The Nightmare Man
1981•PG•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•6.7•Ended
Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
A heavy fog cuts a small isolated Scottish island from the mainland, and dentist Michael Gaffikin has just discovered a dismembered corpse on the golf links. Gaffkin and his artist girlfriend assist local law enforcements in searching for the killer. However, as the body count rises and the surrounding circumstances turn increasingly bizarre and gruesome, everyone begins to wonder if the perpetrator is a human or an unimaginable creature.
Creator
Robert Holmes
Network
BBC One
Origin
GB
Cast
James Warwick
Michael Gaffikin
Celia Imrie
Fiona Patterson
Maurice Roëves
Inspector Inskip
James Cosmo
Sergeant Carch
Tom Watson
Dr Goudry
Jonathan Newth
Colonel Howard
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