CinemaOSSeries · 1981 · 1 Season

The Nightmare Man

67%(3)IMDbSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

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 byRobert Holmes

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
May 1, 1981
Last aired
May 22, 1981
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Network
BBC One

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
James Warwick

James Warwick

Michael Gaffikin

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Fiona Patterson

Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

Inspector Inskip

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Sergeant Carch

Tom Watson

Tom Watson

Dr Goudry

Jonathan Newth

Colonel Howard

Creative team
Created by
Robert Holmes
Robert Holmes
Produced by
Ron Craddock

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