Draft:Strange Experiences
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Comment: Still uses unreliable sources and still says "episodes can be found on YouTube as well" Ktkvtsh (talk) 00:56, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Poorly written, poorly sourced. No article should include the line "Some of the episodes can also easily be found on YouTube as well." Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 00:24, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
| Strange Experiences | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | England |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Derick Williams |
| Production location | England |
| Running time | 5 Minutes |
| Production company | Associated Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 1 October 1955 – 15 June 1962 |
Strange Experiences is British Fantasy, Horror TV series starring Peter Williams as a Storyteller who talks about the Strange things that have happened during his life. The series aired on ITV from 1 October 1955 to 15 June 1962.[1][2] Peter Williams played the role of the main character The Storyteller who would talk about Strange Experiences he had been involved in. The series also starred Peter Sallis who appeared in 3 episodes of the series and in each episode he played a different character in each of them such as Squishy Taylor a criminal in the episode "Safe and Sound", Chippy Criggs a pickpocketer in the episode "The Pickpocket" and a Poor Man in the episode "The Inveterate Gambler". Peter Sallis was in fact the only guest star actor to appear in more than 1 episode of the series. The series also featured performances from other guests star actors such as Michael Shepley, Theodore Bikel, John Wood, Elspet Gray, Hugh Latimer, Josephine Griffin, Arthur Howard, Ian Whittaker and many more.
Plot
[edit]A Storyteller named Peter talks about the strange events that have happened during his daily life routine such as uncanny, supernatural or otherwise "strange" goings-on happening across every place he has visited in England.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Williams as Peter the Storyteller
- Peter Sallis as Squishy Taylor, Chippy Criggs, Poor Man
Episodes
[edit]The series ran for a total of 29 episodes that aired on television from 1 October 1955 to 15 June 1962.[3] All of the episodes of this series are all intact and are all available to watch on TV Brain.[4] 22 of the episodes are available to watch at the British Film Institute. Additionally, selected episodes are available to view on YouTube.
Production
[edit]Before the series premiered two of the episodes from the series were shown in the 1955 TV movie/TV play Fcb TV Show No.1. The episodes "Safe and Sound" and "The Knife Thrower" were shown in the TV movie/TV play to give some idea of how an evening's viewing might appear on the forthcoming I.T.A. channel in London. Both of the episodes where eventually given a separate release on television by themselves for the series Strange Experiences.[5][6]
DVD Release
[edit]All 29 episodes are available to buy on a complete series DVD although there only available on one online website.[7] Two of the episodes have also been released on DVD or Blu Ray are the episodes "Grandpa's Portrait" and "Old Silas" which where included on a British Film Institute DVD and Blu Ray titled Short Sharp Shocks Volume 3.[8][9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Strange Experiences (1955)". britishnewspapersrchive.co.uk.
- ^ "The New of Cumberland County 1 October 1955". newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daily Mirror 15 June 1962".
- ^ "Strange Experiences (1955-1962)". tvbrain.info.
- ^ "Fcb TV Show No.1". player.bfi.org.uk.
- ^ "Fcb TV Show No.1". collections-search.bfi.org.uk.
- ^ "Strange Experiences Starring Peter Williams Complete on DVD". ioffer-movies.com. 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Short Sharp Shocks Volume 3 DVD". dvdcompare.net.
- ^ "Short Sharp Volume 3 DVD Review". cineoutsider.com.
- ^ "Strange Experiences: Grandpa's Portrait". bbfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Short Sharp Shocks Vol.3 (Flipside #47) (2 x Blu-ray)". amazon.co.uk.