Children of the Stones

TV Mini Series
1977
30m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

844

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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,... Read allScientist 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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

844

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Trivia
The series has been called "an undisputed landmark in children's television" and a "groundbreaking fantasy series" because it "combined scientific fact and fiction with pagan mythology and rural folklore".

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.

Alternate versions
The original British broadcast divided each episode into two parts (which allowed for a commercial ad break in the middle). The text "End of Part One" and "Part Two" were displayed on the screen at the appropriate time midway during each episode. This did not carry over to the American broadcast of the series, which ran each episode as a single segment with no ad breaks. The text is still present on the British DVD releases, however.

Connections
Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003)

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Featured review

7/10

Still sticks in my mind

I was 5 when I saw this, far too young and It certainly scared me.

Watching 30 years later, I could remember many of the scenes. This is quite a disturbing piece of childrens TV.

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