Children of the Stones (1977)

Directed by

Peter Graham Scott

Genre

children's television series, science fiction television series, fantasy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of people arrive in a small village where the locals seem unnaturally friendly and obedient. Strange events revolve around ancient standing stones that appear to exert a hidden influence.

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What happens

Children of the Stones is a British television fantasy drama serial for children, produced by HTV in 1976 and broadcast on the United Kingdom's ITV network in January and February 1977. The serial was produced by Peter Graham Scott, with Patrick Dromgoole as executive producer. A novelisation by the serial's writers, Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Ray, also appeared in 1977. In the United States, it was broadcast on the Nickelodeon television channel in the early 1980s as part of the series The Third Eye. The series is today considered a landmark in quality children's drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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