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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
A long-awaited return of this tense and dark drama by Russell T. Davies.
Tess Hunter, a lonely girl moves to a sinister village called Century Falls where she meets the strange twins Ben and Carey Naismith. The villagers are strange in that they share a psychic conscioussness, and are all linked by the shocking events of 40 years ago.
The plot unfurls beautifully, with some interesting twists and turns. The psychic / temporal concepts are a bit tricky to get your head round, but it comes together successfully.
I cannot believe I watched this aged 10, understood it and loved it. It is very dark and grown-up for a child, but it works. The creators are to be congratulated for choosing an ordinary looking cast, some of which are quite elderly actors (unusual for kids drama). They bring real class to this production.
Another reason this drama has dated so well is that it depends very little on special effects. The intensity is brought about by the lingering menace and uncertainty. The soundtrack is also spot-on, and matches the scenes perfectly.
Enjoy this DVD, and be grateful if you saw this series first time around in 1993; this is superb compared to what is often served up as kids' drama today.
Tess Hunter, a lonely girl moves to a sinister village called Century Falls where she meets the strange twins Ben and Carey Naismith. The villagers are strange in that they share a psychic conscioussness, and are all linked by the shocking events of 40 years ago.
The plot unfurls beautifully, with some interesting twists and turns. The psychic / temporal concepts are a bit tricky to get your head round, but it comes together successfully.
I cannot believe I watched this aged 10, understood it and loved it. It is very dark and grown-up for a child, but it works. The creators are to be congratulated for choosing an ordinary looking cast, some of which are quite elderly actors (unusual for kids drama). They bring real class to this production.
Another reason this drama has dated so well is that it depends very little on special effects. The intensity is brought about by the lingering menace and uncertainty. The soundtrack is also spot-on, and matches the scenes perfectly.
Enjoy this DVD, and be grateful if you saw this series first time around in 1993; this is superb compared to what is often served up as kids' drama today.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
I remember when this was first broadcast that it was spooky, sinister and genuinely terrifying. It was only much later that I realised it came from the TV genius that is Russell T Davies, this was never repeated but I've got great memories of this being a cut above your normal kids drama, treating the viewer as an adult rather than a child, and I can't wait to receive the DVD to see if its as good as I remember it. I doubt I'll be disapointed..... and I'm not, it arrived yesterday and I thought I'd ration myself to an episode a night, in the end I watched it all!! Genuinely chilling, superbly produced & acted and one of the most intelligent drama's I have seen (for either adults or children) in a long time. And showing hints as to what would make Doctor Who so magnificent in Russell T Davies' capable hands.
Great stuff, from a golden age of childrens' television drama. It's spooky, dark, funny... I don't think something like this would get made for kids today. It'd end up watered down by committee, and some of the themes would certainly raise a few eyebrows. Take a look at "Dark Season" as well, which is the spiritual predecessor to this, albeit somewhat lighter in tone.
Shame 2entertain couldn't have knocked up a couple of episodes' worth of commentaries with writer Russell T Davies, mind you - he's so eloquent and forthcoming in his other commentaries that it would have been fascinating to hear his thoughts on the early years of his writing career before he went on to hit the big time with the likes of Queer as Folk, Casanova and, of course, the spellbinding revival of Doctor Who.
Shame 2entertain couldn't have knocked up a couple of episodes' worth of commentaries with writer Russell T Davies, mind you - he's so eloquent and forthcoming in his other commentaries that it would have been fascinating to hear his thoughts on the early years of his writing career before he went on to hit the big time with the likes of Queer as Folk, Casanova and, of course, the spellbinding revival of Doctor Who.
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