Unnatural Causes (TV series)

Unnatural Causes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 7
Production
Executive producer(s) Ted Childs
Producer(s) Nicholas Palmer
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s) Central Independent Television
Distributor ITV Studios
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 4:3
Audio format Mono
Original release 8 November (1986-11-08) – 20 December 1986 (1986-12-20)

Unnatural Causes is a British television anthology series broadcast on ITV from 8 November to 20 December 1986.

Comprising seven stand-alone episodes, the series explored deaths in unusual circumstances. The series writers included Beryl Bainbridge, Nigel Kneale and Lynda La Plante.

This programme was produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network.

A paperback novelisation, edited by Bainbridge, was published by Javelin Books to accompany the series. [1]

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date (UK) Cast
1"Home Cooking"Tim KingPaula Milne8 November 1986 (1986-11-08)Prunella Scales (Judith), Brian Cox (Vic), Belinda Lang (Helen), Gina McKee (Nancy)
2"Hidden Talents"Don LeaverLynda La Plante15 November 1986 (1986-11-15)Tom Bell (Harold), Tom Georgeson (Stanley), Pat Phoenix (Nellie)
3"Lost Property"Alan DossorPeter Hammond22 November 1986 (1986-11-22)John Duttine (John Forrest), Miranda Richardson (Anne Forrest)
4"Window, Sir?"Don LeaverRon Hutchinson29 November 1986 (1986-11-29)Robert Stephens (Vince), John Cater (Perry), Ann Mitchell (Morved)
5"Ladies' Night"Herbert WiseNigel Kneale6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)Alfred Burke (Colonel Waley), Bryan Pringle (Bundock), Ronald Pickup (James Tripp)
Fiona Walker (Evelyn Tripp), Nigel Stock (Monks)
6"Partners"John CooperNicholas Palmer13 December 1986 (1986-12-13)Warren Clarke (Dan), Annette Crosbie (Helen), Frances de la Tour (Marcia), Ronald Lacey (Eric)
7"Evensong"Roy BattersbyBeryl Bainbridge20 December 1986 (1986-12-20)Dorothy Tutin (Louise), Julia Deakin (Pamela), Perry Fenwick (Keith), Alan Howard (Graeme)

References

  1. "Novel". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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