The Mad Death

The Mad Death
Country of origin	Scotland
No. of episodes	3
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	1983

The Mad Death is a television serial made by BBC Scotland. It was filmed in 1981 and transmitted 2 years later in 1983.

Plot

The three-part series examined the effects of an outbreak of rabies in the United Kingdom and was noted for its occasionally chilling content.

Production

The music for the opening titles consisted of a voice whispering the first four lines of All Things Bright and Beautiful over a montage of animals' faces, distorted by a rippling water effect, symbolising the hydrophobia caused by rabies.

The episodes were filmed around Scotland including inside East Kilbride Shopping Centre.

The series has only ever been repeated once on BBC television, in 1985, although it was later shown on UK Gold in the 1990s. An edited version was made to film length and released on a VHS in the mid-'80s. It was released on DVD on 7 May 2018.

Cast

Richard Heffer as Michael Hilliard
Barbara Kellerman as Dr. Ann Maitland
Richard Morant as Johnny Dalry
Ed Bishop as Tom Siegler
Valerie Holliman as Norma Siegler
Debbi Blythe as Jane Stoddard
Brenda Bruce as Miss Stonecroft

Releases

The Mad Death was released on DVD in 2018 by Simply Media.

External links

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