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Journey to the Unknown

1968–1969 · 1 season

A quiet, unsettling parade of ordinary lives slipping into strange territory, each episode leaving a faint chill behind.

Created by
Robert Stevens, Noël Howard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dennis Waterman, Sarah Lawson, Tracy Reed
Overview
A British television anthology series with a fantasy, science fiction and supernatural theme, similar to the American television series The Twilight Zone, and deals with normal people whose everyday situations somehow become extraordinary.

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Created by
Robert Stevens, Noël Howard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dennis Waterman, Sarah Lawson, Tracy Reed
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • fate
  • obsession
  • freedom
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Robert Stevens, Noël Howard, Rex Firkin, Peter Sasdy, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, James Hill
Written by
John Collier, Robert Bloch, Frederick Rawlings, Paul Wheeler
Starring
Dennis Waterman, Sarah Lawson, Tracy Reed, George Maharis, Nanette Newman, Tenniel Evans, Robert Lansing, Phil Brown
Length
1 seasons, 17 episodes, 60 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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