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Spine Chillers (1980) Complete Available Episodes

BBC

▶ Watch on Internet Archive

⚠ Unverified — hosted on the Internet Archive, not confirmed public domain. Opens on archive.org; nothing plays here directly.

British supernatural reading series which aired on BBC1 in 1980, made by the Jackanory team and aimed at older children. This features the nine episodes I've been able to find. Those are: Ep01 "The Red Room" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddy Jones (17 November 1980) Ep02 "The Yellow Cat" by Michael Joseph, told by John Woodvine (18 November 1980) Ep03 "The Music on the Hill" by Saki, told by Jonathan Pryce (20 November 1980) Ep04 "The Mezzotint" by M. R. James, told by Michael Bryant (21 November 1980) Ep05 "The Treasure in the Forest" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones (24 November 1980) Ep06 "The Devil's Ape" by Barnard Stacey, told by John Woodvine (25 November 1980) Ep08 "A School Story" by M. R. James, told by Michael Bryant (28 November 1980) Ep13 "The Stolen Bacillus" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones (8 December 1980) Ep16 "The Diary of Mr Poynter" by M. R. James, told by Michael Bryant (12 December 1980