1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1970 3rd January 1970
Doctor Who series 7 (BBC 1, x25)
Regenerated into Jon Pertwee (and colour), the Doctor finds himself exiled on Earth with only Liz Shaw and UNIT to help him defeat Autons, Silurians and other threats to humanity.
series 6, series 8 9th February 1970
Doomwatch series 1 (BBC 1, x13)
Government Department investigates controversies in cutting edge science.
series 2 9th February 1970
Mystery and Imagination series 5 (ITV, x3)
Final series of horror anthology with stories by Bram Stoker and Robert Louis Stevenson.
series 4 15th February 1970
Catweazle series 1 (ITV, x13)
Medieval wizard finds himself magically transported to the 20th century.
series 2 15th April 1970
Wine of India (BBC 2)
Nigel Kneale-scripted Wednesday Play set in 2050 when illness and ageing has been eradicated. 29th April 1970
Freewheelers series 4 (ITV, x13)
More adventures for the young superspies.
series 3, series 5 15th June 1970 (ITV)
The Others
Armchair Theatre about a couple trapped in a house who discover that they are already dead. 29th July 1970
Ace of Wands series 1 (ITV, x13)
Telepathic magician and friends defeat eccentric villains.
series 2 4th August 1970
Bright’s Boffins series 1 (ITV, x13)
Children’s sitcom about a group of eccentric government scientists.
series 2 27th August 1970
The Worker: 'The Saucerer's Apprentice' (ITV)
Charlie Drake befriends an alien in this episode of his sitcom. 16th September 1970
UFO (ITV, x26)
Top secret organisation wards off marauding aliens from beneath a film studio. 28th September 1970
Timeslip (ITV, x26)
Two children bounce backwards and forwards in time. 30th October 1970
The Adventures of Don Quick (ITV, x6)
SF comedy conceived as Don Quixote in space. 5th November 1970
Angels are So Few (BBC 1)
Dennis Potter-penned Play for Today about a strange visitor who claims to be an angel. 10th December 1970
Robin Redbreast (BBC 1)
Woman moves to rural village where she discovers supernatural goings-on in this Play for Today. 13th December 1970
The Goodies: ‘Cecily’ (BBC 2)
Bill, Tim and Graeme investigate a haunted house.
next episode 14th December 1970
Doomwatch series 2 (BBC 1, x13)
More Governmental investigations into scientific shenanigans.
series 1, series 3 1971 2nd January 1971
Doctor Who series 8 (BBC 1, x25)
The Doctor and Jo come up against more Autons, some Daemons and the Master.
series 7, series 9 10th January 1971
Catweazle series 2 (ITV, x13)
Medieval wizard finds himself back in the 20th century again.
series 1 15th January 1971
Six Dates with Barker: 'The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town' (ITV)
Jack the Ripper spoof written by Spike Milligan for Ronnie Barker anthology, later remade as a serial on The Two Ronnies.
next episode 20th January 1971
Freewheelers series 5 (ITV, x13)
Continuing teenage, high-tech, secret agent adventures.
series 4, series 6 12th February 1971
Six Dates with Barker: 'All the World's a Stooge' (ITV)
Ronnie Barker writes, and stars in, half-hour playlet about a future where comedy is compulsory.
previous episode 21st April 1971
Out of the Unknown series 4 (BBC 2, x11)
Final series of the anthology consists of original horror/fantasy tales.
series 3 21st April 1971
Bright’s Boffins series 2 (ITV, x13)
More eccentric inventions from the loony government eggheads.
series 1, series 3 25th April 1971
Don Juan in Hell (BBC 1)
Shavian debate between the Devil and Don Juan, presented as a Play of the Month. 6th June 1971
Jamie (ITV, x13)
Young boy travels through time on a magic carpet. 10th July 1971
The Guardians (ITV, x13)
Near-future series set in a totalitarian Britain. 21st July 1971
Ace of Wands series 2 (ITV, x13)
More adventures for the telepathic conjuror.
series 1, series 3 21st September 1971
Look and Read: ‘The Boy from Space’ (BBC 1, x10)
Children rescue young alien from older alien. Remade in 1980 as part of the same ‘schools TV’ series.
