Strange Experiences
| Strange Experiences | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | England |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Derick Williams |
| Production location(s) | England |
| Running time | 5 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | Associated Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 24 September 1955 – 15 June 1962 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Strange Experiences is British Fantasy, Horror TV series starring Peter Williams as a Storyteller who talks about the Strange things that have happened during his life. The series aired on ITV from 24 September 1955 to 15 June 1962.[1][2] Peter Williams played the role of the main character The Storyteller who would talk about Strange Experiences he had been involved in. The series also starred Peter Sallis who appeared in 3 episodes of the series and in each episode he played a different character in each of them such as Squishy Taylor a criminal in the episode "Safe and Sound", Chippy Criggs a pickpocketer in the episode "The Pickpocket" and a Poor Man in the episode "The Inveterate Gambler". Peter Sallis was in fact the only guest star actor to appear in more than 1 episode of the series. The series also featured performances from other guests star actors such as Michael Shepley, Theodore Bikel, John Wood, Elspet Gray, Hugh Latimer, Josephine Griffin, Arthur Howard, Ian Whittaker and many more.
Plot
A Storyteller named Peter talks about the strange events that have happened during his daily life routine such as uncanny, supernatural or otherwise "strange" goings-on happening across every place he has visited in England.
Cast
- Peter Williams as Peter the Storyteller
- Peter Sallis as Squishy Taylor, Chippy Criggs, Poor Man
- Theodore Bikel as Man
- John Wood as Man
- Elspet Gray as Querella
- Josephine Griffin as Women
- Arthur Howard as Man
- Ian Whittaker as Dora's Son
- Anna Turner as Women
- Frederick Treves as Man
- Michael Balfour as Man
- David Oxley as Man
Episodes
The series ran for a total of 29 episodes that aired on television from 24 September 1955 to 15 June 1962.[3] All of the episodes of this series are all intact.[4] 22 of the episodes are available to watch at the British Film Institute. Additionally, selected episodes are available to view on YouTube.
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Pickpocket" | 24 September 1955 |
| 2 | "The Identical Twins" | 1 October 1955 |
| 3 | "Portrait of Paula" | 8 October 1955 |
| 4 | "Hold-Up Man" | 15 October 1955 |
| 5 | "The Sleepwalker" | 22 October 1955 |
| 6 | "Hallowe'en" | 29 October 1955 |
| 7 | "Two-Faced Murder" | 5 November 1955 |
| 8 | "Fortune Teller" | 12 November 1955 |
| 9 | "The Sleeping Girl" | 19 November 1955 |
| 10 | "Queer Customer" | 26 November 1955 |
| 11 | "Grandpa's Portrait" | 3 December 1955 |
| 12 | "Safe and Sound" | 1 January 1956 |
| 13 | "The Trial" | 8 January 1956 |
| 14 | "Kleptomaniac" | 15 January 1956 |
| 15 | "The Knife Thrower" | 22 January 1956 |
| 16 | "Old Silas" | 29 January 1956 |
| 17 | "The Well" | 5 February 1956 |
| 18 | "The Clocks" | 12 February 1956 |
| 19 | "The Laughing Clown" | 19 February 1956 |
| 20 | "The Writing in the Sky" | 26 February 1956 |
| 21 | "The Mirror" | 4 March 1956 |
| 22 | "The Ventriloquist" | 11 March 1956 |
| 23 | "The Inveterate Gambler" | 25 March 1956 |
| 24 | "The Idol" | 1 April 1956 |
| 25 | "A Matter of Luck" | 8 April 1956 |
| 26 | "Dunkirk" | 15 April 1956 |
| 27 | "The Talisman" | 22 April 1956 |
| 28 | "The Unknown Warrior" | 29 April 1956 |
| 29 | "The Comet" | 15 June 1962 |
Critic Reviews
The series itself received very positive ratings and reviews from critics with one critic calling it a good but strange series.[5]
Production
Before the series premiered two of the episodes from the series were shown in the 1955 TV movie/TV play Fcb TV Show No.1. The episodes "Safe and Sound" and "The Knife Thrower" were shown in the TV movie/TV play to give some idea of how an evening's viewing might appear on the forthcoming I.T.A. channel in London. Both of the episodes where eventually given a separate release on television by themselves for the series Strange Experiences.[6][7]
DVD Release
Six of the episodes are available to buy from ioffer-movies.com on DVD.[8] Two of the episodes have also been released on DVD or Blu Ray those being the episodes "Grandpa's Portrait" and "Old Silas" which where included on a British Film Institute DVD and Blu Ray titled Short Sharp Shocks Volume 3.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ↑ "Strange Experiences (1955)". britishnewspapersrchive.co.uk.
- ↑ "The News of Cumberland County · 01 Oct 1955". newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Daily Mirror 15 June 1962".
- ↑ "Strange Experiences (1955-1962)". tvbrain.info.
- ↑ "Hull Daily Mail · 01 Oct 1955". newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fcb TV Show No.1". player.bfi.org.uk.
- ↑ "Fcb TV Show No.1". collections-search.bfi.org.uk.
- ↑ "Strange Experiences Starring Peter Williams Complete on DVD". ioffer-movies.com. 21 June 2024.
- ↑ "Short Sharp Shocks Volume 3 DVD". dvdcompare.net.
- ↑ "Short Sharp Volume 3 DVD Review". cineoutsider.com.
- ↑ "Strange Experiences: Grandpa's Portrait". bbfc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Short Sharp Shocks Vol.3 (Flipside #47) (2 x Blu-ray)". amazon.co.uk.
External Links
- Strange Experiences at IMDB
- Strange Experiences at British Film Institute
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