roëves; Jonathan Newth; James Cosmo;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Ron Craddock
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	1 May –; 22 May 1981

The Nightmare Man is a science fiction drama serial transmitted by BBC Television in 1981. The four-part serial was adapted for television by Robert Holmes from the 1978 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 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

James Warwick as Michael Gaffkin
Celia Imrie as Fiona Patterson
Tony Sibbald as Dr Symonds
Maurice Roëves as Inspector Inskip
Jonathan Newth as Colonel Howard
Tom Watson as Dr Goudry
James Cosmo as Sergeant Carch
Fraser Wilson as P.C. Malcolmson
Elaine Wells as Mrs McKay
Robert Vowles as Lt Carey
Jeff Stewart as Drummond
Jon Croft as McGrath
Ronald Forfar as Campbell

Production

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

Release

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.

External links

The Nightmare Man at BBC Online
The Nightmare Man at IMDb

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