Hammer House of Horror: Rude Awakening (1980)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 27th September 1980
Running Times: 50 mins
Format: colour
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: A Jack Gill Presentation for Chips Productions Ltd / Cinema Arts International / Hammer Films for ITC Films International
Executive Producers: Brian Lawrence, David Reid
Producer: Roy Skeggs
Production Manager: Ron Jackson

SCRIPT
Script: Gerald Savory
Story Editor: Anthony Read

DIRECTION
Director: Peter Sasdy

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Frank Watts

MUSIC
Music: Paul Patterson
Music Supervisor: Philip Martell

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Ian Scoones

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Carolyn Scott

LOCATIONS
Locations: Hampden House, Great Hampden, England, UK; Martinsend Lane, Great Missenden, England, UK

CAST
Denholm Elliott (Norman Shenley)
James Laurenson (Mr Rayburn)
Pat Heywood (Emily Shenley)
Lucy Gutteridge (Lolly)
Eleanor Summerfield (Lady Strudwick)
Gareth Armstrong (Dr Melbury)
Patricia Mort (maid)

PLOT SUMMARY

Estate agent Norman Shenley finds himself trapped in a seemingly never ending cycle of nightmares from which he appears never to wake. Each dream features his secretary Lolly and the near derelict Lower Moat Manor. He has to wake up some time - but will he be able to tell what's real and what's dream?

UK
Television Distributor: ITV

UK
Rating: 15

1980
September
27: UK - television broadcast (on ITV)

KEYWORDS

dreams; estate agents; nightmares