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Worlds Beyond
On ITV1 — From Brent Walker Film Productions
From the files of the Society for Psychical Research
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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.
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- E1 Voice from the GallowsNext upOct 10, 1986 · 50 min
Synopsis
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?
Guest stars: Darren McGavin (Harry Hewart), Connie Booth (Betty Hewart), Dannelle Saunders (Norma Hewart), James Aubrey (Philip Bradwell), James Hazeldine (DI Craig), Michael Stroud (Doctor), Martin Rutledge (Policeman), Jack Chissick (Workman)
- E2 Guardian of the PastNov 5, 1986 · 50 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Paul Freeman (Richard Wentworth), Mary Tamm (Susan Wentworth), Terence Alexander (Jeremy), Terrance Conder (David), Edita Brychta (Birgitta), Amanda Root (Julia), Hilary Mason (Mrs Robson), Michael Burns (William Purvis)
- E3 Captain RandolphJan 8, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Ann Turkel (Helen Scott), Stuart Wilson (Guy Bellamy), Richard LeParmentier (George Scott), Meg Davies (Diana Bellamy), Indira Joshi (Geeta), Philip Latham (Palmer), Jessica Simpson (Sophie Bellamy), Christina Jones (Hotel Clerk)
- E4 Serenade for Dead LoversJan 15, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
Actors rehearsing a play in a village hall experience the echoes of a wartime tragedy and its poignant conclusion.
Guest stars: Nancy Travis (Sally), Jason Connery (Bob), Gabrielle Lloyd (Hilda), Mark Drewry (Colin), Richard Beale (George), Natalie Perkins (Mary Conners), Anthony Sands (Paul Heston)
- E5 Suffer Little ChildrenJan 22, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
On a visit to England to scatter her late mother's ashes, Lee sees the ghost of a little boy calling for his mother and unravels a mystery going back thirty years and affecting her own past.
Guest stars: Karen Black (Lee Jeffreys), Blain Fairman (Bill Montgomery), Jill Benedict (Cathy Montgomery), Marjorie Yates (Margaret), Ralph Nossek (Dr Peter Graham), Charles Lewsen (Reverend Simpson), Mark Bellamy (Bobbie), Joe Wadham (Cabbie)
- E6 The Barrington CaseJan 29, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
Paranormalist David Jordan calls on retired barrister Clifford Barrington about a ghost sighting he had many years ago while his photographer Samantha keeps having visions of Barrington's late first wife warning her.
Guest stars: Joris Stuyck (David Jordan), Nigel Stock (Clifford Barrington), Natasha Richardson (Samantha Stanway), Jill Bennett (Elizabeth Barrington), Jill Connick (Jill Barrington), David Killick (SPR Librarian), Alan Downer (Sussex Vicar), Dhirendra (British Museum Librarian)
- E7 The Haunted GardenFeb 5, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
A dying young Englishwoman falls in love with a mysterious American pilot, whom other people cannot see.
Guest stars: Judi Bowker (Jennifer Cranley), Alex Hyde-White (Lieutenant Benjamin Blake), Rosemary Leach (Ann Cranley), Moray Watson (Roger Cranley), Desmond Carrington (Doctor Lawson), John Nettleton (Vicar)
- E8 The Black TombFeb 12, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
On holiday in England, an aging American actress is stalked by a sinister cloaked figure.
Guest stars: Anne Jackson (Marian Derbyshire), Eli Wallach (Charles Burgess), Rosalie Crutchley (Mrs Pringle), Derek Benfield (Dr Meredith), John Vine (Vicar), Max Hafler (William), Brian Hall (Policeman), Emma Watt (Girl)
- E9 The Eye of YemanjaApr 30, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
Fashion model Suzy brings home a Brazilian idol she finds washed up on the beach and soon bad things are happening to her.
Guest stars: Amanda Hillwood (Suzy), Steven Finch (Paul), Julia Deakin (Ellie), John Bett (Roy Shields), Diana Katis (Juanita), Steve Alder (David)
- E10 Undying LoveJul 28, 1987 · 50 min
Synopsis
After a young boy dies of diphtheria, a medium tells his family that his spirit has an urgent message so they consult the Society for Psychical Research where they soon learn what the boy is trying to say.
Guest stars: Michael Jayston (Drayton Thomas), Anna Cropper (Mrs Leonard), Bernard Kay (Finch), Paul Hardy (Billy Finch), Sarah Porter (Mrs Finch), John Judd (Mr Finch), Liz Smith (Mrs Watts), Patsy Byrne (Mrs Simmons)
- E11 Oliver's GhostApr 19, 1988 · 50 min
Synopsis
Sir Oliver has turned his stately home into a bed-and-breakfast lodge. But one mysterious 'guest' is unwelcome.
Guest stars: Denholm Elliott (Sir Oliver), Janet Key (Lady Lucinda), Deborah Norton (Alice Seagrove), Ed Devereaux (Joe Seagrove), Garrick Hagon (Bob Masterton), Janene Possell (Sharon Masterton), Valerie Colgan (Martha Webster), David Healy (Herman Webster)
- E12 Reflections of EvilJul 26, 1988 · 50 min
Synopsis
A young girl is caught up in an inexplicable series of events.
Guest stars: David Warner (Ken Larkin), Sheila Gish (Mrs Hitchcock), Ed Bishop (Mr Hitchcock), Gawn Grainger (Albert Moran), Marion Bailey (Norma Moran), Valerie Holliman (Kate Larkin), Michael Hoyt (Charley Hitchcock), Amanda Scully (Janey)
- E13 HomeAug 2, 1988 · 50 min
Synopsis
A woman, her daughter, and her mother-in-law are plagued with poltergeist activity inside an old farmhouse, but is it the house....or something far worse?
Guest stars: Louise Fletcher (Karen Earl), Samantha Holland (Perdita Earl), Rachel Kempson (Alice Pearcy), Warren Clarke (Joe Weller), Brenda Bruce (Miss Robertson)
Cast & crew
Created by Alan Radnor
