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The Nightmare Man(1981)

19811 season4 episodes30m

67%User score 67 percent

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3 votes

Overview

The population of a small Scottish island is gripped with fear following a strange discovery and a series of savage murders. Adapted from David Wiltshire's 'Child of Vodyanoi'.

Created by: Robert Holmes

Seasons(1)

Miniseries1981 · 4 episodesA lonely Scottish island is stalked by a brutal killer who may be from another world.May 1, 1981

Season list for The Nightmare Man

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James Warwick
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Celia Imrie

Fiona Patterson

Maurice Roëves

Inspector Inskip

James Cosmo

Sergeant Carch

Tom Watson

Dr. Goudry

Pat Gorman

The Killer

Jonathan Newth

Colonel Howard

Tony Sibbald

Symonds

Elaine Wells

Mrs. Mackay

Fraser Wilson

P.C. Malcolmson

Ronald Forfar

Campbell

Robert Vowles

Lieutenant Carey

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Facts

Status: Ended
Type: Miniseries
Original name: The Nightmare Man
First aired: May 1, 1981
Last aired: May 22, 1981
Network: BBC One
Original language: English

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