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Children of the Stones

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19771977
  • 30m
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7.6/10
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Children of the Stones (1977)
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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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  • Stars
    • Gareth Thomas
    • Veronica Strong
    • Peter Demin
  • Stars
    • Gareth Thomas
    • Veronica Strong
    • Peter Demin
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    • 21User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Gareth Thomas
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    • Adam
    Veronica Strong
    • Margaret
    Peter Demin
    • Matthew
    Ruth Dunning
    Ruth Dunning
    • Mrs. Crabtree
    Iain Cuthbertson
    Iain Cuthbertson
    • Hendrick
    Katharine Levy
    • Sandra
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Dai
    John Woodnutt
    John Woodnutt
    • Link
    Peggy Ann Wood
    • Mrs. Warner
    Darren Hatch
    • Kevin
    Ian Donnelly
    Ian Donnelly
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    Richard Mathews
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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.
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    8/10
    Happy Day children.
    Scientist Adam and his bright son Matthew move to the small, sleepy, happy village of Milbury. An attractive little place, slap bang on the site of an Ancient Stone circle, it's a village with a secret.

    A really enjoyable series for people of all ages, I find it such a shame that series such as this aren't made for today's youngsters, back in the 70's there seemed to be a wealth of programmes made for teens, some pretty memorable, iconic programmes.

    I'm sure those that watched this during its transmission remember it fondly, and for good reason, it's a very watchable and enjoyable series. Enough good stuff going on for first time viewers too.

    Very 70's in terms of production values, music and clothing, so expect plenty of dodgy ties and haircuts.

    8/10 definitely one to watch.
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    • Release date
      • January 10, 1977 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los chicos de Stone
    • Filming locations
      • Avebury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production company
      • Harlech Television (HTV)
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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