Nightmare for a Nightingale 

An opera singer finds out her late husband isn't actually dead when he shows up at her apartment. In the heat of the moment, she kills him but his body mysteriously disappears.

Director:

John Scholz-Conway

Writers:

Brian Clemens (created by), Brian Clemens

Stars:

Susan Flannery, Keith Baxter, Sydney Tafler

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Susan Flannery	...	Anna Cartell
Keith Baxter	...	Tony Risanti
Sydney Tafler	...	Sam Meadows
Ronald Leigh-Hunt	...	Giles Turner
Stuart Damon	...	Hal Bridie
Gita Denise	...	Marie
Stephen Greif	...	Enrico
Peter Hill	...	Purvell
Anthony Dawes	...	Doctor
Edwin Brown	...	Theatre Manager
Mike Kinsey	...	Reporter
Charles Cork	...	Stagehand
Teresa Cahill	...	Anna Cartell (singing voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Dickinson	...	Reporter
Mike Klusey	...	Reporter

Storyline

An opera singer finds out her late husband isn't actually dead when he shows up at her apartment. In the heat of the moment, she kills him but his body mysteriously disappears.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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User Reviews

After a bad start it turns into a rather decent thriller.

As it stands Nightmare for a Nightingale sits at the bottom of the ratings here for individual Thriller episodes, a little unfairly I think, it really isn't the best of episodes, but it's rather enjoyable.

The story is great, I really like it, it has dramatic appeal, and creates the sense of passion, a passion for love, passion for money, and an overwhelming passion for success, not necessarily from the person you expect. The acting is pretty good, Susan Flannery is great as Anne, Stuart Damon and Ronald Leigh Hunt are also good. The trouble is that Keith Baxter is shocking is Tony Risanti I hate to say, his accent is like something out of Allo Allo, and when supposed to be dead he can clearly be seen breathing and fidgeting, how they allowed that scene through without re-shooting is baffling. The start is dire, but it gets better as it gets going, the middle is good, and the end is great.

Overall it's a real mixed bag, lacking the smooth sophistication of the earlier episodes, but it lacks in subtlety, it makes up for in menace.

Not bad, 7/10

Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

24 April 1976 (UK)

Filming Locations:

BBC Elstree Centre/ATV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated Television (ATV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min