Things That Go Bump in the Night is a 1974 television series for the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It consisted of four episodes each with a supernatural theme.[2] All episodes were set in a boarding house and written by Guy Sinclaire.
Things That Go Bump in the Night | |
---|---|
Genre | anthology |
Written by | Guy Sinclaire |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 mins |
Production company | ABC |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 27 February 1974[1] – March 20, 1974 |
Production was completed by April 1973.[3] It aired in Melbourne before Sydney.[4]
Cast
edit- Helen Morse as Kalie Ingham
- Neil Fitzpatrick as Mr Turner
- Betty Lucas as Irene Amble
- Russell Waters as Mr Ellis
- Graham Rouse as Jelland
- Wendy Playfair as Audrey
- Shirley Cameron as Mabel
- Gordon Glenwright as Charlie
Episodes
edit- "Poor Mr Ellis' Feet" (27 Feb 1974) - An elderly lodger in a boarding house, Mr Ellis, discovers his feet have a life of his own and keep walking. Fellow lodgers Irene Amble and Mr Turner are fascinated. The boarding house manager Mr Jelland wants to get rid of Mr Ellis. A newcomer, Kalie Ingham, dazzles the men with her beauty. She is a witch.
- "Is Anybody There?" (6 Mar 1974)
- "I See a Dark Stranger" (13 Mar 1974) When the elderly man with difficult feet leaves the boarding house, his room is let to Kalie Ingham, who is a witch.[5]
- "Girl in Possession" (20 Mar 1974)
References
edit- ^ "Co production links different countries". The Age TV Guide. 21 February 1974. p. 34.
- ^ "DRAMA The biggest make-believe factory", 105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured); 30-40 cm., The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 95 (4840), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 3 Feb 1973 [1880], ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-1628114640, retrieved 22 June 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Aunty's Dramatic Year". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1973. p. 105.
- ^ "Strange affliction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 1974. p. 34.
- ^ "A witch stirs things". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 1974. p. 40.