next serial 27th September 1971
Freewheelers series 6 (ITV, x13)
Secret agents ... young ... gadgets ... yada yada yada ...
series 5, series 7 1st October 1971
The Goodies: ‘The Loch Ness Monster’ (BBC 2)
Bill, Tim and Graeme hunt for Nessie.
previous episode, next episode 12th November 1971
The Goodies: ‘Kitten Kong’ (BBC 2)
Bill, Tim and Graeme accidentally create a giant kitten which rampages through London.
previous episode, next episode 24th December 1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral’ (BBC 1)
First of the BBC’s highly regarded annual MR James adaptations.
A Warning to the Curious 1972 1st January 1972
Doctor Who series 9 (BBC 1, x26)
More adventures for the Doctor and Jo, battling Sea Devils, Daleks and the Master.
series 8, series 10 3rd January 1972
Man Dog (BBC 1, x6)
Children help fugitive alien who has transferred his mind into their dog. 7th January 1972
Bright’s Boffins series 3 (ITV, x13)
Third and final series of the mad scientist kidcom.
series 2 14th January 1972
The Goodies: ‘The Baddies’ (BBC 2)
Bill, Tim and Graeme battle their evil robot doubles.
previous episode, next episode 10th April 1972
Pardon My Genie series 1 (ITV, x13)
Children’s sitcom about 4,000-year-old genie accidentally released by an English shop assistant.
series 2 19th April 1972
Escape into Night (ITV, x6)
Bedridden young girl draws an imaginary place and finds she can go there in her dreams. 5th June 1972
Doomwatch series 3 (BBC 1, x11)
More Governmental scientific investigations. A 12th episode was never broadcast; a feature film version was released this same year.
series 2, TV movie 19th July 1972
Ace of Wands series 3 (ITV, x20)
More escapades for the wand-wielding Tarot, assisted by new companions.
series 2 4th September 1972
Freewheelers series 7 (ITV, x13)
Still yet more teen superspy adventures.
series 6, series 8 2nd October 1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: ‘Never Come Night’ (BBC 2)
Pilot for an unmade Victorian fantasy adventure, broadcast as a Drama Playhouse. 5th November 1972
Dead of Night (BBC 2, x7)
Anthology of original ghost stories. 15th December 1972
Jackanory Playhouse: ‘Lizzie Dripping and the Orphans’ (BBC 1)
Pilot episode, in children’s drama anthology, about an oddball young girl who befriends a witch.
series 1 24th December 1972
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘A Warning to the Curious’ (BBC 1)
Another MR James adaptation.
The Stalls of Barchester, Lost Hearts 25th December 1972
The Stone Tape (BBC 2)
Scientific team investigate haunted mansion in Kneale-scripted drama. 30th December 1972
Doctor Who series 10 (BBC 1, x26)
The Doctor teams up with his previous two incarnations before battling Daleks, more Daleks and some large green maggots.
series 9, series 11 1973 15th January 1973
Alice Through the Looking Glass (ITV, x12)
Serial adaptation of Lewis Carroll classic in 15-minute chunks.
previous Alice, next Alice 29th January 1973
Pardon My Genie series 2 (ITV, x13)
More comic adventures for children about the well-meaning but not always competent djinn.
series 1 25th February 1973
The Goodies: ‘Black Magic’ (BBC 2)
Bill, Tim and Graeme help a white witch but Graeme is seduced by the dark side.
previous episode, next episode 13th March 1973
Lizzie Dripping series 1 (BBC 1, x4)
Strange adventures of a girl and a witch that only she can see.
