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Atmospheric, superbly scripted and filled with the unexpected, this remarkable anthology series offers spine-tingling psychological and supernatural tales for younger viewers. Capitalising on the success of its fi rst series, producer Ruth Boswell (a major force in children s television and involved in such memorable productions as Timeslip, The Tomorrow People and Escape into Night) raised the bar with contributions from award-winning authors Penelope Lively, Rosemary Harris, Joan Aiken and Susan Cooper. Strongly remembered to this day, Shadows is one of the quintessential children s drama series of the 1970s. [] An orphaned girl fights her real-life enemies by believing they are figures from her history book. [] A young girl suddenly finds herself in the miniature world of a Victorian doll s house. [] A downtrodden teenage boy relives the ancient legend of a youth who shared his plight in reality, or in his imagination? But what other terrors hide among the shadows?
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Atmospheric, superbly scripted and filled with the unexpected, this remarkable anthology series offers spine-tingling psychological and supernatural tales for younger viewers. Capitalising on the success of its fi rst series, producer Ruth Boswell (a major force in children s television and involved in such memorable productions as Timeslip, The Tomorrow People and Escape into Night) raised the bar with contributions from award-winning authors Penelope Lively, Rosemary Harris, Joan Aiken and Susan Cooper. Strongly remembered to this day, Shadows is one of the quintessential children s drama series of the 1970s. An orphaned girl fights her real-life enemies by believing they are figures from her history book. A young girl suddenly finds herself in the miniature world of a Victorian doll s house. A downtrodden teenage boy relives the ancient legend of a youth who shared his plight in reality, or in his imagination? But what other terrors hide among the shadows? Season 2 Episode 1: The Dark Streets of Kimballs Green Episode 2: Time Out of Mind Episode 3: The Inheritance Episode 4: Dark Encounter Episode 5: Peronik Episode 6: The Eye SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...Shadows - Complete Season 2 ( Shadows - Complete Second Series ) ( Shadows - Season Two )
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Series two follows on from the enjoyable first with another collection of six, 25 minute tales of the supernatural, principally aimed at a young audience, but enjoyable for adults as well.
Of course, the special effects are of their time (1976), but the strength of the series lies in the simple but interesting storylines and scripts, which contain an effective degree of psychological menace rather than out and out horror (naturally with it being a childrens TV series), with stories provided by award-winning authors Joan Aiken, Susan Cooper, Rosemary Harris and Penelope Lively.
As with the first series I found some stories to be better than others, but I couldn't find a dud amongst them. A few familiar faces along the way all contribute to this interesting collection.
The colour picture and sound quality are good, no subtitles, the only extra is an image gallery. A synopsis of each story is featured on the inside of the DVD case, which I have included below.
*THE DARK STREETS OF KIMBALL'S GREEN - Orphan Emmeline fights her real-life enemies by believing they are figures from the pages of her history book.
Starring Hannah Isaacson, Barbara Keogh, Alex McCrindle and Joan Scott.
*TIME OUT OF MIND - Hoping to escape the horrors of a family outing, Liz looks longingly at a Victorian doll's house displayed in the museum they visit. Suddenly, she finds she has become the housemaid in the miniature world...
Starring Coral Atkins, Sally Lahee, Neville Barber, Elaine Button and Brenda Cowling.
*THE INHERITANCE - Although his parents want him to take an office job, it's the last thing school leaver Martin wants. Then, his grandfather comes to stay, and tells Martin of his one unfulfilled ambition. Through a strange dream, Martin helps him realise it - and solves his own dilemma.
Starring John Barrett, Priscilla Morgan and Dougal Rose.
*DARK ENCOUNTER - When Jonathon returns to the country haunts of his boyhood, he finds a kite stuck in an oak tree; below it, a boy called Johnny nurses a sprained ankle. He carries the boy to Debbits Mill, but finds himself wondering why - and how: it was pulled down long ago! Yet inside, something strange and mystical is about to happen...
Starring Shelagh Fraser, Brian Glover, Hugh Morton and Alex Scott.
*PERONIK - Tom is bullied by his father, downtrodden by his stepmother, and unable to get the girl he wants. Then, the unhappy teenager reads about the ancient legend of Peronik, who suffered the same plight. Tom lives through the legend, but when he sees himself as Peronik, is it only a figment of his imagination?
Starring Paul Aston, Tim Barrett, Zelah Clarke, Norman Rossington and Ann Lynn.
*THE EYE - Steve and his sister George are alone at home. Strange things happen; George knows why but won't say, and Steve is more and more frightened. Then Dad comes. But is it really dad - or a legendary figure conjured up by George?
Starring John Sanderson, Julia Lewis and Murray Brown.
Of course, the special effects are of their time (1976), but the strength of the series lies in the simple but interesting storylines and scripts, which contain an effective degree of psychological menace rather than out and out horror (naturally with it being a childrens TV series), with stories provided by award-winning authors Joan Aiken, Susan Cooper, Rosemary Harris and Penelope Lively.
