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The Nightmare Man

1981 · 1 season

A fogbound island murder mystery that grows steadily stranger and more unsettling, with a chilly, creeping dread.

Created by
Robert Holmes
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, mystery, fate, survival
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Created by
Robert Holmes
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror6
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    sci-fi & fantasy, drama
    Created by
    Robert Holmes
    Written by
    Robert Holmes
    Starring
    James Warwick, Celia Imrie, Maurice Roëves, James Cosmo, Tom Watson, Jonathan Newth, Tony Sibbald, Fraser Wilson
    Music
    Robert Stewart
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English, Gaelic, Russian

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