Dramarama Spooky (1983)

Country of Origin: UK
Dates of Original Broadcast: 14 April 1983-13 June 1983
Number of Seasons: 1
Total Number of Episodes: 7
Average Episode Running Times: 25m
Format: videotape
Colour Format: colour
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: mono

An anthology of short plays for children (which predated the main run of Dramarama (1983 - 1989)) all with a supernatural element.

CAPSULE REVIEW

An excellent taster for the "proper" Dramarama strand with some truly creepy episodes. War Games With Caroline and The Danny Roberts Show are the standouts but a special note should be made of the extraordinary In a Dark, Dark Box..., one of the most chilling and bizarre things ever shown in in a British TV children's slot.

EPISODES

War Games With Caroline (18 April 1983)
The Exorcism of Amy (25 April 1983)
The Danny Roberts Show (9 May 1983)
The Ghostly Earl (16 May 1983)
In a Dark, Dark Box... (23 May 1983)
The Restless Ghost (6 June 1983)
The Keeper (13 June 1983)

AVAILABILITY

UK
Television Distributors: ITV

LINKS

SEQUEL
Dramarama (1983 - 1989)

REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

Broadcast no.1187 (6 December 1983) p.19 (UK)
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Broadcast no.1196 (21 February 1983) pp.16-17 (UK)
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Broadcast no.1204 (18 April 1983) p.6 (UK)
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KEYWORDS

anthologies, ghosts, the supernatural, time travel

Last Updated: 14 November, 2009