Chocky: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This Thames TV adaptation of a novel by John Wyndham is about a twelve year old boy named Matthew Gore who becomes host to an extraterrestial entity named Chocky. Chocky is a very inquisitive entity which asks all sorts of questions about life on earth. Matthew tries to keep Chocky a secret from the people around him, but this is hard since he can't help talking to Chocky out loud. It turns out that Chocky is an advance scout from another solar system who was sent to Earth to find a possible location for a colony for her people. She decides that Earth is not a suitable location but stays anyway because she feels it is her duty to help humans discover a new source of energy. Chocky helps Matthew in certain things like looking at the world in a way he's never looked at it before, from the eyes of a stranger, and by saving him when he and his sister almost drown. But Chocky also endangers Matthew by being there. When a certain group of people find out about Chocky's existence, they kidnap Matthew and perform tests on him. This event leads Chocky to believe Matthew's life is in danger and she must leave him.

Series details

• Title: Chocky
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1984-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-10-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9513
• IMDb ID: tt0202722
• TVDB ID: 73677

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-01-09; final listed air date 1984-02-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1985-01-07; final listed air date 1985-02-11; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1986-09-29; final listed air date 1986-10-16; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chocky on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.