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Kinvig (1981)

Kinvig poster
Directed by
Brian Simmons, Les Chatfield
Genre
sitcom, science fiction television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A working class man is visited by aliens who claim he is a chosen one. He gets caught up in a series of strange events that mix everyday life with science fiction.

quirkylightheartedwhimsicaloffbeatplayfulretromildly absurdnostalgic

What happens

Kinvig is a 1981 sci-fi comedy television series made by London Weekend Television which ran for one series of seven episodes. It was the only sit-com written by Nigel Kneale who was more famous for creating serious science fiction dramas such as Quatermass and its sequels, and it was directed and produced by Les Chatfield, with original music by Nigel Hess. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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