Shadows - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Future Ghost
Staying in a London hotel in 1875, Julia is awoken by the voice of a girl from a nearby room. On entering she discovers a girl who is ill in a 1970s-style room with unusual appliances. While she is in there, a fire breaks out and the room she had been staying in is burned to a shell. The next morning, the landlady is shocked to find Julia alive and well, but insists that no such room exists. Julia surmises that she was saved by a ghost from the future.
Starring: Jane Wymark, Bernadette McKenna, Daphne Slater and John Nettleton
After School
Two schoolboys in a Welsh mining village find themselves locked in the school after hours. A series of supernatural events occur and they discover an old skull hidden away. Bringing it out into the open and giving it a resting place, the doors open and they leave.
Starring: Gareth Thomas, Rhys Powys and Lyn Jones
The Witches Bottle
Arriving at her Uncle's house, Jill becomes obsessed with the story of a witch who was killed there.
Starring: Georgina Kean, Wendy Gifford, Neville Barber and Jasper Jacob
The Waiting Room
Sue and Gerry find themselves stranded in an old waiting room at a train station. They find themselves back in 1925 and witness a train crash. On returning to 1975, they find the same events beginning to play out.
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Paul Henley, George Innes and Beth Harris
An Optical Illusion
Karen, Dawn and Phil are visiting a Tudor mansion and decide to stay the night. They begin acting strangely as the former occupants of the house begin to take them over.
Starring: Pauline Quirke, Richard Willis, James Cossins and Susan Parriss
Dutch Schlitz's Shoes
A man with strange powers named Mr Stabs arrives at a house with his servant. On finding an old bank robber's shoes, he begins to take on his character until the bank robber himself returns from the grave.
Starring: Russell Hunter, Barry Stanton, Gordon Gostelow, Ron Pember, Kenneth Caswell, John Abineri and Valentine Dyall
The Other Window
A man brings home a distorting lens and places it on the window. One by one his children begin to see visions of the past through it. Claiming it to be impossible, he finally sees it himself and orders the people within to leave them alone. The lens promptly melts.
Starring: Sophie Ward, John Woodvine, Roy Jacobs, Gwyneth Strong and Aimée Delamain
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