Beasts is a series of six television plays by Manx writer Nigel Kneale, unconnected but for a bestial horror theme, made by ATV for ITV in the United Kingdom and broadcast in 1976.
The best episode of "Beasts" season 1 is "Special Offer", rated 6.7/10 from 114 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Nigel Kneale. "Special Offer" aired on 10/16/1976 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "During Barty's Party".
A misfit teenage checkout operator has an unrequited crush on her supermarket manager. At the same shop's cuddly cartoon mascot seems to have come alive and is causing havoc.
Director: N/A
Writer: Nigel Kneale
A suburban couple are held under siege by a pack of frighteningly intelligent rats.
Director: N/A
Writer: Nigel Kneale
When a nightclub owner buys a derelict dolphinarium, he and a young woman seem to be haunted by the ghost of Buddy Boy, the star attraction.
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: Nigel Kneale
A young couple move to the countryside and discover a strange mummified animal in the wall of their cottage. The wife increasingly feels that she and her unborn child are in danger.
Director: John Nelson-Burton
Writer: Nigel Kneale
An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Nigel Kneale
A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play.
Director: Don Leaver
Writer: Nigel Kneale