Jackanory Playhouse, series 2 5th April 1973
Menace: ‘The Haunting’ (BBC 2)
Vicarage is haunted by a murdered nun. 8th April 1973
A.D.A.M. (ITV)
Woman becomes the victim of a malevolent computerised house. 14th April 1973
Thriller series 1 (ITV, x10)
Acclaimed horror anthology series.
series 2 30th April 1973
The Tomorrow People series 1 (ITV, x13)
Four young people with telepathic and telekinetic powers - John, Stephen, Kenny and Carol - discover that they are the next evolutionary stage of humanity.
series 2 11th May 1973
Scotch on the Rocks (BBC 2, x5)
Near future drama about a Scottish rebellion. 6th August 1973
Freewheelers series 8 (ITV, x13)
Final outing for the remarkably successful teen spy fantasy.
series 7 2nd September 1973
Once Upon a Time: Frankenstein (ITV)
Hour-long sequel to the classic story. 4th September 1973
Black and Blue: ‘Rust’ (BBC 2)
Anthology episode about a global flu epidemic and a drug which cures the flu but causes impotence. 9th September 1973
Moonbase 3 (BBC 2, x6)
Short-lived drama series set in manned Moonbase in 2003. 14th September 1973
The Donati Conspiracy (BBC 2, x3)
Simmering discontent in a present-day Britain ruled by a fascist dictatorship.
State of Emergency 7th November 1973
Wessex Tales: ‘The Withered Arm’ (BBC 2)
A curse is placed on a new bride in this episode of a Thomas Hardy anthology.
next episode 12th November 1973
Robert’s Robots series 1 (ITV, x7)
Children’s sitcom about a wacky inventor and his squad of amusing androids.
series 2 8th December 1973
The Goodies: ‘Invasion of the Moon Creatures’ (BBC 2)
Bill, Tim and Graeme discover that the Moon is inhabited by rabbits bent on conquering Earth.
previous episode, next episode 7th November 1973
Wessex Tales: ‘Barbara of the House of Grebe’ (BBC 2)
Gothic Thomas Hardy adaptation about a family curse.
previous episode 15th December 1973
Doctor Who series 11 (BBC 1, x26)
Sarah Jane Smith joins the Doctor to battle a Sontaran, some dinosaurs, yet more Daleks and some giant spiders.
series 10, series 12 24th December 1973
The Goodies: ‘The Goodies and the Beanstalk’ (BBC 2)
Bill, Tim and Graeme climb a magic beanstalk and meet a giant at the top.
previous episode, next episode 25th December 1973
Alice Through the Looking Glass (BBC 2)
Carroll adaptation with costume designs based on the original illustrations.
previous Alice, next Alice 25th December 1973
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘Lost Hearts’ (BBC 1)
Annual Jamesian adaptation.
A Warning to the Curious, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas 1974 7th January 1974
Tom’s Midnight Garden (BBC 2, x3)
Young boy discovers magical garden when grandfather clock strikes thirteen.
previous version, next version 26th January 1974
Thriller series 2 (ITV, x7)
Another series of high quality horror plays.
series 1, series 3 4th February 1974
The Tomorrow People series 2 (ITV, x13)
John and Stephen continue; Elizabeth replaces Carol and Kenny.
series 1, series 3 3rd March 1974
Bedtime Stories (BBC 2, x6)
Present day allegories of classic fairy tales. 4th March 1974
Bonny! series 1 (BBC 1, x4)
Fantasy children’s sitcom about Scottish writer who takes on the mantle of her heroine to battle evil.
series 2 21st March 1974
Penda’s Fen (BBC 1)
Critically acclaimed Play for Today about a vicar’s son who encounters angels, the Pagan king Penda and Edward Elgar. 14th April 1974
Catholics: A Fable for the Future (ITV)
Near future drama about a young priest and a group of monks. 1st June 1974
Thriller series 3 (ITV, x6)
Continuing high quality horror anthology series.
series 2, series 4 4th June 1974
Comedy Playhouse: ‘The Last Man on Earth’ (BBC 1)
Galton and Simpson pilot about a mother and son who discover everyone else has disappeared. 28th June 1974
Funny Ha Ha: ‘Me and Meep’ (ITV)
Episode of children’s comedy anthology features an alien robot who befriends two Earth children and their grandfather. 20th August 1974
Bonny! series 2 (BBC 1, x6)
Further adventures of the Scottish author with a double life.
series 1 24th September 1974
Look and Read: ‘Cloudburst’ (BBC 1, x10)
Two children must prevent a kidnapped scientist’s invention from falling into the wrong hands.
previous serial, next serial 11th November 1974
Robert’s Robots series 2 (ITV, x7)
Further misadventures of the inventor and his positronic pals.
series 1 13th November 1974
Follow That Dog (ITV, x6)
Children’s sitcom about a policeman who solves crimes with the help of his telepathic basset hound. 23rd December 1974
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘The Treasure of Abbot Thomas’ (BBC 1)
It’s Christmas so it’s time for another MR James story.
