Tartan Shorts: Sredni Vashtar (2003)

Country of Origin: UK
Date of Original Broadcast: 2003
Running Times: 10 mins
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Murray Sports Marketing (UK) Ltd production for BBC Scotland / Scottish Screen
Producer: Robbie Sandison

SCRIPT
Script: Angela M. Murray
Short Story: Saki (real name: H.H. Munro)

DIRECTION
Director: Angela M. Murray

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Ali Mitchell

CAST
Fergus Nimmo (Conradin)
Sian Thomas (aunt)

SUMMARY

12-year-old Conradin returns from Burma after his parents are killed and he's sent to live with his strict aunt in the Scottish Highlands. Deeply unhappy and isolated, Conradin falls ill and doctors claim that he only has a few years keft to live. For comfort, he turns to Sredni Vashtar, a vicious god-creature that seems to lurk in the garden shed. But is Sredni Vashtar real, or just a figment of an over-active imagination?

KEYWORDS

children, deities

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009