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The Worst Episodes of Shadows

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Shadows is a British Supernatural television anthology series produced by Thames Television for ITV between 1975 and 1978. Extending over three seasons, it featured ghost and horror dramas for children. Guest actors included John Nettleton, Gareth

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Shadows Season 2 Episode 6 - The Eye
    4.9/10(25 votes)

    #1 - The Eye

    S2:E6

    A teenage girl falls under the spell of a mysterious Greek urn. Strange things happen when she creates a larger version of a portrait on the urn.

    Director:Neville Green
    Writer:Ewart Alexander

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  2. Shadows Season 2 Episode 5 - Peronik
    5.1/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Peronik

    S2:E5

    Teenager Tom draws a poster illustrating an old legend for use as a decoration at a school costume dance. Then he finds that events from the legend seem to be following him around.

    Director:Vic Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Shadows Season 3 Episode 2 - The Rose Of Puddle Fratrum
    5.1/10(29 votes)

    #3 - The Rose Of Puddle Fratrum

    S3:E2

    A TV producer travels to a small village in search of a reclusive ex-ballerina to convince her to take part in a documentary. He finds that her most famous dance can't be performed because of a curse.

    Director:Neville Green
    Writer:Joan Aiken

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  4. Shadows Season 1 Episode 6 - Dutch Schlitz's Shoes
    5.4/10(53 votes)

    #4 - Dutch Schlitz's Shoes

    S1:E6

    An evil wizard burgles an old country mansion that houses a collection of strange magic items. He gets more than he bargains for when he steals a pair of shoes once owned by a Chicago gangster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  5. Shadows Season 3 Episode 5 - The Man Who Hated Children
    5.7/10(31 votes)

    #5 - The Man Who Hated Children

    S3:E5

    Old Man Higgs fights a war of dirty tricks with two boys in his neighborhood. Things take a dark turn when Higgs tries to frame the boys for vandalism.

    Director:Neville Green
    Writer:Brian Patten

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  6. Shadows Season 3 Episode 4 - The Boy Merlin
    5.9/10(29 votes)

    #6 - The Boy Merlin

    S3:E4

    A Celtic witch teaches her foster grandson magic. The magic is useful when the boy is kidnapped by an evil Saxon lord.

    Director:Vic Hughes
    Writer:Stewart Farrar

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  7. Shadows Season 2 Episode 1 - The Dark Streets Of Kimball's Green
    6.0/10(32 votes)

    #7 - The Dark Streets Of Kimball's Green

    S2:E1

    A foster child escapes her abusive foster mother by befriending an old man and a stray cat. She tries to save them from a vicious street gang by calling up help from an ancient Celtic King.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joan Aiken

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  8. Shadows Season 2 Episode 3 - The Inheritance
    6.0/10(31 votes)

    #8 - The Inheritance

    S2:E3

    A dying gamekeeper teaches his teenage grandson about an ancient pagan dance involving men wearing deer antlers. The grandson begins to see the dancers in his dreams.

    Director:Peter Webb
    Writer:Josephine Poole

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  9. Shadows Season 3 Episode 1 - Eleven O'Clock
    6.0/10(32 votes)

    #9 - Eleven O'Clock

    S3:E1

    A British family visits a cottage in rural France, which is near a famous World War I battlefield. They encounter a supernatural love story involving a German soldier killed in the war.

    Director:Joe Boyer
    Writer:Ewart Alexander

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  10. Shadows Season 1 Episode 7 - The Other Window
    6.1/10(39 votes)

    #10 - The Other Window

    S1:E7

    A scientist brings home a high-tech lens to amuse his children. The children can see scenes from the past through the lens.

    Director:Darrol Blake
    Writers:Jacquetta Hawkes, J. B. Priestley

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  11. Shadows Season 3 Episode 6 - The Silver Apple
    6.1/10(27 votes)

    #11 - The Silver Apple

    S3:E6

    A prince fights an evil wizard for the hand of his daughter, while competing with his twin brother for their country's throne.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
    Writers:Philip Glassborow, Roy Russell

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  12. Shadows Season 1 Episode 3 - The Witch's Bottle
    6.4/10(52 votes)

    #12 - The Witch's Bottle

    S1:E3

    Teenager Jill visits an old cottage once occupied by another teenager named Jill three hundred years before. The other Jill was burned alive as a witch.

    Director:Vic Hughes
    Writer:Stewart Farrar

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  13. Shadows Season 1 Episode 2 - After School
    6.6/10(54 votes)

    #13 - After School

    S1:E2

    Two school boys get locked in their football coach's office after hours. When they pass time by filling out a class questionnaire, something tries to contact them by making them write identical answers to the questions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Shadows Season 1 Episode 5 - An Optical Illusion
    6.6/10(44 votes)

    #14 - An Optical Illusion

    S1:E5

    Three teenagers tour a spooky old Tudor mansion just before it's about to close for the night. They hide in a secret passageway and get locked in.

    Director:Peter Webb
    Writer:Tom Clarke

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  15. Shadows Season 2 Episode 2 - Time Out Of Mind
    6.6/10(33 votes)

    #15 - Time Out Of Mind

    S2:E2

    Teenager Liz, unhappy at home, finds herself living in the past when she is magically transformed into a doll in an old Victorian doll house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Penelope Lively

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  16. Shadows Season 1 Episode 1 - The Future Ghost
    6.8/10(55 votes)

    #16 - The Future Ghost

    S1:E1

    A young Victorian woman travels to London to pursue a career in nursing. While staying at a guest house, she hears her name called from a room that doesn't exist.

    Director:Leon Thau
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  17. Shadows Season 2 Episode 4 - Dark Encounter
    6.8/10(36 votes)

    #17 - Dark Encounter

    S2:E4

    A middle-aged Londoner returns to the remote village that sheltered him as a child from the London blitz. He realizes that he's afraid of the woods around the village, but can't remember why.

    Director:Leon Thau
    Writer:Susan Cooper

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  18. Shadows Season 3 Episode 3 - And Now For My Next Trick
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    #18 - And Now For My Next Trick

    S3:E3

    An unsuccessful magician seeks to improve his act with the aid of three magical eggs. He doesn't realize that there's a price to pay for using the eggs.

    Director:Michael Custance
    Writer:Peter Hammond

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  19. Shadows Season 3 Episode 7 - Honeyann
    6.8/10(31 votes)

    #19 - Honeyann

    S3:E7

    A country girl takes a job as nursemaid to a wealthy family, and finds that everyone in the house seems to be suffering under the rule of a strict, authoritarian nanny. She has a few country tricks up her sleeve for dealing with nanny.

    Director:Pamela Lonsdale
    Writer:Fay Weldon

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  20. Shadows Season 1 Episode 4 - The Waiting room
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    #20 - The Waiting room

    S1:E4

    A young woman and her brother are stranded in a remote area late at night.They find an old 1920s train station, and wait there for the 5:30 am train. A train, which is not listed on the woman's railway schedule, unexpectedly arrives at 1:30 am.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jon Watkins

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Eye" is the worst rated episode of "Shadows". It scored 4.9/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Neville Green and written by Ewart Alexander, it aired on 9/1/1976. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Peronik".