Lost Hearts, The Ash Tree 28th December 1974
Doctor Who series 12 (BBC 1, x20)
Regenerated as Tom Baker, the Doctor confronts a giant robot, some Wirrn, another Sontaran, still more Daleks and some Cybermen, assisted by Sarah Jane and Harry.
series 11, series 13 31st December 1974
The Canterville Ghost (ITV)
David Niven stars in popular version of Wilde’s story.
previous version, next version 1975 4th January 1975
Thriller series 4 (ITV, x6)
Excellent anthology show continues.
series 3, series 5 6th January 1975
The Changes (BBC 1, x10)
Notoriously disturbing children’s drama set in a future where technology is feared. 8th January 1975
Breakthrough (BBC 2)
Playhouse production of a Daphne Du Maurier story about a scientist who develops a machine capable of capturing a person’s soul when they die. 15th January 1975
Mrs Acland’s Ghost (BBC 2)
Irene Shubik-produced ghost story in the Playhouse strand which led to The Mind Beyond.
The Mind Beyond 26th February 1975
The Tomorrow People series 3 (ITV, x13)
More adventures for John, Stephen, Elizabeth and Tyso.
series 2, series 4 27th February 1975
Lizzie Dripping series 2 (BBC 1, x4)
More adventures for the little girl and the invisible witch.
series 1 10th March 1975
The Goodies: ‘Frankenfido’ (BBC 2)
Graeme creates a monster dog in an attempt to win Crufts.
previous episode, next episode 7th April 1975
Sky (ITV, x7)
Teenagers help young interdimensional traveller to return home. 12th April 1975
Thriller series 5 (ITV, x7)
More horror stories.
series 4, series 6 16th April 1975
Survivors series 1 (BBC 1, x13)
After a global plague wipes out 95 per cent of humanity, those left alive struggle to survive.
series 2 27th July 1975
Against the Crowd: ‘Murrain’ (ITV)
Nigel Kneale-scripted play about a vet who suspects a woman of being a witch. 30th August 1975
Doctor Who series 13 (BBC 1, x26)
The Doctor and friends must defeat Zygons, Kraals, Krynoids, the Loch Ness Monster and some Egyptian mummies from Mars.
series 12, series 14 3rd September 1975
Shadows series 1 (ITV, x7)
Anthology of supernatural fantasy and horror stories aimed at children.
series 2 4th September 1975
Space: 1999 series 1 (ITV, x24)
The Moon gets blown out of orbit and hurtles through the cosmos.
series 2 19th September 1975
Leap in the Dark series 2 (BBC 2, x4)
Supernatural anthology series. (NB. Series 1 was a documentary series so is not listed here.)
series 3 4th December 1975
State of Emergency (BBC 2, x3)
In a present-day Britain ruled by a fascist dictatorship, a rebellion is planned.
The Donati Conspiracy 23rd December 1975
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘The Ash Tree’ (BBC 1)
Traditional Yuletide excursion into the works of MR James.
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas, The Signalman 1976 2nd January 1976
The Georgian House (ITV, x7)
Two young museum workers are transported back 200 years. 6th January 1976
Rentaghost series 1 (BBC 1, x5)
A medieval jester, a regency fop and a 20th century ghost whose parents don’t know he is dead team up to hire themselves out.
series 2 28th January 1976
The Tomorrow People series 4 (ITV, x7)
John, Stephen, Elizabeth and Tyso are joined by Mike.
series 3, series 5 31st March 1976
Survivors series 2 (BBC 1, x13)
As supplies run out, survivors of a global plague must learn to adapt.
series 1, series 3 10th April 1976
Thriller series 6 (ITV, x7)
Final series for popular horror anthology.
series 5 25th April 1976
The Ghosts of Motley Hall series 1 (ITV, x7)
Children’s sitcom by Richard Carpenter about a collection of ghosts in an empty manor house who attempt to prevent their home from being sold.
