Things That Go Bump in the Night (TV series)

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Things That Go Bump in the Night
Genreanthology
Written byGuy Sinclaire
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time30 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release27 February 1974 (1974-02-27) [1]  
March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20)

Things That Go Bump in the Night is a 1974 television series for the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It consisted of four episodes each with a supernatural theme. [2] All episodes were set in a boarding house and written by Guy Sinclaire.

Contents

Production was completed by April 1973. [3] It aired in Melbourne before Sydney. [4]

Cast

Episodes

  1. "Poor Mr Ellis' Feet" (27 Feb 1974) - An elderly lodger in a boarding house, Mr Ellis, discovers his feet have a life of his own and keep walking. Fellow lodgers Irene Amble and Mr Turner are fascinated. The boarding house manager Mr Jelland wants to get rid of Mr Ellis. A newcomer, Kalie Ingham, dazzles the men with her beauty. She is a witch.
  2. "Is Anybody There?" (6 Mar 1974)
  3. "I See a Dark Stranger" (13 Mar 1974) When the elderly man with difficult feet leaves the boarding house, his room is let to Kalie Ingham, who is a witch. [5]
  4. "Girl in Possession" (20 Mar 1974)

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References

  1. "Co production links different countries". The Age TV Guide. 21 February 1974. p. 34.
  2. "DRAMA The biggest make-believe factory", 105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured); 30-40 cm., The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 95 (4840), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 3 Feb 1973 [1880], ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-1628114640, retrieved 22 June 2023 via Trove
  3. "Aunty's Dramatic Year". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1973. p. 105.
  4. "Strange affliction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 1974. p. 34.
  5. "A witch stirs things". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 1974. p. 40.