The Owl Service
Series 1
Three teenagers discover a mysterious set of owl and flower-patterned dinner plates in the attic and the magical ancient legend of the "Mabinogion" comes to life once again in their Welsh valley.
Where to Watch Series 1
8 Episodes
- Episode 1
E1Episode 1Alison and Roger are step-brother and sister - their parents have recently married and they are on a family holiday in Wales. Nancy, her son Gwyn and Huw Halfbacon, the gardener, are keeping house for them. One evening Alison hears a curious scratching coming from the loft; Gwyn investigates and finds an old dinner service - with which Alison becomes increasingly obsessed. - Episode 3
E3Episode 3Gwyn and Alison read The Mabinogion and Gwyn explains the ancient legend of Blodeuwedd and the Stone of Gronw; Blodeuwedd was created out of flowers as a wife for the hero, Lleu, but was turned into an owl after she had been unfaithful with a man called Gronw. Huw thinks there might be a connection between the plates and the legend. - Episode 5
E5Episode 5Roger thinks he might have photographed a ghost from an old legend connected with the house. Nancy is bitter about the injustices that prevented her from marrying Bertram, a former owner of the house. Huw feels that Gwyn, Alison and Roger may be re-enacting the tragedy of the old legend and that all three are becoming possessed. - Episode 6
E6Episode 6Alison and Gwyn discover that just before Bertram was killed, he gave Nancy the dinner service they found in the loft. Alison and Gwyn have arranged to meet secretly in the stables, but Roger attempts to persuade Clive to cut the holiday short. Alison hears strange noises coming from a locked outhouse. - Episode 7
E7Episode 7Gwyn thinks the mysterious Huw knows much more about the accident than he admits. When Clive asks Nancy about the key to the locked outhouse, she turns on him and says she is leaving. Panic-stricken, Gwyn storms blindly through the house, stealing food, clothes and money, determined to lave the valley behind him for good.
