Season 1 • Episode 5
LatestHomicide detective Jack Taylor is investigating the murders of five children. Aware that the serial killer is likely to strike once more, he discovers a connection to an ancient Druidic site, and the consequences of failing to prevent the next murder will be far more horrifying and personal than he could ever have imagined.
Chiller is a five-part British horror anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire Television, broadcast on ITV from 9 March to 27 April 1995. Described by The Guardian as ITV's 'answer to The X Files', the series is inspired by, but unconnected to, the 1991 Channel 4 thriller Gray Cray Dolls, which broadcast under the Chiller banner. The series featured writing contributions from renowned playwrights Stephen Gallagher, Glenn Chandler and Anthony Horowitz.
Writing
Anthony Horowitz pre-Foyle's War, already twisted.
Production
Yorkshire TV doing grimy supernatural on a shoestring.
Direction
Lawrence Gordon Clark knows exactly where to NOT show you.
Creator
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen Gallagher's episode 'Stringer' was later adapted into his own novel 'Oktober' in 1998.
This was ITV's deliberate counter-programming to BBC's cozy crime dramas, aiming for the same post-News at Ten slot that terrified a generation.
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