Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

[soup dragon]

I couldn't find any mention of this elsewhere, so thought I'd start a thread

This series explored the paranormal, supernatural and unexplained mysteries, and was hosted by 'Mr Spock' himself, Leonard Nimoy. An American show, I seem to remember watching it here in the UK on ATV on a weekday at around tea-time, all the more surprising considering how terrifying some of the dramatisations were! Can anyone confirm transmission dates / times? I'm sure it must have been on around '77/'78.

A few scenes that have haunted me ever since;

The Bigfoot attacking the miners in the log cabin;

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0S2zPNP6s

The Mummys curse episode, where a young girl is visited by a shadowy spectre in the night;

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JG1HGfiG3U

And the one that really gave me sleepless nights, 'Haunted Castles';

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UuVbGD-y_o

Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHUlz...eature=related

Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhrBE...eature=related

[Heather74]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

The series ran from 1976-1982

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Sear....._(TV_series)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074007/

[soup dragon]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

Thanks Huggie But I think those are the US airdates. Just curious to find out when it was on in the UK. Anyone got any old copies of the TV Times?

[Heather74]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

you could try here http://tvlistings.thetvroomplus.com/

[soup dragon]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

Ah, many thanks again
Looks like I was right, There's a listing for Monday, 6th November 1978, showing at 5:15

Cheers!

[Heather74]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

Ah, many thanks again
Looks like I was right, There's a listing for Monday, 6th November 1978, showing at 5:15

Cheers!

Excellent glad it was listed

[Brer Bunny]

I've never seen this series before. I watched all three episodes in one sitting and now want to see more. It's past midnight now and I'm going to have to try to get to sleep with thoughts of the Bettiscombe skull in my head. Thanks for that! =;p

[soup dragon]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

I've never seen this series before. I watched all three episodes in one sitting and now want to see more. It's past midnight now and I'm going to have to try to get to sleep with thoughts of the Bettiscombe skull in my head. Thanks for that! =;p

Ooo, the screaming skull. Yeah, sorry for that! The one that really freaked me out as a kid was the Dorset ghost in the cottage.

[Brer Bunny]

Yep, that was scary too! But the skull freaks me out more! I had the Hamlyn Book of Ghosts as a child, and it was mentioned in there. It brought back scary memories of this book.
I didn't have any nightmares =;p

[soup dragon]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

Just thought I'd post a quick update for anyone who's interested;

Looks like there will (finally) be a DVD release of 'In Search Of...'. The Canadian Amazon website has made it available for pre-order:

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B008X8VM1W?t...29&camp=211189

More details here:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sea...-Planned/16499

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sea...nnounced/17414

[BillySmartsC]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

It was a good series. i watched many of them at the time. And, a while ago downloaded atorrent of every episode. Took months, lol.

The opening titles had been changed from the scary originals, but the programmes themselves are intact.

[victorbrunswick]

Re: Scary 70's TV? Anyone remember 'In Search Of...'?

I loved that show. I seem to remember that it aired on Saturday evenings in the US. My particular favorites were the Jack the Ripper and Dracula episodes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9fDCIsEkHE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P5Ml_duUmw