Series synopsis
Worlds Beyond is a British drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ITV1 on October 10, 1986. It ended on August 2, 1988. It was created by Alan Radnor.
Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival documents from the Society for Psychical Research. A book was also released to accompany the series.
Premise
Worlds Beyond is a British television anthology broadcast on ITV from 1986 to 1988, based on real-life supernatural experiences described in archival documents from the Society for Psychical Research. A book was also released to accompany the series.
Premise: From the files of the Society for Psychical Research
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Darren McGavin as Harry Hewart
- Connie Booth as Betty Hewart
- Dannelle Saunders as Norma Hewart
- James Aubrey as Philip Bradwell
- James Hazeldine as DI Craig
- Michael Stroud as Doctor
- Martin Rutledge as Policeman
- Jack Chissick as Workman
- Sean Barrett as Alfred Brown (voice)
- Paul Freeman as Richard Wentworth
- Mary Tamm as Susan Wentworth
- Terence Alexander as Jeremy
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | October 10, 1986 | August 2, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Voice from the Gallows Is 'possession' by the soul of a person from the past of another person alive or of a person from the past communicating through the body of a person in the present? |
October 10, 1986 |
| 2 |
Guardian of the Past An English tourist steals the bone of an Egyptian princess from a museum in Luxor as a souvenir and brings it home and soon her family and friends are falling prey to a curse. |
November 5, 1986 |
| 3 |
Captain Randolph An American couple, the Scotts, visit longtime friends the Bellamys in London and are unwittingly reenacting the tragedy of Captain Randolph and Lieutenant Otis in Victorian England. |
January 8, 1987 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 10, 1986 |
| Last aired | August 2, 1988 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |