Series synopsis
Dark Season is a British action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on BBC One on November 14, 1991. It ended on December 19, 1991. It was created by Russell T Davies. It stars Victoria Lambert, Ben Chandler, Kate Winslet and Brigit Forsyth.
Dark Season is a British teen science fiction television serial created and written by Russell T Davies, and broadcast on BBC One from 14 November to 19 December 1991. Comprising six 25-minute episodes, the two linked three-part stories follow three teenagers—Marcie, Thomas and Reet—and their battle to save their school and their classmates from the sinister Mr Eldritch.
Premise
Dark Season is a British teen science fiction television serial created and written by Russell T Davies, and broadcast on BBC One from 14 November to 19 December 1991. Comprising six 25-minute episodes, the two linked three-part stories follow three teenagers—Marcie, Thomas and Reet—and their battle to save their school and their classmates from the sinister Mr Eldritch.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Victoria Lambert as Marcie Hatter
- Ben Chandler as Thomas
- Kate Winslet as Reet
- Brigit Forsyth as Miss Maitland
Guest cast
- Grant Parsons as Mr Eldritch
- Marsha Fitzalan as The Behemoth (voice)
- Tim Barker as Dr Osley
- Samantha Cahill as Olivia
- Martina Berne as Inga
- Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs Polzinski
- Cyril Shaps as Mr Polzinski
- Jacqueline Pearce as Miss Pendragon
- Roger Milner as Headmaster
- Stephen Tredre as Luke
- Wendy Wareham as Mrs Hatter (uncredited)
- Pat Gorman as Heavy (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | November 14, 1991 | December 19, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode One A secondary school receives the gift of personal computers for every student from mysterious entrepreneur Mr Eldritch. However, Marcie Hatter is suspicious of Eldritch's generosity, especially after one of her friends starts acting strange. |
November 14, 1991 |
| 2 |
Episode Two Marcie and her friends continue investigating Eldrich after their friend Olivia appears to be hypnotised. Meanwhile, Eldrich and his associate search for Professor Becjinski, a disappeared scientist whose work they're continuing. |
November 21, 1991 |
| 3 |
Episode Three After Reet is kidnapped, Olivia and Thomas break into Eldritch's castle to save her and stop his evil plan. |
December 5, 1991 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 14, 1991 |
| Last aired | December 19, 1991 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 16:35:00 |