THE INTRUDER. ( 1972 )
An eye patch wearing stranger arrives in the coastal town of Skirlston, forcing his aggressive way into the lives of the people there, in this excellent tv series.
ITV we’re getting a lot of criticism for their lack of children’s’ tv in the late 60s, so they responded with The Owl Service, an absorbing drama centering round a group of teenagers and a sinister legend.
Similarly, The Intruder focuses on the love/hate relationships between a group of teenagers and how they deal with the threat from said stranger. One of the central figures - Jane - is played by Sheila Ruskin, who would go on to play Kassius in the Dr Who adventure The Keeper Of Traken.
Again, like The Owl Service, this serial was broadcast in the early tea time slot on Sunday and is similarly unsettling, disturbing and adult in tone.
Another thought provoking drama from a long gone era of children’s’ tv.
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