Mandog

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Mandog
Genre Fantasy
Written by Peter Dickinson
Directed by Anna Home
Paul Stone
StarringCarol Hazell
Jane Anthony
Adrian Shergold
Theme music composerDelia Derbyshire
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producer Anna Home
Original release
Network BBC1
Release3 January (1972-01-03) [1]  –
7 February 1972 (1972-02-07)

Mandog is a 1972 BBC children's television science fiction serial in 6 parts based on the novel Mandog by Peter Dickinson, who adapted the book. It features Ian Sharp, Carol Hazell, and Mollie Sugden and was directed by Anna Home. [2] and Paul Stone.

Contents

Viewers would have known the programme as Man Dog, rather than Mandog, on account of its title sequence showing the name as two separate words, [3] with the word "Man" appearing above the word "Dog". Radio Times also listed the programme as Man Dog, [4] in accordance with the two-word name in the television title sequence, and not the one-word name of the original book.

Plot

A group of present-day children become caught up in a conflict between two groups from the future who have come back into the present.

The significance of the title is that the mind of one person of the future is transferred into the family pet dog of one of the children.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleFirst broadcast
1"The Man Who Could Walk Through Doors"3 January 1972 (1972-01-03)
2"Mister Makes His Mark" [5] 10 January 1972 (1972-01-10)
3"There Is No Duncan" [6] 17 January 1972 (1972-01-17)
4"The Consignment" [7] 24 January 1972 (1972-01-24)
5"On the Run" [8] 31 January 1972 (1972-01-31)
6"You Have 30 Seconds" [9] 7 February 1972 (1972-02-07)

References

  1. ↑ Lamplugh, Lois; Dickinson, Peter, 1927-; British Broadcasting Corporation (1972), Mandog, British Broadcasting Corporation, ISBN   978-0-563-12219-7 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Alistair McGown "Home, Anna (1938-)", BFI screenonline
  3. ↑ "MAN DOG EP1 TX 3/1/72 LCH6235T". YouTube. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Man Dog: 1: The Man Who Could Walk Through Doors". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Man Dog: 2: Mister Makes His Mark". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Man Dog: 3: There is No Duncan". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Man Dog: 4: The Consignment". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Man Dog: 5: On the Run". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Man Dog: 6 : You Have 30 Seconds..." BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 22 October 2025.


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