Things That Go Bump in the Night is a 1974 television series for the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It consisted of four episodes each with a supernatural theme.[2] All episodes were set in a boarding house and written by Guy Sinclaire.

Production was completed by April 1973.[3] It aired in Melbourne before Sydney.[4]

Cast

Episodes

  1. "Poor Mr Ellis' Feet" (27 Feb 1974) - An elderly lodger in a boarding house, Mr Ellis, discovers his feet have a life of his own and keep walking. Fellow lodgers Irene Amble and Mr Turner are fascinated. The boarding house manager Mr Jelland wants to get rid of Mr Ellis. A newcomer, Kalie Ingham, dazzles the men with her beauty. She is a witch.
  2. "Is Anybody There?" (6 Mar 1974)
  3. "I See a Dark Stranger" (13 Mar 1974) When the elderly man with difficult feet leaves the boarding house, his room is let to Kalie Ingham, who is a witch.[5]
  4. "Girl in Possession" (20 Mar 1974)

References

  1. ^ "Co production links different countries". The Age TV Guide. 21 February 1974. p. 34.
  2. ^ "DRAMA The biggest make-believe factory", 105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured); 30-40 cm., The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 95 (4840), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 3 Feb 1973 [1880], ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-1628114640, retrieved 22 June 2023 – via Trove
  3. ^ "Aunty's Dramatic Year". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1973. p. 105.
  4. ^ "Strange affliction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 1974. p. 34.
  5. ^ "A witch stirs things". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 1974. p. 40.
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