The Mind Beyond is a BBC2 supernatural anthology television series – part of BBC 2's Playhouse series – which ran from September to November 1976. It was produced by Irene Shubik and consists of 6 episodes. A book of the same name was also published to accompany the series.[1]
| The Mind Beyond | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Irene Shubik |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 29 September – 3 November 1976 |
Episode list edit
| Episode no. | Title | First transmission (UK) | Director | Writer | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Meriel the Ghost Girl" | 29 September 1976 | Philip Saville | David Halliwell | Donald Pleasence (George Livingston) John Bluthal (Sam Nicholls) Janet Street-Porter (Robina Oliver) Charles Keating (Dr. Delane) Diana King (Mrs. Livingston) Sarah Douglas (Miss. Radson) Tim Barlow (Mr. Smith) |
| 2 | "Double Echo" | 6 October 1976 | Alan Bridges | Brian Hayles | Jeremy Kemp (Dr. Mallam) Anthony Bate (Dr. Raeburn Gerry Cowper (Alison Fisher) Clifford Rose (Mr. Fisher) Diana Fairfax (Mrs. Fisher) |
| 3 | "The Love of a Good Woman" | 13 October 1976 | John Gorrie | William Trevor | Anna Massey (Isabella Ridout) William Lucas (Henry Ridout) Diana Bishop (Emily Troop) John Baker (Mr. Baste) Paul Cooper (Fisherman) |
| 4 | "The Daedalus Equations" | 20 October 1976 | David Reid | Bruce Stewart | Michael Bryant Sam McInstrey) George Coulouris (Hans Daedalus) Peter Sallis (Major Venables) Megs Jenkins (Eileen Gray) Richard Hurndall (Sherborne) Rod Beacham (Sergeant Riley) |
| 5 | "Stones" | 27 October 1976 | Graham Evans | Christopher Bigsby & Malcolm Bradbury |
Richard Pasco (Nicholas Reeve) Judy Parfitt (Anne Reeve) T. P. McKenna (Harvey Fenton-Jones) John Wells (Porton) Willoughby Goddard (Snaithe) Michael Sheard (Police Inspector) |
| 6 | "The Man with the Power" | 3 November 1976 | John Gorrie | Evan Jones | Willie Jonah (Boysie) Cyril Cusack (Adler) Vikki Richards (Gloria) Geoffrey Bayldon (Mr. Smythe) Johnny Briggs (Brian) Rayner Bourton (The Devil) Peter Spraggon (Publican) |
References edit
- ^ Shubik, Irene (Ed.) The Mind Beyond (Penguin Books Ltd. 1976)
External links edit
- The Mind Beyond (BFI Film and TV Database)
- The Mind Beyond ("Haunted TV")