This is a below-par installment of the excellent "Thriller" but it is still good viewing and a cut above standard fare.
In the story Abby is an American who arrives in the UK looking for her boyfriend Doug. She comes to a village where she believes he stayed but can find no trace. She has a telepathic link with him, and still hears him call her name; she is worried but still has hope. Also in the village is a bohemian group of mainly American artists, most notably Alan Smerdon, a half-cousin of Abby's she hasn't seen since childhood.
Abby has high hopes of Doug visiting Alan for his birthday party, especially as his sister was also due to come. However neither of them arrive and she then fears the worst. She starts to investigate with dangerous results.
This episode is rather low-key and never quite catches fire, although it always retains some interest. Probably the main drawback is an unappealing set of characters. The American artists are meant to be hippies which puts the story some years out-of-date and there are some unconvincing American accents. The acting generally fails to excite much interest, with Suzanne Neve as Beryl, an English artist, particularly flat. Pamela Franklin does do a decent job as Abby. The direction isn't bad, with some interesting effects, but this doesn't significantly raise the tension.
There are some interesting insights. The bohemian lifestyle of the artists attracts criticism from other characters, most incisively Abby. She highlights their hypocrisy in criticising bourgeois materialist values while happily living off the wealth of their parents.
Although I have been rather cool about this story this is a relative judgment and it still a good way of spending an hour of your time if you come across it.
In the story Abby is an American who arrives in the UK looking for her boyfriend Doug. She comes to a village where she believes he stayed but can find no trace. She has a telepathic link with him, and still hears him call her name; she is worried but still has hope. Also in the village is a bohemian group of mainly American artists, most notably Alan Smerdon, a half-cousin of Abby's she hasn't seen since childhood.
Abby has high hopes of Doug visiting Alan for his birthday party, especially as his sister was also due to come. However neither of them arrive and she then fears the worst. She starts to investigate with dangerous results.
This episode is rather low-key and never quite catches fire, although it always retains some interest. Probably the main drawback is an unappealing set of characters. The American artists are meant to be hippies which puts the story some years out-of-date and there are some unconvincing American accents. The acting generally fails to excite much interest, with Suzanne Neve as Beryl, an English artist, particularly flat. Pamela Franklin does do a decent job as Abby. The direction isn't bad, with some interesting effects, but this doesn't significantly raise the tension.
There are some interesting insights. The bohemian lifestyle of the artists attracts criticism from other characters, most incisively Abby. She highlights their hypocrisy in criticising bourgeois materialist values while happily living off the wealth of their parents.
Although I have been rather cool about this story this is a relative judgment and it still a good way of spending an hour of your time if you come across it.