series 2 18th May 1976
Rentaghost series 2 (BBC 1, x6)
More comic misadventures for the ghostly trio.
series 1, series 3 21st June 1976
The Feathered Serpent series 1 (ITV, x6)
In 8th century Mexico, a teenage empress must evade the clutches of an evil priest and his supernatural powers.
series 2 21st June 1976
Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance (ITV)
Twenty-minute MR James adaptation shown as part of a schools programme. 28th July 1976
Shadows series 2 (ITV, x6)
More horror stories for kids.
series 1, series 3 1st September 1976
Star Maidens (ITV, x13, UK/Germany)
Two human males are abducted to an alien matriarchal society. 4th September 1976
Doctor Who series 14 (BBC 1, x26)
The Doctor says goodbye to Sarah-Jane and hello to Leela while battling robots, the Master and Chinese Tongs.
series 13, series 15 4th September 1976
Space: 1999 series 2 (ITV, x24)
More space adventures for the crew of Moonbase Alpha, including a newly arrived shape-shifting alien.
series 1 19th September 1976
The Picture of Dorian Gray (BBC 1)
Oscar Wilde’s classic tale as a Play of the Month, starring John Gielgud. 27th September 1976
Nobody’s House (ITV, x7)
Children’s series about a family who move into a house haunted by the ghost of a young boy named Nobody. 29th September 1976
The Mind Beyond (BBC 2, x6)
Series of plays examining supernatural phenomena from different perspectives.
Mrs Acland’s Ghost 16th October 1976
Beasts (ITV, x6)
Nigel Kneale-scripted horror anthology. 19th October 1976
The New Avengers series 1 (ITV, x13)
Steed returns to action, accompanied by Purdey and Gambit.
The Avengers series 7, series 2 26th October 1976
The Goodies: ‘2001 and a Bit’ (BBC 2)
In the future, the sons of Bill, Tim and Graeme attempt to revive the ancient game of cricket.
previous episode, next episode 11th December 1976
Into Infinity (BBC 2, US/UK)
Pilot for unproduced Gerry Anderson series (The Day After Tomorrow) about a spaceship powered by photons. 25th October 1976
Ripping Yarns: ‘The Curse of the Claw’ (BBC 2)
Episode about a cursed Burmese artefact in the series of ‘Boy’s Own Adventure’-style lampoons. 10th November 1976
Heydays Hotel (ITV)
Spooky drama set in a seaside hotel in 1938. 22nd December 1976
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘The Signalman’ (BBC 1)
Annual ghost tale departs from MR James to adapt Dickens.
The Ash Tree, Stigma 24th December 1976
The Ghosts of Motley Hall series 2 (ITV, x6)
The resident spooks continue to seek a quiet afterlife.
series 1, Xmas special 28th December 1976
James and the Giant Peach (BBC 1)
All-star production of Roald Dahl classic. 29th December 1976
The Phoenix and the Carpet (BBC 1, x8)
The children from E Nesbit’s fantasy classic Five Children and It encounter a flying carpet and a magical egg in this sequel.
Five Children and It 1977 14th January 1977
Leap in the Dark series 3 (BBC 2, x6)
Supernatural anthology continues.
series 2, series 4 19th January 1977
Children of the Stones (ITV, x7)
Children’s fantasy drama based around an ancient stone circle. 22nd February 1977
Rentaghost series 3 (BBC 1, x6)
The spooks-for-hire sitcom becomes increasingly surreal with episodes about giant parsnips and people turning into budgies.
series 2, series 4 28th February 1977
The Tomorrow People series 5 (ITV, x6)
Stephen and Tyso depart, leaving John, Mike and Elizabeth.
series 4, series 6 16th March 1977
Survivors series 3 (BBC 1, x12)
Those who survived the global plague start to rebuild society.
series 2 8th May 1977
King of the Castle (ITV, x7)
Boy falls down lift-shaft and, while in a coma, re-imagines his world as one of nightmare-ish fantasy. 11th June 1977
Supernatural (BBC 2, x8)
Horror anthology based around stories told by prospective members of ‘The Club of the Damned’. 20th June 1977
Alternative 3 (ITV)
Fake documentary about a secret US-Russian manned space programme. 10th August 1977
The Rocking Horse Winner (ITV)
DH Lawrence story about a young boy who can predict the winners of horse races.
