P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne (Video 1995)

Director:

Bill Baggs

Writer:

Mark Gatiss

Stars:

Caroline John, Louise Jameson, Terry Molloy

Cast

Cast overview:
Caroline John	...	Dr. Elizabeth Shaw
Louise Jameson	...	Patricia Haggard
Terry Molloy	...	D.I. Burke
Geoffrey Beevers	...	Brian Rutherford / Wittaker
Peter Davison	...	Gavin Purcell
Charmian May	...	Mrs. Barbara Taploe
Mark Gatiss	...	Georgie
Daniel Matthews	...	Christian Purcell
Reece Shearsmith	...	Andrew Powell
Stephen Dolomore	...	Luke
Jonathan Rigby	...	Mr. Cummings

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bill & Ben Video (BBV), Reeltime Pictures, WLC Pictures (WLC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Zero Imperative (1994)

User Reviews

Enjoyable and engaging enough to overlook a few flaws

Packed with guest actors, _The Devil of Winterbourne_ is a welcome addition to the P.R.O.B.E. range of videos. Mark Gatiss's script is well-written with sufficient ideas and twists to keep the viewer interested throughout. Caroline John is competent in the central role, and clearly keen to develop her character; Louise Jameson, Terry Molloy, and Geoffrey Beevers all ably help the story along but Peter Davison stands head and shoulders above the rest as the headmaster with a dark secret.

The three principal schoolboys, although blatantly too old, come across fairly well, by the end of the story overcoming some dodgy performances early on: one of them in particular has an annoying habit of Clearly Enunciating In Extremis.

There are only a couple of flaws leading up to an intriguing ending to what is an enjoyable video.