Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent a disaster.Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent a disaster.Northern England, 1979. A meek sales assistant is told she must commit terrible acts to prevent a disaster.
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- TriviaBoney M. singer Bobby Farrell was replaced with the character of Gaap in the TV appearance. In the original Episode #29.48 (1992), Farrell wears a long white cape and a Rasputin-esque fake beard.
- GoofsIn the car chase scene, just before Nida starts ramming Michael's car, they both appear to be driving on the right hand side of the road. The UK drives on the left.
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Gaap: Cast out into a boundless, cosmic void. And doomed to spend eternity in a vacuum of infinite nothingness. Absence of matter, of time, of space, light, and sound. I would endure a profound, palpable, and ever-present lack of existence, alone in perpetuity, forever more.
Nida Huq: Sounds like my life.
- ConnectionsFeatures Top of the Pops (1964)
- SoundtracksBright Eyes
Written by Mike Batt
Performed by Art Garfunkel
Playing on the radio during the opening scene and again at the end of the episode while continuing over the end credits.
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Flawed, but definitely entertaining.
Young Shop Assistant Needa unwittingly summons a powerful Demon, who demands she commits three sacrifices over three days in order to prevent a total disaster.
A nice homage to 70's horror, I loved those opening sequences and wonderful opening credits, they set the tone for what was to follow. A mix of black humour and vintage horror.
A definite reminder of the casual racism of the time, Needa is exposed to all manner of abuse and prejudice, unfortunately mostly accepted at the time.
I can't say I thought this was a vintage episode, but I enjoyed the horror vibe, and I definitely enjoyed it more than Mazey Day.
I've read several comments about technology, and I may be wrong, but to my understanding technology was never the focus, it was always about a vision of the future, and in all fairness you can't get a more bleak possible future than this one.
Did I spot a reference to Metalhead? That's the possible future that Needa was contemplating.
Anjana Vasan was good as the beleaguered Needs, I became a huge fan of Paapa Essiedu during The Capture on BBC, and once again, he's so good.
Nice to see Vicky Binns, albeit in a small role.
It's been a bit and miss sixth series, it's definitely not been vintage, but some highlights nonetheless, I'll be making a point to watch Loch Henry again very soon.
7/10.
A nice homage to 70's horror, I loved those opening sequences and wonderful opening credits, they set the tone for what was to follow. A mix of black humour and vintage horror.
A definite reminder of the casual racism of the time, Needa is exposed to all manner of abuse and prejudice, unfortunately mostly accepted at the time.
I can't say I thought this was a vintage episode, but I enjoyed the horror vibe, and I definitely enjoyed it more than Mazey Day.
I've read several comments about technology, and I may be wrong, but to my understanding technology was never the focus, it was always about a vision of the future, and in all fairness you can't get a more bleak possible future than this one.
Did I spot a reference to Metalhead? That's the possible future that Needa was contemplating.
Anjana Vasan was good as the beleaguered Needs, I became a huge fan of Paapa Essiedu during The Capture on BBC, and once again, he's so good.
Nice to see Vicky Binns, albeit in a small role.
It's been a bit and miss sixth series, it's definitely not been vintage, but some highlights nonetheless, I'll be making a point to watch Loch Henry again very soon.
7/10.
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- Jun 18, 2023
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- Harrow, Greater London, England, UK(The former Debenhams building, situated in Greenhill Way in the heart of Harrow Town Centre, underwent a complete transformation to become the fictional department store "Possetts", where Neda works.)
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- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
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