previous version 26th August 1977
Horizon 2002 (BBC 2)
Silver jubilee edition of the arts documentary strand, dramatised to become a serious look at 25 years in the future. 3rd September 1977
Doctor Who series 15 (BBC 1, x26)
The Doctor, Leela and K9 travel to a lighthouse, Pluto, the edge of the Universe, Gallifrey and the Doctor’s own brain.
series 14, series 16 8th September 1977
The New Avengers series 2 (ITV, x13, UK/Canada)
Second and final outing for Steed, Purdey and Gambit, including some adventures in Canada.
series 1 18th September 1977
1990 series 1 (BBC 2, x8)
Edward Woodward battles the authorities in a near-future totalitarian Britain.
series 2 19th September 1977
Raven (ITV, x6)
Rehabilitating borstal boy invokes Arthurian powers to prevent construction of a nuclear power station. 18th October 1977
Stronger Than the Sun (BBC 1)
Play for Today about a woman who steals plutonium from a nuclear power station to demonstrate a safety breach but then can’t get rid of it. 13th December 1977
Come Back Mrs Noah: Pilot (BBC 2)
Sitcom about a housewife who wins a competition to visit a space station, presses the wrong button and sends it out of orbit.
series 22nd December 1977
Count Dracula (BBC 2)
Arguably the best ever screen adaptation of Stoker’s novel, starring Louis Jourdan. 24th December 1977
A Christmas Carol (BBC 2)
Excellent adaptation of the Dickens tale starring Michael Hordern.
previous version, next version 26th December 1977
The Ghosts of Motley Hall: Xmas Special (ITV)
The ghosts must contend with the arrival of a troublesome djinn.
series 2, series 3 28th December 1977
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘Stigma’ (BBC 1)
By way of a change, the annual ghost tale is an original story about ancient stones and bleeding palms.
The Signalman, The Ice House 1978 2nd January 1978
Blake’s 7 series 1 (BBC 1, x13)
Six rebels escape from the Federation aboard a giant alien spaceship, the Liberator.
series 2 4th January 1978
A Traveller in Time (BBC, x5)
Children’s drama about a girl who finds herself transported back to Elizabethan times. 16th January 1978
Red Shift (BBC 1)
A stone axe-head somehow connects Welsh boys living in the first, 17th and 20th centuries. Adapted by Alan Garner from his own novel as a Play for Today. 29th January 1978
The Ghosts of Motley Hall series 3 (ITV, x6)
Final series of comic escapades for the resident spooks.
Xmas special 20th February 1978
1990 series 2 (BBC 2, x8)
Edward Woodward continues his struggle against the Powers That Be.
series 1 15th March 1978
Stargazy on Zummerdown (BBC 2)
Play of the Week about a future Britain which has split into separate agrarian and industrial societies. 3rd April 1978
The Feathered Serpent series 2 (ITV, x6)
More supernatural adventures in 8th century Mexico.
series 1 11th April 1978
As Quiet as a Nun (ITV, x6)
Armchair Theatre adaptation of the first Jemima Shore novel, in which the character investigates a ghostly ‘Black Nun’. 23rd April 1978
Come Back Lucy (ITV, x6)
Girl travels to Victorian times through a mirror. 1st May 1978
Tarry Dan, Tarry Dan, Scary Old Spooky Man (BBC 1)
Teenager suffering strange dreams believes local tramp has mystical powers. 15th May 1978
The Tomorrow People series 6 (ITV, x6)
John, Mike and Elizabeth are joined by Hsui Tai.
series 5, series 7 20th May 1978
Scorpion Tales: ‘The Ghost in the Pale Blue Dress’ (ITV)
Supernatural episode of ‘sting in the tail’ anthology. 5th June 1978
An Englishman’s Castle (BBC 2, x3)
In a world where Germany won the Second World War, a scriptwriter is forced to work on a propaganda-filled soap opera. Shown in the Play of the Week strand. 15th June 1978
Mrs Amworth (ITV, UK/Canada)
EF Benson story about a village gripped by a mysterious epidemic, made as aa pilot for an unproduced series, Classics Dark and Dangerous. 10th July 1978
Come Back Mrs Noah (BBC 2, x6)
Continuing outer space adventures of the 21st century housewife.
