West Country Tales

Season 1

West Country Tales was an early 1980s supernatural drama series based on real-life experiences sent in by viewers in response to a BBC appeal. Of the hundreds of letters received, 13 stories were selected and turned into TV scripts.

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

  • The Sabbatical
    E1
    The SabbaticalAnthony Shaw, a stressed-out clergyman, is sent on a relaxing sabbatical in the country by his Bishop. He stays at a guest house in the village but finds the attitude and behaviour of the locals unnerving. While out on a walk he comes across an old, disused chapel and a little girl picking flowers in the graveyard. When he returns the next day he gets trapped in the chapel and spends a terrifying night battling against the forces of darkness.
  • The Poacher
    E2
    The PoacherA poacher meets something very nasty in the woods one night.
  • The Breakdown
    E3
    The BreakdownA lone woman traveling in the countryside has a car breakdown near a remote house owned by an eccentric man widely suspected of being a murderer.
  • The Visitor
    E5
    The VisitorA lonely woman, missing her husband, takes her three-year-old daughter to live in a remote house on the Cornish coast. But then she discovers something on the beach, something that will change everything forever.
  • The Beast
    E6
    The BeastA strange, monstrous creature is on the loose on the moors and nothing (or no-one) is safe.
  • Miss Constantine
    E7
    Miss ConstantineAn old woman living alone in a large old house tells the vicar that young people have been moved into her home by the local council. But why can no-one else see them?

 

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