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Adam Brake
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Veronica Strong | ... |
Margaret
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Peter Demin | ... |
Matthew Brake
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Mrs. Crabtree
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Iain Cuthbertson | ... |
Rafael Hendrick
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Sandra
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Dai
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Link
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Mrs. Warner
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Kevin
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Scientist Adam Brake and his son Matthew arrive in the sleepy English village of Milbury to find it under the grip of weird psychic powers unleashed by the sinister village squire, Hendrick, and whose power they struggle to break. Written by S.Lake <s.lake@surrey.ac.uk>
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10 January 1977 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Los chicos de Stone See more »Filming Locations:
Avebury, Wiltshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Rebroadcast in the United States as part of "The Third Eye" mini-series, first aired 1983 on the children's televison network Nickelodeon See more »Goofs
At the end of the series, it is revealed that the village existed within a "psychic bubble" within which, once someone entered the circle of stones surrounding the village, they could not leave. However, in the very first episode, Dr. Brake arrives in the village to find that a moving company has delivered several boxes of scientific equipment and, following the delivery, departed the village without any problem. See more »Quotes
Hendrick: Women... Delightful creatures, but punctuality is not among their virtues.See more »
If ever any one ITV region was the head of the pack when it came to producing children's TV, then HTV West, on the merit of "Children of the Stones" alone, would be it.
Broadcast in 1977, COTS is a 7-part fantasy series set in the fictional village of Milbury. Starring a pre-Blake's 7 Gareth Thomas and 70s telly stalwart Iain Cuthbertson, this delightful little series concerns a scientist and his son's attempts to discover the secret power behind the Milbury stone circle.
This is an incredibly eerie sci-fi series and to call it a kids show is a bit of an insult. It is a well crafted tale, brought to the screen with some very adept direction and a remarkably haunting musical score.
The performances from the cast are uniformly excellent and special praise must got to the talented youngsters involved.
If you can get a hold of this tremendous series then I can highly recommend it. However, it has been deleted on video in the UK for some time.
COTS is kids TV at its best - thoughtfully written, well acted, amazingly directed and a delightful, summery, eerie masterpiece. Because of its folksy score and pagan references COTS has been referred to as "The Wicker Man" for kids - it could be called a lot worse.