pilot 2nd September 1978
Doctor Who series 16 (BBC 1, x26)
The Doctor, Romana and K9 search for the six disguised, hidden segments of the Key to Time.
series 15, series 17 14th September 1978
Rentaghost series 4 (BBC 1, x6)
Increasingly silly adventures for the ghosts, including the introduction of Hazel the McWitch.
series 3, Xmas special 20th September 1978
Shadows series 3 (ITV, x7)
Final series of children’s supernatural anthology series, including ‘The Boy Merlin’ which spun off into a series
series 2, The Boy Merlin 8th October 1978
The Clifton House Mystery (ITV, x6)
Family is haunted by the ghost of a 17th century soldier. 9th October 1978
The Tomorrow People series 7 (ITV, x6)
John, Mike, Elizabeth and Hsui Tai are joined by Andrew.
series 6, series 8 15th November 1978
The Moon Stallion (BBC 1, x6)
Blind woman with psychic link to wild horse becomes involved in Arthurian mystery. 21st December 1978
Rentaghost: Xmas Special (BBC 1)
Extended musical episode in which a pantomime horse is brought to life.
series 4, series 5 25th December 1978
A Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘The Ice House’ (BBC 1)
Final entry in the annual series is an original tale set at a mysterious health spa.
Stigma 1979 3rd January 1979
The Aphrodite Inheritance (BBC 2, x8)
Man visiting cyprus for his brother’s funeral becomes involved in a mysterious conspiracy. 9th January 1979
Blake’s 7 series 2 (BBC 1, x13)
More adventures for the intergalactic rebels, culminating in a big space battle.
series 1, series 3 9th January 1979
Vampires (BBC 2)
Play for Today about children investigating what they believe to be vampires. 29th January 1979
The Tomorrow People series 8 (ITV, x4)
Final intergalactic adventure for John, Mike, Elizabeth, Hsui Tai and Andrew.
series 7, new series 1 25th February 1979
Worzel Gummidge series 1 (ITV, x7)
Jon Pertwee stars as the rascally scarecrow.
Worzel Gummidge Turns Detective, series 2 24th March 1979
Tales of the Unexpected series 1 (ITV)
Anthology of Roald Dahl stories, many of them horror/fantasy.
series 2 24th April 1979
Casting the Runes (ITV)
MR James adaptation in the Plays for Pleasure season. 30th April 1979
The Boy Merlin (ITV, x6)
Children’s Arthurian drama spun off from an episode of the Shadows anthology series.
Shadows series 3 13th June 1979
The Omega Factor (BBC 1, x10)
Psychic investigator uncovers conspiracy aimed at world domination. 10th July 1979
Sapphire and Steel series 1 (ITV, x14)
David McCallum and Joanna Lumley as two mysterious ‘time agents’.
series 2 1st September 1979
Doctor Who series 17 (BBC 1, x20)
Romana regenerates, then helps the Doctor defeat some Daleks and save the Mona Lisa. An additional six-part story ‘Shada’ was not completed but was later released on video and subsequently remade as an audio play.
series 16, series 18 2nd September 1979
Orion (BBC 1)
Sci-fi musical written by Melvyn Bragg! 7th October 1979
The Legend of King Arthur (BBC 1, x8, UK/US)
Classic Arthurian saga. 24th October 1979
Quatermass (ITV, x4)
Professor Q emerges from retirement to search for his missing granddaughter and uncovers an alien conspiracy. A feature-length re-edit was retitled The Quatermass Conclusion.
Quatermass and the Pit, The Quatermass Experiment remake 7th November 1979
The Enchanted Castle (BBC 1, x6)
E Nesbit adaptation about some children who discover a tunnel to a magical land. 28th December 1979
Schalcken the Painter (BBC 2)
Omnibus adaptation of JS Le Fanu horror story about 17th century painter. | 