As with the first series I found some stories to be better than others, but I couldn't find a dud amongst them. A few familiar faces along the way all contribute to this interesting collection.
The colour picture and sound quality are good, no subtitles, the only extra is an image gallery. A synopsis of each story is featured on the inside of the DVD case, which I have included below.
*THE DARK STREETS OF KIMBALL'S GREEN - Orphan Emmeline fights her real-life enemies by believing they are figures from the pages of her history book.
Starring Hannah Isaacson, Barbara Keogh, Alex McCrindle and Joan Scott.
*TIME OUT OF MIND - Hoping to escape the horrors of a family outing, Liz looks longingly at a Victorian doll's house displayed in the museum they visit. Suddenly, she finds she has become the housemaid in the miniature world...
Starring Coral Atkins, Sally Lahee, Neville Barber, Elaine Button and Brenda Cowling.
*THE INHERITANCE - Although his parents want him to take an office job, it's the last thing school leaver Martin wants. Then, his grandfather comes to stay, and tells Martin of his one unfulfilled ambition. Through a strange dream, Martin helps him realise it - and solves his own dilemma.
Starring John Barrett, Priscilla Morgan and Dougal Rose.
*DARK ENCOUNTER - When Jonathon returns to the country haunts of his boyhood, he finds a kite stuck in an oak tree; below it, a boy called Johnny nurses a sprained ankle. He carries the boy to Debbits Mill, but finds himself wondering why - and how: it was pulled down long ago! Yet inside, something strange and mystical is about to happen...
Starring Shelagh Fraser, Brian Glover, Hugh Morton and Alex Scott.
*PERONIK - Tom is bullied by his father, downtrodden by his stepmother, and unable to get the girl he wants. Then, the unhappy teenager reads about the ancient legend of Peronik, who suffered the same plight. Tom lives through the legend, but when he sees himself as Peronik, is it only a figment of his imagination?
Starring Paul Aston, Tim Barrett, Zelah Clarke, Norman Rossington and Ann Lynn.
*THE EYE - Steve and his sister George are alone at home. Strange things happen; George knows why but won't say, and Steve is more and more frightened. Then Dad comes. But is it really dad - or a legendary figure conjured up by George?
Starring John Sanderson, Julia Lewis and Murray Brown.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I got the DVD of the first series and loved it. Unfortunately series 2 isn't a patch on the first.
It seems as if the scripts were written in a real hurry. Three episodes have pretty much the same storyline (blur between fantasy and reality), two episodes don't make sense, and one has potential but fails to capitalise. Only one has the atmosphere of the first series.
There's also a dizzying new title sequence replacing the somber original. With its images of urban decay and a lonely little girl, it underlines the change in emphasis in s2: less supernatural, more about self-esteem for kids. It really feels like a different programme altogether.
As a lover of 70s TV drama this was a real disappointment. I hope series 3 is better. Really sad to give this a low rating because Network deserve thanks for the work they do, rescuing these shows from the archives.
It seems as if the scripts were written in a real hurry. Three episodes have pretty much the same storyline (blur between fantasy and reality), two episodes don't make sense, and one has potential but fails to capitalise. Only one has the atmosphere of the first series.
There's also a dizzying new title sequence replacing the somber original. With its images of urban decay and a lonely little girl, it underlines the change in emphasis in s2: less supernatural, more about self-esteem for kids. It really feels like a different programme altogether.
As a lover of 70s TV drama this was a real disappointment. I hope series 3 is better. Really sad to give this a low rating because Network deserve thanks for the work they do, rescuing these shows from the archives.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Following on from the first series, I was keen to get my hands on series 2.
Although, it features much of the same brand of enjoyable spooky/supernatural tales, the episodes seem to lack the focus and plot of the previous series. Most of the episodes seem to suffer from script and story playing second fiddle to what would've been the latest camera trickery. There does seem to be some sort of urban childhood/alienation theme running largley throughout (as reflected in the new, very errie, title sequence). As stated in a previous review, some of the 'plots' are also rather similar. For me, Susan Cooper's Dark Encounter episode stands out as perhaps the cream of the crop; yet this episode itself doesn't really make quite enough sense (even for a short supernatural tale).
A bit of a disapointment after series one - but worth a look if you fancy more of the same. All said, can't wait for series 3 to come out!
Although, it features much of the same brand of enjoyable spooky/supernatural tales, the episodes seem to lack the focus and plot of the previous series. Most of the episodes seem to suffer from script and story playing second fiddle to what would've been the latest camera trickery. There does seem to be some sort of urban childhood/alienation theme running largley throughout (as reflected in the new, very errie, title sequence). As stated in a previous review, some of the 'plots' are also rather similar. For me, Susan Cooper's Dark Encounter episode stands out as perhaps the cream of the crop; yet this episode itself doesn't really make quite enough sense (even for a short supernatural tale).
A bit of a disapointment after series one - but worth a look if you fancy more of the same. All said, can't wait for series 3 to come out!
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