Hammer House of Horror: The Two Faces of Evil (1980)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 29th November 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: Ranald Graham
Story Editor: Anthony Read

DIRECTION
Directors: Tom Clegg, Alan Gibson

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

CAST
Anna Calder-Marshall (Janet Lewis)
Gary Raymond (Martin Lewis)
Pauline Delany (sister)
Philip Latham (Hargreaves)
Jenny Laird (Mrs Roberts)
Paul Hawkins (David Lewis)
William Moore (Mr Roberts)
Jeremy Longhurst (Dr Cummings)
Brenda Cowling (Nurse Davies)
Mike Savage (P.C. Jenkins)
Malcolm Hayes (attendant)

PLOT SUMMARY

While driving through the English countryside en route to their holiday, the Lewis family pick up a hitch-hiker in yellow oilskins. Martin Lewis is attacked by the man, the car crashes and Janet wakes to find herself in hospital. The hospital staff know nothing of any any hitchhiker and a badly injured Martin is recovering but doesn't seem to be his usual self. Janet comes to believe that her husband has been replaced by a doppelganger.

UK
Television Distributor: ITV

UK
Rating: 15

1980
November
29: UK - television broadcast (on ITV)

KEYWORDS

paranoia, dopplegangers, hitchhikers, teeth, accidents, car crashes, families, hospitals, psychopaths