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Based on the 'Child Of Vodyanoi' novel by David Wiltshire. This drama centres on the arrival of a woman and the effect on the inhabitants of Inverdee. Read more

Starring	James Warwick, Maurice Roeves
Director	Douglas Camfield
Genres	Drama

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  A good period piece...
  
  The Nightmare Man is a spooky thriller from 1981, adapted for television by Robert Holmes and directed by Douglas Camfield (both names being very familiar to ... read more »
  
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  - Vengeful Hedgehog
  - London, England
  - 24 May 2005 at 18:40
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  Clunketyclunk, clunk clunk
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Clunketyclunk, clunk clunk. That's the sound of the awfulby the number plot, which involves nasty Russians infiltrating a Scottish to retrieve a genetically... read more »
  
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- - Moondog
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  - London
  - 03 Nov 2009 at 15:46
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  Top Notch British 80s SF
  
  It's very Doctor Who, but a bit more jumpy and gruesome; the first three episodes are the best, with creepy fog-bound locations and mysterious nighttime ... read more »
  
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  - Bicester
  - 27 May 2009 at 15:56
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  Not so Nightmare Man
  
  This was a mystery from my youth having, at age 11, tuned into one episode and witnessed a particularly creepy excerpt. 'It's laughing' - haunted me... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 05 Mar 2008 at 08:58
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  Late Night Shocker
  
  I remember this movie scaring me quite a lot when I was young - it still is a bit scary and, thinking back, it would have been a double X when it was made. ... read more »
  
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  - Derry, Northern Ireland
  - 24 Sep 2006 at 11:27
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  Late Night Shocker
  
  I remember this movie scaring me quite a lot when I was young - it still is a bit scary and, thinking back, it would have been a double X when it was made. ... read more »
  
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  - Derry, Northern Ireland
  - 24 Sep 2006 at 11:26
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  Late Night Shocker
  
  I remember this movie scaring me quite a lot when I was young - it still is a bit scary and, thinking back, it would have been a double X when it was made. ... read more »
  
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  - Derry, Northern Ireland
  - 24 Sep 2006 at 11:25
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  the nightmare movie
  
  very dated just don,t bother.
  
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- - david campbell
  - troon,scotland
  - 01 Jul 2006 at 11:01
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  Not a classic piece of sci-fi maybe, but...
  
  As others have said it's got an intriguing Doctor Who feel about it. The final episode is slightly creaky but the plot hangs together fairly well, there&#... read more »
  
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  - Mansfield
  - 07 Jan 2006 at 11:35
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  Cheese gives you Nightmares
  
  When I first saw this as a child, I found it genuinely terrifying. Images and sounds from it stayed with me throughout my adulthood. Strangely enough, those ... read more »
  
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- - Simon Cockle
  - Hitchin, Hertfordshire
  - 02 Oct 2005 at 19:23
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  dr who without the humour
  
  Don't be mislead by the title or any half remembered memory on fan-boy internet forum posts,this 4 part yawn fest owes nothing to the supernatural.Basically... read more »
  
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  - lancs
  - 24 Sep 2005 at 01:06
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- - 9
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  A good period piece...
  
  The Nightmare Man is a spooky thriller from 1981, adapted for television by Robert Holmes and directed by Douglas Camfield (both names being very familiar to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 107154
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  - Vengeful Hedgehog
  - London, England
  - 24 May 2005 at 18:40
- - 5
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  dr who without the humour
  
  Don't be mislead by the title or any half remembered memory on fan-boy internet forum posts,this 4 part yawn fest owes nothing to the supernatural.Basically... read more »
  
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  - lancs
  - 24 Sep 2005 at 01:06
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  Has Weathered Pretty Well
  
  Despite some godawful special effects (never a strong point of old BBC shows) this creepy drama from 1981 has weathered well.
  
  There's a nice ... read more »
  
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- - bobbyperu
  - Merseyside
  - 04 Jul 2005 at 11:40
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  Could've Told The Whole Thing In One Hour
  
  Strange that BBC dramas of the early nineteen-eighties exude a certain homeliness with all the manners and morality of a nineteen forties Ealing comedy. The ... read more »
  
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- - bridle79
  - West Yorkshire
  - 06 Jul 2005 at 12:51
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  Top Notch British 80s SF
  
  It's very Doctor Who, but a bit more jumpy and gruesome; the first three episodes are the best, with creepy fog-bound locations and mysterious nighttime ... read more »
  
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  - Bicester
  - 27 May 2009 at 15:56
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  Not as scary as i remember!
  
  For some reason i remembered watching this as a kid and being scared sh*tless to the point i never saw the end.Quite good for a BBC Cold War/SCI-FI drama though... read more »
  
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- - BigDukeSix
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  - Balfron
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 14:49
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  A Nightmare, Man
  
  Like many a thing seen in one's youth, e.g. Salem's Lot, this was a big disappointment after the lapse of a few years. Purporting to be set on a remote ... read more »
  
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- - Ajax
  - Durham, England
  - 18 Aug 2005 at 19:25
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  Cheese gives you Nightmares
  
  When I first saw this as a child, I found it genuinely terrifying. Images and sounds from it stayed with me throughout my adulthood. Strangely enough, those ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 156080
- - Simon Cockle
  - Hitchin, Hertfordshire
  - 02 Oct 2005 at 19:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Not a classic piece of sci-fi maybe, but...
  
  As others have said it's got an intriguing Doctor Who feel about it. The final episode is slightly creaky but the plot hangs together fairly well, there&#... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 190827
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  - Mansfield
  - 07 Jan 2006 at 11:35
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  Late Night Shocker
  
  I remember this movie scaring me quite a lot when I was young - it still is a bit scary and, thinking back, it would have been a double X when it was made. ... read more »
  
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- 288673
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  - Derry, Northern Ireland
  - 24 Sep 2006 at 11:25

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  Based on the 'Child Of Vodyanoi' novel by David Wiltshire. This drama centres on the arrival of a woman and the effect on the inhabitants of Inverdee....