Children of the Stones
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Children of the Stones was a television drama for children produced by HTV in 1976 and broadcast on the United Kingdom's various ITV franchises in January/February 1977. In the United States of America, it was carried on the Nickelodeon television channel in the early 1980s as part of the series The Third Eye.[1] (http://members.tripod.com/~djfury/latz.html)
It followed the adventures of astrophysicist Adam Brake (played by Gareth Thomas of Blake's 7) and his young son Matthew after they arrive in the small village of Milbury, which is built in the midst of a megalithic stone circle.
Filmed at Avebury, Wiltshire, it was an unusually atmospheric production with sinister, discordant wailing voices heightening the tension. The series is frequently cited by those who remember it as one of the scariest things they've ever seen. Involving a temporal paradox and issues of individuality and community assimilation, the serial was also thematically challenging for its intended after-school audience.
Cast
- Hendrick: Iain Cuthbertson
- Adam: Gareth Thomas
- Dai: Freddie Jones
- Margaret: Veronica Strong
- Mrs. Crabtree: Ruth Dunning
- Matthew: Peter Demin
- Sandra: Katharine Levy
- Kevin: Darren Hatch
- Jimmo: Gary Lock
- Dr. Lyle: Richard Matthews
- Miss Clegg: June Barrie
- Browning: Hubert Tucker
Crew
- Technical Advisor: Dr. Peter Williams
- Film Cameras: Bob Edwards, Brian Morgan
- Film Sound: Mike Davey, John Cross
- Film Editor: Adrian Brenard
- Designer: Ken Jones
- Music Composed by: Sydney Sager
- Executive Producer: Patrick Dromgoole
- Produced and Directed by: Peter Graham Scott
External link
- The Children of the Stones Homepage (http://www.btinternet.com/~sarsen/children/index.html) – Includes an episode guide.