The Nightmare Man

6.7 IMDb 6.6 (247) May 1981 1 Season 4 Episodes 30m/ep

Ended

Overview

A heavy fog cuts a small isolated Scottish island from the mainland, and dentist Michael Gaffikin has just discovered a dismembered corpse on the golf links. Gaffkin and his artist girlfriend assist local law enforcements in searching for the killer. However, as the body count rises and the surrounding circumstances turn increasingly bizarre and gruesome, everyone begins to wonder if the perpetrator is a human or an unimaginable creature.

Created by Robert Holmes

BBC

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

James Warwick

Michael Gaffikin

Celia Imrie

Fiona Patterson

Maurice Roëves

Inspector Inskip

James Cosmo

Sergeant Carch

Tom Watson

Dr Goudry

Jonathan Newth

Colonel Howard

Tony Sibbald

Symonds

Pat Gorman

The Killer

Key Crew

Douglas Camfield

Director

Robert Holmes

Adaptation

David Wiltshire

Novel

Robert Holmes

Screenplay

Jenny Sheridan

Script Editor

Robert Holmes

Writer

Ron Craddock

Producer

John Fabian

Production Assistant

Frances Graham

Production Assistant

Part 1

The tourists have returned to the Scottish mainland and Inverdee is preparing for the long hard winter. However, Sheila Anderson's late arrival has a dramatic effect on the island community, as Michael Gaffikin and Inspector Inskip are soon to discover.

May 1, 1981 30m

Part 2

The brutal murder of Sheila Anderson remains a mystery. Could it have been a ritual killing? While her murderer roams free, Inverdee's community is in great danger.

May 8, 1981 30m

Part 3

Dr. Symonds has been brutally murdered. Radioactivity is discovered on Inverdee; a 'flying saucer' has been sighted, and a strange craft is found on the sea-shore. Are these incidents connected with the recent killings?

May 15, 1981 30m

Part 4

Although the film from Dr. Symond's camera reveals the presence of a grotesque, monster-like creature, Inspector Inskip remains suspicious of the Colonel's activities.Unknown to the island community, the coastguards are fighting for their lives.

May 22, 1981 30m

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