Shadows: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shadows is a British Supernatural television anthology series produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1975 and 1978. Extending over three seasons, it featured ghost and horror dramas for children.

Guest actors included John Nettleton, Gareth Thomas, Jenny Agutter, Pauline Quirke, Brian Glover, June Brown,Rachel Herbert, Jacqueline Pearce and Gwyneth Strong. The series was also notable for reviving the character of Mr. Stabs.

Notable writers for the series included J. B. Priestley, Fay Weldon and PJ Hammond.

Series details

• Title: Shadows
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Horror, Thriller, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 1975-09-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-11-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9400
• IMDb ID: tt0398561
• TVDB ID: 187971

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-09-03; final listed air date 1975-10-15; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1976-07-28; final listed air date 1976-09-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1978-09-20; final listed air date 1978-11-01; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shadows 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.